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washingtontimes.com - 6/9/2009
Study: Cap and trade would hurt economy
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Amanda DeBard | Tuesday, June 9, 2009 The Brookings Institution on Monday said cap-and-trade legislation to reduce carbon dioxide emissions would lower the nation's gross domestic product in 2050 by 2.5 percent, compared with levels it would reach if the legislation is not implemented. A ...
Could Cap and Trade Cause Another Market Meltdown?
motherjones.com - 6/10/2009
Could Cap and Trade Cause Another Market Meltdown?
— motherjones.com — The same Wall Street players that upended the economy are clamoring to open up a massive market... to swap, chop, and bundle carbon derivatives. Sound familiar? (more) Could Cap and Trade Cause Another Market Meltdown?

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Climate Progress:  Memo to media: New Brookings study does NOT model Waxman-Markey, and, contrary to the Washington Times, it finds strong climate action would NOT hurt the economy

The Energy Collective:  Memo to media: New Brookings study does NOT model Waxman-Markey, and, contrary to the Washington Times, it finds strong climate action would NOT hurt the economy

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Memo to media: New Brookings study does NOT model Waxman-Markey, and, contrary to the Washington Times, it finds strong climate action would NOT hurt the economy
Climate Progress — ... The latest hit job is by The Washington Times, which abuses a new study by Brookings in a piece whose headline is exactly backwards, “Study: Cap and trade would hurt economy.”  You can see for yourself the devastating economic harm that Brookings projects strong climate policy would cause: ...

Memo to media: New Brookings study does NOT model Waxman-Markey, and, contrary to the Washington Times, it finds strong climate action would NOT hurt the economy
The Energy Collective — ... The latest hit job is by The Washington Times, which abuses a new study by Brookings in a piece whose headline is exactly backwards, “Study: Cap and trade would hurt economy.”  You can see for yourself the devastating economic harm that Brookings projects strong climate policy would cause: ...

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