Think tank report pans Vermont carbon tax plan

Ethan Allen Institute President Rob Roper, shown here addressing lawmakers in 2015, says he is concerned about a proposed carbon. File photo by Amy Ash Nixon/VTDigger
The Ethan Allen Institute took aim Wednesday at a proposed carbon tax for Vermont in a report that pointed to a litany of negative economic consequences and “no measurable impact on climate.”
The conservative research center examined the ESSEX Plan, which calls for taxing carbon-based fossil fuels and using the money to