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Transcript: Research and Case studies Deforestation is increasing because of the need of wood to burn and make buildings and the need for paper to write messeges and information for other people. This can be combated by planting more trees, and this tree planting can be funded by the previously-stated carbon tax. "Our environment, the world in which we live and work, is a mirror of our attitudes and expectations." -Earl Nightingale Citations Dowdey, Sarah. HowStuffWorks. HowStuffWorks.com, n.d. Web. 21 Apr. 2015. "What Is the Carbon Tax?" Carbon Tax The Facts about the Carbon Tax. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Apr. 2015. "Carbon Tax Center." Carbon Tax Center. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Apr. 2015. "Forests." Scientific Facts on. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Apr. 2015. "China's Reforestation Programs: Big Success or Just an Illusion?" By Jon R. Luoma: Yale Environment 360. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Apr. 2015. Problem Carbon Taxes and Reforestation Any questions? The carbon tax Reforestation Earl Nightingale, respected radio personality and writer, stated this as a warning; if we continue to spew out CO2 at this rate, we will become our own worst enemy Background Information Solution One possible solution to this problem is to introduce a carbon tax to decrease the appeal to fossil fuels, and to start a general reforestation project in Illinois The CO2 levels in the atmosphere are rising steadily, and this is affecting the earth by creating more violent and more frequent droughts, the eventual flooding of coastal cities, and the mass extinction of various species throughout the world. This is a concern for everyone, as flooding cities would force people to either move or abandon the cities. This would lead to a governmental failure and lots of animals going extinct, which makes this a very serious issue Human activity is causing excess CO2 in the atmosphere, mostly due to the burning of fossil fuels. These fossil fules produce CO2 and heat when burned. Carbon Tax Our proposal for a carbon tax would be one that increased with three variables, the time since the release of the tax, the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere, and the amount of carbon the company is producing.