Kudos to U.S. Sen. Tom Carper for calling on the president to spend more resources on infrastructure to protect our coasts from the perils of sea level rise, and particularly, the expensive Indian River Inlet bridge.
While I applaud these efforts, we really need to address the underlying problem: climate change which is driving much of the sea level rise, as well as floods, droughts and heat waves which imperil our agricultural sector.
The best way to reduce threats to our climate is to put a price on carbon pollution. That is what economists recommend as the most efficient way to reduce carbon emissions. A carbon fee and dividend is my preferred way to make carbon polluters pay for the consequences of their fuel. And the dividend part means that all the money from the fees is paid back to all citizens in a monthly check. That way, the government does not grow bigger, while using free-market principles to incentivize bicycling, efficiency and the fuels of the future.
Charlie Garlow
Rehoboth Beach
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