Bay Area Polluters Will Pay
SFGate.com is reporting that the air quality board is set to fine Bay Area companies that pollute.
The Bay Area air quality district became the first in the nation on Wednesday to impose fees on businesses that pump some of the highest levels of carbon dioxide into the air each year.
The 15-1 vote by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District sets the stage for 2,500 companies and agencies - from supermarkets to gas stations to power plants - to pay 4.4 cents for every metric ton of carbon dioxide they expel, beginning July 1. The top 10 companies combined would pay more than $820,000. The fee for a large share of businesses would be less than $1.
A great idea, but there are already debates.
Initially, their authority has been questioned. Also, there is no overall plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on either a state or national level.
Lastly, cars and trucks are the big polluters and this initiative doesn’t affect those.
So what do you think? Does this sound like a positive idea or just a small attempt at fixing this huge problem?
