Google brings up the following:
http://tonyphyrillas.blogspot.com/20...-petition.html
http://www.care2.com/c2c/share/detail/1154097
http://ben932.vox.com/library/post/c...-petition.html
http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/...increases.html
Maybe what they are estimating is the number of job losses due to decrease in economic power? ANy energy tax, that is exactly what would be a direct result. I'll dig more if I can find out. The way the statistics are derived may take some time. I'm wondering if it is a decreasing target over time, starting at 3 million and going backwards. I will see if it can be answered.
-S