1.0 link 219872 <![CDATA[Free Allowances to Utilities Are Not Dividends to Consumers]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-sandler/free-allowances-to-utilit_b_219872.html The allocation section of the Waxman Markey bill, also called the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES), aims to distribute permits representing our national greenhouse gas emissions for decades into the future.

That section of the 900+ pages of climate legislation, to be debated on the House floor as soon as next week, has kept politicians, lobbyists, and bloggers busy: how much to auction, how much to giveaway, and to whom?

The Obama Administration campaigned behind a 100% auction...

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