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Statewide Cap & Trade a Reality?
Two regulatory proposals under consideration in neighboring New Mexico highlight an approach not yet taken by Colorado - the implementation of a statewide cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases. Opponents of the New Mexico proposals claim that the rules will have immediate negative impact on the state’s economy. A key concern is that the increased regulations will only benefit economic activity in neighboring states, like Colorado, that lack any kind of emissions cap, while having little actual effect on global temperature trends.
16Sep2010 | admin | 0 comments | ContinuedEPA: No Plans for Own Carbon Trading Program
The Obama administration has no plans to set up a “cap-and-trade” program for greenhouse gases under existing law if Congress doesn’t pass legislation doing so, the head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said in remarks at the National Press Club in Washington.
9Mar2010 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
