Posts Tagged ‘Cap and Trade’
Commentary: California Remains on Course for Economic Disaster
It does not take an economist to explain how union and bureaucrat-backed pension plans are killing California.
Time for Congress to Rein in the EPA
On December 7th, 2009, The Environmental Protection Agency announced that greenhouse gases “threaten the public health and welfare of the American people.” This ruling came from a 2007 Supreme Court decision in which it was determined that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are pollutants under the Clean Air Act. The Court stated that the [...]
The Cap and Trade Illusion
The Obama administration intends on implementing a ‘Cap and Trade’ bill by May of 2010 in hopes of curbing the emission of harmful greenhouse gases and reducing pollution. Not only would the legislation fail to effectively reduce emissions it would cost American citizens billions in taxes. Here’s what you need to know about the ‘Cap [...]
Creating the Carbon-Credit Bubble
On June 26th the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2454: The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009. Under this system, the government will issue a fixed number of carbon credits that will give the bearer the right to release carbon into the atmosphere over the course of a year. In future years, the [...]







