How can our government help us transition to renewable sources of energy, break our dependence on the Middle East, and keep pace in a booming new global industry (cleantech)?<\/p>\n
It can start by taxing carbon emissions, says Bill Gross, the founder of eSolar, a leading solar energy company.<\/p>\n
For centuries, the country has acted as though fossil fuels come at no cost to society. But they do. And it’s time we acknowledged that.<\/p>\n
Taxing carbon would immediately give a leg-up to companies that don’t produce much of it (which is why the traditional energy companies hate the idea). But it’s an idea whose time has come.<\/p>\n
Here, Bill Gross makes the case: <\/p>\n
See Bill Gross’s Full Interview HERE ><\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n