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Was 2009 Really That Long Ago? Thoughts On Federal Carbon Policy

169849_3851It seems hard to believe now, but only a few years ago it looked like we might get federal cap-and-trade legislation to address greenhouse gas emissions.  Almost exactly four years ago the House of Representatives passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act, which would have done just that.  Within about a year, cap-and-trade legislation died in the Senate.  Comprehensive climate change legislation has not seriously been on the agenda since. … More