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Friday, October 2, 2009

Amid concerns that pending climate legislation will burden an already strained economy, supporting Senator Barbara Boxer responded that the initial pollution allowances in a newly proposed policy would be leveraged to ease what people pay.

Boxer and Senator John Kerry introduced new legislation this week aiming to cap greenhouse gases.

The proposed bill would mandate pollution permits for facilities emitting 25,000 tons of carbon dioxide or more per year.

To read more, click here.

Labels: climate change, economy, global warming, u.s. energy policy

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