Letter to the editor: Tell Biden to push for ‘price on carbon’

A recent Associated Press article reported that the business community is urging President Biden to double down on establishing ambitious, but achievable, goals for reducing fossil-fuel emissions. You can help by contacting the White House to join the push.

The best next step to reduce emissions is to “put a price on carbon” as an increasing fee on those emissions at the source (mine, well, port of entry) and returning those fees to every American as a monthly dividend check. U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Florida, recently reintroduced the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act (EICDA, House Resolution 2307) with 36 co-sponsors in the House. This legislation does just that and has been supported by the nearly 200,000 members of Citizens’ Climate Lobby for several years.

We are at a unique time in our history when recovering from the covid-19 pandemic gives countries the opportunity to undertake bold initiatives to move the planet to green energy.

This is where you come in. Make your support of EICDA, which will create millions of jobs, save lives via cleaner air and water, and put money in the pockets of most Americans, known by contacting the White House, your member of Congress, and Sens. Bob Casey and Pat Toomey.

Now is the time to act. Jump in!

Bruce Cooper

Cranberry Township

The writer is group leader of the Slippery Rock chapter of Citizens’ Climate Lobby.