Cap-and-Trade Does More Harm than Good

Bill offers incentives for businesses that pollute. Carbon fees or taxation would be better for the economy and the Earth

Unfortunately, despite the best intentions of its proponents, the bill known as Waxman-Markey would disable our ability to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions for at least a decade, hugely increasing the risk of irreversible climate calamity. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Jul 1, 2009 - 10:56 PM PDT
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by Dwight Rousu - Jul. 1, 2009

The condemnation of cap and trade from people who are experienced with it have studied it is well presented.

Carbon taxes are straight forward and work; they should be imposed by the states if the congress is too much owned by big coal and oil companies.

Waxman-Markey proponents have cited the success of the Environmental Protection Agency’s acid-rain cap-and-trade program (with no offsets). But they ignore huge ... More »

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