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Notes from Obama administration budget briefings
The Obama administration presented five telephone budget briefings today (May 7) on highlights of the President’s complete budget for fiscal year 2010, which begins October 1, 2009. In February, the President sent Congress a preliminary budget, but today the administration sent … Continue reading
Posted in Cap and Trade, Education, Federal Budget
Tagged budget, Congress, Federal Budget, Health Care, stimulus
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Earth Day is a good day to get to know cap-and-trade policy
What’s cap-and-trade? Well, cap-and-trade policies set a limit or “cap” on the total amount of greenhouse gases that businesses are allowed to emit, essentially creating a new commodity by distributing allowances for polluting. Cap-and-trade policies are getting attention at both … Continue reading
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Tagged Cap and Trade, climate rebate, emissions, greenhouse gas
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