news.yahoo.com - 6/29/2009
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June 29 (Bloomberg) -- The climate-change bill that passed the U.S. House on June 26 would set up a “cap-and-trade” market for greenhouse gases that cushions the cost for power producers, manufacturers and farmers while limiting aid to oil companies. The bill, which creates a market for carbon ...
news.yahoo.com - 6/26/2009
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Cap-and-trade? Offsets? Pollution credits? The climate bill under
consideration in the U.S. House of Representatives tackles global
warming with new limits on pollution and a market-based approach to encourage more environmentally friendly business ...
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Questions and answers about the US climate bill - Yahoo! ...
news.yahoo.com - 6/26/2009
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In an effort to curb global warming ,
the House is considering legislation that calls for:• Reducing
greenhouse gases by 17 percent from 2005 levels by 2020 and 83 percent by 2050 through a cap-and-trade program that allows pollution permits to be ...
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Major provisions of House climate and energy bill - ...
news.yahoo.com - 6/26/2009
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BRUSSELS The Europe Union wants a U.S. climate
change bill to succeed so the United States can
move swiftly to curb greenhouse gas emissions , EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said Friday. Barroso said Europe was closely watching U.S. ...
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EU: we want US climate bill to succeed - Yahoo! News
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DrumBeat: June 29, 2009
The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our Future —
... it is only going to wash back out to sea.
Krugman: Betraying the Planet
A handful of these no votes came from representatives who considered the bill too weak, but most rejected the bill because they rejected the whole notion that we have to do something about greenhouse gases.
And as I watched the deniers make their arguments, I couldn’t help thinking that I was watching a form of treason — treason against the planet.
Climate Bill Helps Utilities, Factories More Than Oil Companies
(Bloomberg) -- The ...
DrumBeat: June 29, 2009
The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our Future —
... it is only going to wash back out to sea.
Krugman: Betraying the Planet
A handful of these no votes came from representatives who considered the bill too weak, but most rejected the bill because they rejected the whole notion that we have to do something about greenhouse gases.
And as I watched the deniers make their arguments, I couldn’t help thinking that I was watching a form of treason — treason against the planet.
Climate Bill Helps Utilities, Factories More Than Oil Companies
(Bloomberg) -- The ...
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