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Keystone Pipeline and the Carbon Tax: A shotgun marriage that can work

David Zilberman, professor, agriculture and resource economics | January 26, 2015

We recently learned that Senators Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) suggested amending a bill that approves the building of the Keystone pipeline and abolishes the corn ethanol mandate. This is a very unwise proposal. If Congress needs a face-saving way to approve the Keystone pipeline, it should be done in a way that … Continue reading »