http://washingtonindependent.com/37906/white-house-open-to-giving-away-some-emissions-permits National News in Context Sun, 04 Mar 2012 13:30:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://washingtonindependent.com/37906/white-house-open-to-giving-away-some-emissions-permits/comment-page-1#comment-25309 Topics about Energy » Archive » White House Open to Giving Away Some Emissions Permits Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:45:25 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=37906#comment-25309 [...] Between the Lines added an interesting post on White House Open to Giving Away Some Emissions PermitsHere’s a small excerptKeith Trent, chief strategy, policy and regulatory officer for Duke Energy Corp., said utility executives are hoping for a 10-year transition… [...] [...] Between the Lines added an interesting post on White House Open to Giving Away Some Emissions PermitsHere’s a small excerptKeith Trent, chief strategy, policy and regulatory officer for Duke Energy Corp., said utility executives are hoping for a 10-year transition… [...]

]]> http://washingtonindependent.com/37906/white-house-open-to-giving-away-some-emissions-permits/comment-page-1#comment-25272 Topics about Economy » Archive » White House Open to Giving Away Some Emissions Permits Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:40:48 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=37906#comment-25272 [...] The Washington Independent added an interesting post on White House Open to Giving Away Some Emissions PermitsHere’s a small excerptPresident Obama has consistently called for all emissions permits to be auctioned off to polluters under a cap-and-trade scheme to produce strong and immediate incentives to reduce carbon emissions. But today White House science adviser John Holdren told The Washington Post that the administration would consider phasing in a full auction by initially giving away some permits for free. Most environmentalists support a 100 percent auction, but the ambitious and comprehensive Waxman-Markey ene [...] [...] The Washington Independent added an interesting post on White House Open to Giving Away Some Emissions PermitsHere’s a small excerptPresident Obama has consistently called for all emissions permits to be auctioned off to polluters under a cap-and-trade scheme to produce strong and immediate incentives to reduce carbon emissions. But today White House science adviser John Holdren told The Washington Post that the administration would consider phasing in a full auction by initially giving away some permits for free. Most environmentalists support a 100 percent auction, but the ambitious and comprehensive Waxman-Markey ene [...]

]]> http://washingtonindependent.com/37906/white-house-open-to-giving-away-some-emissions-permits/comment-page-1#comment-25271 Topics about Climate » Archive » White House Open to Giving Away Some Emissions Permits Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:38:05 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=37906#comment-25271 [...] The Washington Independent put an intriguing blog post on White House Open to Giving Away Some Emissions PermitsHere’s a quick excerptPresident Obama has consistently called for all emissions permits to be auctioned off to polluters under a cap-and-trade scheme to produce strong and immediate incentives to reduce carbon emissions. But today White House science adviser John Holdren told The Washington Post that the administration would consider phasing in a full auction by initially giving away some permits for free. Most environmentalists support a 100 percent auction, but the ambitious and comprehensive Waxman-Markey ene [...] [...] The Washington Independent put an intriguing blog post on White House Open to Giving Away Some Emissions PermitsHere’s a quick excerptPresident Obama has consistently called for all emissions permits to be auctioned off to polluters under a cap-and-trade scheme to produce strong and immediate incentives to reduce carbon emissions. But today White House science adviser John Holdren told The Washington Post that the administration would consider phasing in a full auction by initially giving away some permits for free. Most environmentalists support a 100 percent auction, but the ambitious and comprehensive Waxman-Markey ene [...]

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