dmarron.com - 6/30/2009
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On Friday, the House of Representatives passed its climate change bill by a slim margin. The bill’s key feature is a cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gases. That system would set national emission limits and would require affected emitters to own permits (called allowances) to cover ...
american.com - 6/26/2009
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american.com —
The American Clean Energy and Security Act of
2009, a bill co-authored by Congressmen Henry A. Waxman
and Edward J. Markey, may soon come to the House floor for a vote. The bill details an expansive greenhouse gas reduction agenda, including the ...
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The Cap-and-Trade Giveaway
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The ...
news.yahoo.com - 6/25/2009
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news.yahoo.com —
WASHINGTON (Reuters) Three-quarters of Americans believe the U.S.
government should regulate the release of greenhouse gases from
cars and factories to reduce global warming , according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll. But fewer -- 52 percent -- ...
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Opposition to "cap-and-trade" grows in U.S. - ...
valueplays.blogspot.com - 7/5/2009
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Greg Mankiw's Blog —
From Donald Marron: On Friday, the House of Representatives passed its climate change bill by a slim margin. The bill’s key feature is a cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gases. That system would set national emission limits and would require affected emitters to own permits (called allowances) to cover their emissions. The number one thing you should know about this bill is that the allowances are worth big money: almost $1 trillion over the next decade, according to the Congressional Budget ...
House Climate Bill Gives Too Much Away
EconomistMom.com —
... about how odd it is to hear politicians who advocate for stronger environmental goals at the same time claiming that they don’t want a policy that actually raises energy prices. (News flash: then the policy wouldn’t actually change incentives, would it?) Donald emphasizes what a supreme waste of money the House-passed bill is. Even if on net it wouldn’t actually cost the government anything, the opportunity cost is huge: ...
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Some naive people might have been convinced that the U.S. House voted to wreck the American economy by endorsing cap and trade because it was the only way to save the world. But even many environmentalists had given up on the bill approved last Friday. It is truly a monstrosity: it would ...
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