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Americans are Dying to Support our Fossil Fuel Habit

October 26, 2009

Posted by Andy Stevenson in Curbing Pollution , Health and the Environment , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy

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airpollution, capandtrade, climateandenergy2009, coalfiredpowerplants, costofinaction, hiddencosts, kerryboxer, nationalacademyofsciences, nationalsecurity

A new report from the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) reveals that our energy bills are $120bln higher than they appear due to the "hidden costs" associated with the air pollution created by burning fossil fuels. The...continued→

Senate’s Climate Bill Puts Green Collar on Carbon

October 5, 2009

Posted by Andy Stevenson in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy

Tags:
ACES, carbonmarkets, carbontrading, energyandclimate2009, energyspeculation, energytrading, greenpricecollar, kerryboxer, pricecollar

Senators John Kerry and Barbara Boxer have introduced a "green" price collar on carbon under their draft climate bill that should be applauded by emitters and environmentalists alike. A green price collar that will; 1) maintain the integrity of the...continued→