Cap-and-trade programs,like the one passed by the House and simmering in the Senate,pose a couple of big problems,he says:They don’t work,and they can gum up the rest of the economy. Like many economists,Dr. Mason pines for the …[...]
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(ChattahBox)—As the House Cap-and-Trade energy Bill makes its way to the Senate chamber this fall,natural gas and coal lobbyists are beginning to apply. [...] The Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade scheme that narrowly passed the House has an uphill battle in the Senate. I think the bill’s supporters in Congress and the administration had hopes of cramming the bill through the process before a …[...] The Obama administration is promoting the establishment of a revised domestic cap-and-trade system aimed to reduce energy emissions. Vilsack testified to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture in March,outlining the …[...] In the name of cutting greenhouse gases,the House passed a cap-and-trade carbon tax scheme backed by the Obama Administration in June. But the bill won’t significantly lower greenhouse gas emissions even in the U.S. One reason is that …[...] In the name of cutting greenhouse gases,the House passed a cap-and-trade carbon tax scheme backed by the Obama Administration in June. But the bill won’t significantly lower greenhouse gas emissions even in the US One reason is that …[...] Rick Boucher voted for cap-and-trade legislation but said he doesn’t endorse the House-passed version of the bill… “I voted for it because I had to do that to be part of the process and to make the changes that have been made,” Boucher …[...] ”Cap and Trade ”is a bill that passed the House inJune without my support and is now up for debate in the U.S. Senate.Though the bill claims to protect our environment,in reality it isnothing more than a $646 billion “carbon tax”paid …[...] 11,Specter did not say he opposes cap-and-trade legislation,but told an audience that the House version of the bill has problems and that in the Senate,there will be attention paid to legislation that effectively ships jobs overseas …[...] | |||||