GORE ON GAS
PAUL EHRLICH'S BOOK, ON GAS PRICES: "The United States could start by
gradually imposing a higher gasoline tax-hiking it by one or two cents per
month until gasoline costs $2.50 to $3.00 per gallon, comparable to prices
in Europe and Japan." (Paul R. Ehrlich and Anne H. Ehrlich, The Population
Explosion, 1990, pp. 219-220) On the dustcover of the book, Gore said,
"The
time for action is due, and past due. Ehrlich has written the
prescription."
"Higher taxes on fossil fuels. . . is one of the logical first steps in
changing our policies in a manner consistent with a more responsible
approach to the environment." (Al Gore, Earth in the Balance, 1993, p.
173)
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