New carbon tax proposal would lower power rates

Rep. Sarah Copeland Hanzas, D-Bradford, pitches a carbon dioxide pollution tax Wednesday in Burlington. Photo by Mike Polhamus/VTDigger
In the wake of record-setting fall temperatures, two Vermont lawmakers announced Wednesday that they will seek a tax on propane, natural gas, heating fuel and gas. The so-called carbon tax is designed to curb fossil use and carbon dioxide emissions that contribute to climate change.Money collected from the tax would be used to significantly lower electricity rat