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By: Cuando hay que llevar el alarmismo a la práctica « PlazaMoyua.org

Cuando hay que llevar el alarmismo a la práctica « PlazaMoyua.org — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 07:08:30 +0000

[...] Abril 6, 2009 Cuando hay que llevar el alarmismo a la práctica Posted by soil under Cambio Climático, algoreros, calentamiento global | Etiquetas: algoreros, calentamiento global, Cambio Climático | No Comments Del blog de Rogerr Pielke jr. —> [...]

By: The Strata-Sphere » Senator Thune (R) Kills CO2 Cap & Trade

The Strata-Sphere » Senator Thune (R) Kills CO2 Cap & Trade — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 10:52:15 +0000

[...] right! Another win for the GOP in a little noticed senate amendment battle – and it wasn’t even close: An Amendment was [...]

By: BlueRidgeForum » Green Madness: Sanity in the Senate, Unhinged in Annapolis

BlueRidgeForum » Green Madness: Sanity in the Senate, Unhinged in Annapolis — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 01:46:26 +0000

[...] of Colorado professor Roger Pielke, Jr. points out, ‘The entire purpose of cap and trade is in fact to increase the costs of carbon-emitting [...]

By: GreenHubs.com » The Thune Amendment

GreenHubs.com » The Thune Amendment — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:48:23 +0000

[...] The Thune Amendment (cross posted from Prometheus: The Science Policy Blog) [...]

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Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:24:09 +0000

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By: Collide-a-scape » Blog Archive » Collide-a-scape >> Reading the Senate’s Storm Clouds

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:10:14 +0000

[...] to” is putting it mildly. Roger Pielke, Jr., over at Prometheus, accurately captures the vote’s meaning: What is this? Climate change legislation cannot increase electricity or [...]

By: Big Senate Votes – NearWalden

Big Senate Votes – NearWalden — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:36:14 +0000

[...] The first was an 89-8 vote on an amendment on the Budget Resolution introduced by Senator John Thune (R-SD) that states that any climate change legislation cannot increase gasoline or electricity prices. Pretty much cuts out the heart of any proposed cap and trade system. Roger Pielke Jr. provides more insight here. [...]

By: Senate votes to kill cap-and-trade? | OpenMarket.org

Senate votes to kill cap-and-trade? | OpenMarket.org — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:55:42 +0000

[...] of Colorado professor Roger Pielke, Jr. points out, “The entire purpose of cap and trade is in fact to increase the costs of carbon-emitting [...]

By: Reid

Reid — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:35:40 +0000

Maurice has nailed it.

Enron’s vision has become a reality. Too bad they are not in existence any longer to benefit. New Enron’s will take their place.

The pathetic part will be all the preening politicians and environmentalists claiming success and lecturing us on how they are saving the planet. I can hear it now. After years of inaction the US is finally doing the right thing and behaving like a responsible nation. The US is now on the path to a sustainable future, blah, blah, blah…

By: Maurice Garoutte

Maurice Garoutte — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:55:14 +0000

7 – David,
A cap and trade with revenues returned to the public will do nothing for capping emissions as you say. However, that structure will allow trillions of dollars to pass through the hands of the traders. Follow the money, who are the traders?

What are the chances the traders will take a commission off of the top?

8 – Roger,
Right you are. The good news is that a trillion dollar tax should be a political hot potato.