It would be awesome if there were no costs associated with changing the energy basis of our entire society. I’m sure if that were the case, not even the most “pro-business” conservative would be against it. Unfortunately, that just can’t happen. We have to raise the costs of dirty energy and actually support alternative forms.

Of course right-wingers are going to howl “wealth transfer!” over that. But the alternative is that the Earth just keeps getting hotter forever. Nobody’s economic principles are going to keep them cool when we’re all standing on a cinder.