Putting a price on carbon is an idea whose time has come, with even Big Oil signaling it may drop its long-standing opposition to a carbon tax. The question: has it come too late?
Those of us who work on climate change have spent years trying to figure out why Congress pays no attention to what's clearly the most dangerous issues the earth faces. In the last year the truth is becoming clearer: Hidden in the shadows are the guys with money who pull the strings.