A few months ago I wrote about the possibility of a carbon tax in California in my post “What Gets Measured Gets managed”. You can check it out at http://www.ecounit.com/blog/?p=17. Well, the speculation is over and it’s now official - northern california will impose a carbon tax on its largest corporate carbon emitters. For more info you can read this overview: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/05/bay-area-carbon-tax.php

I am naturally suspicious of government regulations, but I’m willing to chalk this up to “a step in the right direction” given the immediacy of the climate crisis. Let’s watch this one closely…