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Cognitive scientist at Harvard.

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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker Aug 15

    Like most climate hawks, i favor taxing carbon, but the political slope is steep. State-level mandates to increase low-carbon energy are another and possibly more feasible strategy. Crucial: Don't favor darling technologies; just reduce the damn C02.https://nyti.ms/2OwZ1VE 

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      2. Madddingo‏ @MAFMichael Aug 15
        Replying to @sapinker

        taxing carbon is silly when countries like china exist, better not to hamper our economy and let the technology to fix climate change flourish, like the nasa model, its hard to understand how an objective intellect would come to the conclusion that tax is a productive response

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      3. Nicholas‏ @nicholas919191 Aug 15
        Replying to @MAFMichael @sapinker

        Let's tax ourselves while : a) other countries don't, and b) they steal our jobs and technology. Great strategy for losing.pic.twitter.com/s2X39S7Spg

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      1. Tony Mountjoy‏ @VerbotenPublish Aug 15
        Replying to @sapinker

        You are dreaming if you think government is even capable of NOT favouing their allies and donors.

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      1. Canhoser‏ @Canhoser1 Aug 15
        Replying to @sapinker

        Agree. But it's CO2 not C02. Sorry, pet peeve...

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      2. Vogue la‏ @brigantine22 Aug 15
        Replying to @sapinker

        "Don't favor darling technologies; just reduce the damn C02": err, are you sure?

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      2. Autar Kaw‏ @numericalguy Aug 15
        Replying to @sapinker

        Carbon tax is OK; carbon credits simply will not work and will put money in Wall Street pockets.

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      2. Tim Abrams‏ @timabrams123 Aug 15
        Replying to @sapinker

        How about just stop eating meat? That gets us 50% of the way there...

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      3. Herne‏ @HerneHunter1 Aug 15
        Replying to @timabrams123 @sapinker

        I'm a small producer that raises pigs, goats, sheep, and chickens. I use Joel Salatin's model, which is very sustainable. We don't need factory methods to raise our meat but it's insane to say "just stop eating meat". It's a management issue.

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      4. Tim Abrams‏ @timabrams123 Aug 15
        Replying to @HerneHunter1 @sapinker

        Why is it insane? On the environmental end of things I appreciate that you are working hard to limit your impact, but sadly only around 5% of farming is done in such a way. From the POV of the consumer, not eating meat is the most effective way of reducing CO2 emissions.

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      5. Herne‏ @HerneHunter1 Aug 15
        Replying to @timabrams123 @sapinker

        From the point of view of the producer, it's more important to have consumers by their food locally than it is to massively change your diet under the misguided notion that it will reduce co2 or have any other impact on the overall climate.

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      1. gregory geisler‏ @gregorya57 Aug 15
        Replying to @sapinker

        https://citizensclimatelobby.org/carbon-fee-and-dividend/ … James Hansen has been trying to sell this for decades.

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      1. kayqui‏ @yakqui909 Aug 15
        Replying to @sapinker

        And you might look up US PATENT #6630507. If used as medicine, 10's of 1000's of lives would be saved,that are currently lost to pharmaceutical drugs. And if people could grow and make their own medicine, 10's of £Billions would be saved. Media..... silence

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      1. Colin Edward Lang‏ @ColinEdwardLang Aug 15
        Replying to @sapinker

        Not that you need to hear this from me, or anyone else, but it is interesting to see you "getting involved" of late and sticking your neck out re your opinions ... it will inspire for sure! Congratulations!

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      1. texas brainsaw wrastler‏ @neuronsparker Aug 15
        Replying to @sapinker

        Let’s skip to eating the rich

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      2. Chad Nine‏ @Chad_Nine Aug 15
        Replying to @sapinker

        Start with China.pic.twitter.com/dPUCH2Mlca

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      3. Atheist (2008)‏ @yanderiction Aug 15
        Replying to @Chad_Nine @sapinker

        start with china by not importing everything from china.

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      2. Varga‏ @TravisVarga Aug 15
        Replying to @sapinker

        Like most altruists, you favor increased statism. But this is against reason and individualism. Accepting any form of the argument that force must be used in the name of (anything except the initiation of force) allows others to find many immoral causes to use force.

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