Tag Archives: environment

Cap-and-Trade Cost Inflation

Posted on May 28, 2009

Leading Republicans are claiming that President Obama’s proposal to curb greenhouse gas emissions would cost households as much as $3,100 per year. The Republican National Committee calls it a “massive national energy tax.” But the $3,100 figure is a misrepresentation of both Obama’s proposal and the study from which the …
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‘Clean Coal’ Confrontation

Posted on January 22, 2009

On the campaign trail, President Obama embraced the coal industry’s vision of “clean coal” technology. But even before he took office, a coalition of environmental groups (including Al Gore’s) launched ads ridiculing the idea as a myth: “In reality, there’s no such thing as clean coal.” We’re sure to hear …
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EPA Tax on Cows and Pigs?

Posted on December 29, 2008

Q: Is the EPA considering a tax on cows and pigs? A: No. The farm lobby warned that EPA "could" push for such a tax, but EPA never proposed any such thing and says it lacks       authority to impose one anyway.

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Credit Where it Isn’t Due

Posted on September 25, 2008

The McCain-Palin campaign is running a series of upbeat ads designed to appeal to workers in three states (Michigan, Ohio, and New Mexico – for some reason the New Mexico ad isn’t on McCain’s YouTube channel, but it sounds pretty much like the Ohio one). Sometimes even upbeat ads need …
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