Cap & Trade Power Struggle


http://www.southernstudies.org/2009/05/power-politics-big-oil-behind-shady-climate-bill-attack-group.html

 

n an effort to scuttle key climate legislation being considered by Congress, a mysterious group calling itself the American Energy Alliance is running radio ads targeting 11 key moderates on the House Energy and Commerce Committee. The bill in question — the American Clean Energy and Security Act sponsored by Reps. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and Edward Markey (D-Mass.) — would create a cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas pollution with tougher targets than those proposed by President Obama, promote renewable energy and expand electric vehicle production.


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