<i>Holy strawman. Taxing fossil fuel now equals abandoning industrial civilization?</i><p>As of 2007, Bill McKibben, founder of 350.org, leading opponent of the Keystone XL pipeline, wants taxes that will prohibit 80% of fossil fuel use. Since then, he has called for outlawing 90-95% if fossil fuel use.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Bill_McKibben" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Bill_McKibben</a><p>If you don&#x27;t believe this, there is a very famous article of his that Rolling Stone published in 2012.<p>There are few voices standing in his way, and if he accomplishes his stated goals, that is an abandonment of industrial civilization.