In his letter complaining about global warming education, John Kohler urged readers to “Just follow the money that the green revolution produces” (May 7, Kent Reporter). When I follow the money, I am more likely to find Exxon, whose 2007 oil profits exceeded $40 billion, the largest profit ever made by any company at any time in history. Combined, U.S. oil companies made over $100 billion. While I am confident that green businesses will be profitable and that we can and should invest in them, it is ludicrous to suggest that money drives people to fight against climate change, when the cash is clearly on the side of traditional carbon-based industry.
As someone who provides retailers with these bags, I was invited to a meeting the day before the mayor’s announce to be briefed by his staff. The mayor’s proposal is based on a similar tax Ireland implemented in the late 1990s. Based on the comments from the mayor’s staff they have not made any attempt to discover the negative impacts of this tax in Ireland. Here are some facts about the issue from Ireland.
