Ecological Tax Reform -- Environmental Tax Shifting

The Green Tax Shift

Shifting taxes away from human initiative
and onto monopolization of natural resources,
pollution and government-granted privileges instead

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Recent & Noteworthy

NEW!   Three new links at holisticpolitics.org: How a Carbon Tax Would Work How to Replace the Payroll Tax with a Carbon Tax Calculate Your Preferred Carbon Tax Rate What's the Market Value of Polluting Your Atmosphere? Some Good Ideas Continue to Advance Naive Gas Taxes Are Not Fully Green A Green Tax Triumph Shift Taxes Away from Labor and Buildings Swedish Government Committed to Continuing Green Tax Shift Green Party Leader of Ontario Urges Tax Shift Breakthrough in Scotland Green Tax Shift Recommended for Ontario Update on Green Tax Policy in Europe Green Tax Policy Approach to Local-to-Global Public Finance European Greens Call for Ecological Tax Reform Successful Irish Green Tax Leads to UK Green Tax Bishop of Liverpool Calls for Green Tax Shift Tax Shift Triumphant in Canada! Green Taxes in Ireland Democracy, EarthRights and Ecotaxation presentation by Alanna Hartzok at the Senegal Seminar Introductory Environmental Tax Shift article UPDATED Environmental Taxation Law Center and Program in Vermont   The Environmental League features Tax Shifting as a Key Environmental Issue Take this quiz and Test Your Knowledge on Taxes, Subsidies and Natural Resources Learn About the Amazing Sky Trust! How to Optimize the Environmental Tax Shift Newsletter Focuses on Taxation Policies for Sustainability Canadian Editorial in favor of environmental tax shifting Tax Shift Successes Interesting site in both Japanese and English, proposing an Environmental Consumption Tax. Green Tax Shift for Canada well expressed Thought-provoking article on "Shadow Prices" as a way to account for pollution and other externalities. This site has been named Website of the Month by Subsidy Watch! Thanks for the recognition and to all who help us.

Policy Statements

Environmental Tax Shifting in Canada: Theory and Application by the Pembina Institute A humorous speech that explains Green economics Parallels Between Ecological Tax Reform and Land Value Taxation -- strategies, allies, arguments and the lessons that we can draw Research organization in Germany offers an English summary of their paper on Criteria for Ecologically Efficient Tax Reform Green Taxes Project has the latest news from the exciting Minnesota campaign for a serious tax shift. Green Economics Doug Macdonald's serious paper on green taxation and environmental policy Our friends at Green Audit have this solid introduction to Green economic ideas. Green Budget Reform -- some Canadian resources on ecological tax reform, the environment and fiscal responsibility. Short, clear overview of Ecological Tax Reform Explore the gaia brain paradigm Look at this awesome bibliography of materials on the topic of "tradeable permits." News item on the economic value of natural resources EcoCart Environmental Databases -- compilations available for researchers. All About Gaianomics

Organizations

Check out www.fiscallygreen.ca, the "one-stop shop for information on fiscal policies for environmental objectives in Canada and internationally." (a project of the Pembina Institute) One of our very favorite defenders of taxpayers in the fight against corporate welfare is also concerned with tax shifting. Visit the magnificent WWW site of Taxpayers for Common Sense . The Geonomy Society has for many years led the "green" economic think tanks and is now on the WWW. Who shows great leadership on the Ecological Tax Reform issue? Friends of the Earth , that's who. Redefining Progress Earth Rights Institute The clear-thinking Institute for Public Policy Research in London; look at their section on Environment Northwest Environment Watch Brown Launches New Organization The Worldwatch Institute Coalition Seeks a Green Tax Shift for Washington, D.C. Resources for the Future Build Your Own Tax Policy Award-winning educational interactive web site.

Commentary

Eco taxes instead of taxes on labour by Dr. Arnold Cassola of the Green Party An Integrated Green Tax Shift Perspective Here's a brass-tacks essay you need to see; Subsidy-Switching: We Can Do It Now by Richard Risemberg Who really owns the earth? Sky? Water? Airwaves? Genes? Here are some answers Australia to Launch a Market in Carbon Pollution Permits? Abstract of a paper on Green Tax Reforms Green Party of Missouri says a lot of good things (and a few confused things) about green taxation policy Brief, cheerful description of Ecological Economics