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Four Reasons to Use Cap-and-Trade to Fight Global Warming

Michael Oppenheimer | Posted 08.13.2009 | Green

Read More: Cap and Trade, Carbon Emissions, Pollution, Acid Rain, Global Warming, Greenhouse Gases, Waxman-Markey, Green News
Michael Oppenheimer

The window of opportunity to avoid a dangerous warming is closing fast. We can't afford the time to tinker with a tax. Let's rely on a proven approach, and cap greenhouse gases.

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Environmental Problems and the Myth of Simple Market Solutions

Robert Stavins | Posted 03.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Cap and Trade, Economics, Acid Rain, Climate Change, Global Warming, Green News
Robert Stavins

There is no simple policy panacea. The simplest market instruments do not always provide the best solutions, and sometimes not even satisfactory ones.

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China's Downfall: the Ultimate Impact of Environmental Degradation

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 02.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Development, Pollution, China, Japan, China Air Quality, Economics, Clinton, United Nations, Cars, Who, Automobile Emissions, World Health Organization, China Pollution, Technology, Asia, New Jersey, Bill Clinton, Science, Nanjing, Tokyo, HIV/AIDS, Cartel, Acid Rain, Health, Hawaii, Endangered Species, Sony, Green News
Jeff Schweitzer

The destruction in China is so staggering, it's hard to comprehend. Sixteen of the world's 20 most polluted cities are in China, and many regions can now lay claim to the most polluted air in the world.

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Bush/Cheney: Dinosaurs of the Old Economy

Michelle Kraus | Posted 02.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Afganistan, U.S. Economy, Former President Bill Clinton, Bail Out, Acid Rain, Big Oil, Economy, Vice President Dick Cheney, Kyoto Protocol, Mortgage Crisis, Former Vice President Al Gore, Credit Crisis, Iraq, President George W. Bush, China, Politics News
Michelle Kraus

The legacy of Bush and Cheney are inextricably tied to the survival of the old fossil fuel economy. Their assignment was clear: defend and protect at ...

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The Oxymoron of Clean Coal (Joe Biden Had it Right Before He Had it Wrong.)

Simran Sethi | Posted 10.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Sweden, Flue Gas Treatment, John McCain, Air Particulates, Iceland, Goethermal Energy, Wind Energy, Carbon Emissions, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Vp Debate, Pushker Kharecha, Acid Rain, Joe Biden, Gasification, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Offshore Drilling, Geothermal Extraction, Renewable Resources, Solar Energy, Carbon Storage and Capture, Carbon Sequestration, Mercury, James Hansen, Clean Coal, Ethanol, Department of Energy, Coal Mining, Simran Sethi, Brazi, Green News
Simran Sethi

Clean coal is a lie. The catch-all term is used by politicians and coal advocates alike to lull the American public into complacency.

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Acid Rain Case Settled For $4.6 Billion

AP | Lara Jakes Jordan | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: AEP, American Electric Power, Ron Tenpas, Acid Rain, Business News

A big power company accused of spreading smog and acid rain across a dozen states agreed Tuesday to pay at least $4.6 billion to cut chemical emission...

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