Americans prefer carbon tax over cap-and-trade, says survey | NewsWatch: Energy | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle A poll conducted by Hart Research on behalf of the U.S. Climate Task Force and Future 500 shows that U.S. voters prefer a carbon tax over cap and trade, 58 percent to 27 percent. Why do I never get asked about these things? Emphasis mine. Report Filed: 04 December 2009,10:43 Zulu Tagged: United States carbon taxation economics energy climate change