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On AlterNet: cap and trade

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "cap and trade"

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

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

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. 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

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

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

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.