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Comprehensive Climate and Energy Legislation: More Jobs, Not Less

April 23, 2010

Posted by Laurie Johnson in Green Enterprise , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy

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capandtrade, cleaneconomy, cleanenergy, climatechange, climatelegislation, comprehensiveclimatelegislation, economics, energy, energyandclimate2009, globalwarming, jobs, kerrygrahamlieberman, KGL

On Monday, April 26th, Senators Kerry, Graham and Lieberman (KGL) are expected to release their proposed climate legislation. If properly crafted, climate legislation will reduce dangerous global warming pollution, increase national security by reducing oil consumption, help kick start America’s...

EPA Analysis: Jobs and Household Incomes Increase Under Climate Policy

April 22, 2009

Posted by Laurie Johnson in Green Enterprise , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy

Tags:
capandtrade, cleaneconomy, cleanenergy, climatechange, climatelegislation, costs, draftanalysis, economics, energy, energyandclimate2009, energyefficiency, EPA, globalwarming, greeneconomy, greenjobs, models, waxmanmarkey

Today EPA released an analysis of what the economy might look like if the proposed Waxman Markey bill were enacted. This legislation would finally put a cap on dangerous global warming pollution, driving investments that will create millions of clean...

Newt's Voodoo Economics

March 14, 2009

Posted by Laurie Johnson in Green Enterprise , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy

Tags:
carbonmarket, economics, newtgingrich

Newt Gingrich's assertion that climate legislation will result in a $1,300 tax per household is voodoo economics--designed to scare us into believing climate protection is "just too expensive."In Newt's nightmare tax math, the economic value of the carbon market just...

Laurie Johnson
Laurie Johnson
Chief Economist, Climate Center
Washington, DC
I am Chief Economist at the Climate Center of the Natural Resources Defense Council in...
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