Carbon-based prohibition
ReasonPosted: July 24th, 2008 by Thomas L. Knapp
Author: Russell Seitz
“In 1916 a blanket ban on beer seemed like far-fetched idea. But prohibitionists cracked the door open by promising to keep whiskey available by prescription. Within three years, the country was dry. Nearly a century later, environmentalists are thinking the same way about carbon. Converting fossil fuels into controlled substances today could lead to outright carbon prohibition tomorrow.” (for publication 08/08)
