The Waxman-Markey Bill: A Good Start Or A Non-Starter? by : Y...
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Saved by 2 people (0 private), first by anonymouse user on 2009-06-30
- Jdmarch on 2009-06-30 - Tags environment , politics
- Jaykul on 2009-06-30 - Tags News , Waxman-Markey , CarbonOffsets , Environmentalism , CleanEnergy
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No matter what form it finally takes, the bill is historic. For the first time, the U.S. government would cap and regulate emissions of carbon dioxide.
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But even erstwhile allies in the environmental movement are split over the bill. Their disagreement is centered on the many compromises — including a weakening of emissions and renewable energy targets — that the bill’s sponsors were forced to make in order to win approval in the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
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