At the same time, the evidence for large - scale public health costs from continued coal use is there. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
Carbon taxes have been proposed in developed countries as a mechanism to internalize the environmental and public health costs of burning fossil fuels, which are currently externalized and foisted off on the public. (realclimate.org)
Expansion of renewable, non-combustion energy resources helps protect people from air pollutants and contributes to significant savings in public health costs. (eon.com)