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Cap and Trade

The Story of Cap & Trade

Annie Leonard’s ‘The Story of Stuff’, an entertaining and poignant look at exactly how all the stuff in our lives affects the world, was celebrated by environmentalists for providing a reality check on consumer culture. But her newest film, ‘The Story of Cap and Trade’, is not receiving quite so warm a welcome. Called “colossally [...]

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Jon Stewart’s Illustrated Guide to Cap and Trade

The Daily Show was almost entirely green-themed on Tuesday night, with host Jon Stewart guiding us through the climate change bill passing through the Senate and interviewing Energy Secretary Chu.
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Jon Stewart Jizz-Ams in Front of Children – Cap’n Trade

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Dirty Industries Seek Free Pollution Credits from Government

The very same industries that have helped get the world into this global warming mess in the first place are now asking the government for free passes to keep on polluting under legislation for capping greenhouse gases. Electric utilities, automakers, oil companies and natural gas refineries are among the industries that believe they should get [...]

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Could Senator Spector’s Party Switch Aid a Cap-and-Trade Bill?

Arlen Spector is no environmentalist. This former Republican, now Democrat Pennsylvania senator is rated a mere 32% by the League of Conservation Voters and has made many an anti-environment vote in the Senate. Sure, Spector’s switch from one party to another may be more motivated by a desire to survive the 2010 elections than a [...]

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