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United States Pushes For Cap-And-Trade

By | Published: February 26, 2009
President Obama spoke up about America moving toward a cap-and-trade market. “Implement an economy-wide cap-and-trade program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent by 2050.” Duke Energy Corp. and BlackRock Inc. backed the President’s push for a market-based cap on greenhouse gas emissions. The Edison Electric Institute also supports the President’s plan. Recently, Edison reported [...]
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The Oil Industry On Cap And Trade

By | Published: February 19, 2009
by Widgette.com Cap and trade is a government and business plan to help reduce human induced climate change. Under such a plan, polluters are taxed if they go over the cap. Companies that pollute under the cap are given credits that they can trade in the commodities markets. The system has been in place in [...]
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Washington State to “Cap and Trade” Pollution?

By | Published: February 19, 2009
The state of Washington has introduced House Bill 1819. The Bill intends to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through a cap and trade program. However, the original Bill has had some of the gas let out of it. The cap on pollution is still in the Bill, but the trade part of the Bill has been [...]
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