cap-and-trade
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Cap-and-trade program fuels economic growth in Northeast
Cross-posted from Climate Progress. A new report finds that America’s first mandatory, market-based carbon cap-and-trade system added $1.6 billion in value to the economies of participating states, set the stage for $1.1 billion in ratepayer savings, and created 16,000 jobs in its first three years of implementation. Says Susan Tierney, managing principal at the Analysis […]
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Critical List: Earthquake strikes Turkey; ‘Environmental concierge’ exists
More than 200 people died in a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Turkey.
California finished its cap-and-trade plan with minimal drama. Here's how they did it.
If you are rich and worried about your environmental footprint, you can hire a whole other human being to screw in LED lightbulbs for you, run your errands on a bike, and buy cleaning products with fewer chemicals in them.
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California adopts nation's first state cap-and-trade program
In what the L.A. Times calls "landmark" legislation, on Thursday California became the first state in the nation to adopt a classic cap-and-trade system for regulating greenhouse-gas emissions.
Cap-and-trade is the centerpiece of AB 32, California's historic climate change law that mandates a reduction in carbon pollution to 1990 levels by 2020. Beginning in 2013 the state's largest carbon emitters will be required to meet the caps or buy credits if they cannot.
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Critical List: U.S. solar files complaint against China; crayon sculpture melts in Texas heat
American solar companies filed a trade complaint against China for dumping cheap solar panels in the U.S. market.
California could pass cap-and-trade.
Adrian Grenier from Entourage is opening a pop-up gallery in L.A. that focuses on sustainable living.
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Critical List: Bachmann goes after Pawlenty on cap-and-trade; a bubble shield for wind turbines
At last night's Republican debate, Michelle Bachmann tried to stake Tim Pawlenty on his support for cap-and-trade.
The EPA wised up and banned DuPont from selling Imprelis, the herbicide that was killing trees.
San Francisco could require businesses to let bikers bring their ride inside. -
The law of unintended consequences
The House of Representatives has proposed legislation to cut USEPA funding by almost 20% and curtail its ability to tackle a wide range of pollution issues. The regulated industries and their allies in Congress may be hopeful of reduced cost and a less intrusive government, but they should be very careful of the Law of […]
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A golden opportunity to please conservatives and liberals alike
The U.S. EPA should opt for a smart, low-cost approach to fulfilling its mandate under a Supreme Court decision to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions.
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Cap-and-trade could spur faster cleantech investment than carbon tax
An interesting new paper suggests that you can get earlier investments in cleantech under a cap-and-trade system than under a carbon tax.
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Court rules California's cap-and-trade program can advance
After a period of legal uncertainty, a California court has ruled that the state can proceed with developing a cap-and-trade program.