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theenergycollective.com - 5/13/2009
The Non-Tax Tax
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When President Obama campaigned in 2007 and 2008, cap & trade was the centerpiece of his strategy on climate change. The latest iteration of cap & trade legislation is being developed by the House Energy and Commerce Committee, within the broader Waxman-Markey Bill . After numerous ...
Putting a Price on Carbon: An Emissions Cap or A Tax?
e360.yale.edu - 5/7/2009
Putting a Price on Carbon: An Emissions Cap or A Tax?
— e360.yale.edu — The days of freely dumping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere are coming to an end, but how... best to price carbon emissions remains in dispute. As the U.S. Congress debates the issue, Yale Environment 360 asked eight experts to discuss the merits of ... (more) Putting a Price on Carbon: An Emissions Cap or A Tax?

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initforthegold.blogspot.com - 5/7/2009
Cap & Trade vs Emissions Tax
— initforthegold.blogspot.com — A nice effort to untangle the cap and trade vs carbon tax mess at Yale Environment360 ,... interviewing eight experts. There was disagreement on many points, but on one issue most concurred. As Jeffrey D. Sachs, director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, said, imposing some sort of ... (more) Cap & Trade vs Emissions Tax

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theenergycollective.com - 5/7/2009
Cap & Trade vs Emissions Tax
— theenergycollective.com — A nice effort to untangle the cap and trade vs carbon tax mess at Yale Environment360 ,... interviewing eight experts. There was disagreement on many points, but on one issue most concurred. As Jeffrey D. Sachs, director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, said, imposing some sort of ... (more) Cap & Trade vs Emissions Tax

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