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Why Market-Based 'Solutions' to Climate Change Can Cause More Harm Than Good

Jeff Conant, AlterNet. June 8, 2011.

A leading environmental activist from Chiapas talks about the threats faced by biofuel plantations, carbon offset programs and more.

In Blow to Big Polluters, Judge Halts California's Cap and Trade Program

Jeff Conant, AlterNet. May 25, 2011.

The judge greenlighted most of the policies in California's AB32 except the cap and trade plan, which some argued would benefit polluters at the expense of poor communities.

Global Warming Law Shifts Responsibility from Polluters to Communities [Contains Photo Slideshow]

Jeff Conant, AlterNet. April 21, 2011.

Communities in California and Mexico are angered by a cap-and-trade plan that could shift the burden from polluters to poor communities.

The BP Speech: Obama Still Refuses to Lead

Zach Carter, AlterNet. June 15, 2010.

Faced with the worst environmental disaster in history, Obama wants change. He just won't fight for it.

We're Screwing the Environment the Same Way We Screwed the Economy

Scott Thill, AlterNet. March 3, 2010.

The captains of industry and government admittedly blew the economic meltdown; too bad the environmental meltdown is following the same, lame script.

Why Oil Companies May Be Our Best Hope for Climate Change Legislation in Congress

Peter Asmus, AlterNet. February 16, 2010.

But can environmentalists work with companies like ExxonMobil that have long personified what is wrong with corporate America?

Are 'Carbon Cowboys' Running Amok With Cap and Trade Speculation?

Stacy Feldman, SolveClimate. February 8, 2010.

Global carbon trading has become a speculative market, where people trade only for the purpose of profiting.

What's Cap and Trade? A New Video Breaks it Down and Reveals the Plan as a Scam

Janet Redman, MinuteMan Media. December 3, 2009.

It's a scheme that tries to sell business-as-usual as a solution to global warming. Here's how it works.

The Story of Cap and Trade: More Scam Than Solution

Tara Lohan, AlterNet. December 3, 2009.

Free permits to big polluters, fake offsets and distraction from what's really required to tackle the climate crisis.

How Far Right Must GOPers Lean to Please a Crazy Base?

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. November 17, 2009.

Far enough to completely contradict themselves, apparently.

Exposed: How Businesses Are Undermining Efforts on U.S. Climate Committments

Exposed: How Businesses Are Undermining Efforts on U.S. Climate Committments

Marianne Lavelle, The Center for Public Integrity. November 16, 2009.

Obama's negotiators have worked to lower expectations for what the world can expect from a nation where coal-fired, energy-gobbling industries dominate the political scene.

Why Max Baucus' 'No' Vote on the Climate Bill May Really Help Its Passage

Why Max Baucus' 'No' Vote on the Climate Bill May Really Help Its Passage

Jeff Mcmahon, True/Slant. November 9, 2009.

By appearing to oppose the bill, Baucus may be masterfully (and manipulatively) staging its passage.

How Do We Curb Carbon: The Debate Over an Emissions Cap or a Tax

Yale Environment 360May 19, 2009.

As the U.S. Congress debates the issue, eight experts discuss the merits of a cap-and-trade system versus a carbon tax.

Using the Clean Air Act to Jump-Start Climate Action

Using the Clean Air Act to Jump-Start Climate Action

Michael Northrop, David Sassoon, Yale Environment 360. October 28, 2008.

Instead of waiting for Congress, the next president should use an existing tool to control greenhouse gas emissions: the Clean Air Act.

Climate Reality Eludes the Business Press

John Miller, Dollars and Sense. August 27, 2008.

For the Wall Street Journal's editors, fear of a bigger government outweighs the fear of a warmer planet.

Al Gore's Carbon Solution Won't Stop Climate Change

David Morris, AlterNet. March 12, 2007.

These days, everyone thinks that carbon trading is the solution to our climate crisis -- from Congress members to Al Gore to the folks organizing the Oscars. Here's why they are wrong and what we can do instead.

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