Cap and Trade is About Status – Not the Environment
In economics, signaling to convey information about can come in a variety of forms. You can signal in job interviews by what you reveal on… Read More
In economics, signaling to convey information about can come in a variety of forms. You can signal in job interviews by what you reveal on… Read More
Traditionally, Labor Day symbolizes the end of summer but historically, Labor Day was a “creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social… Read More
Just as renewable energy can be a good thing if the market can provide it at an affordable rate, products designed for greater energy efficiency… Read More
I don’t know what it tells you, but it tells me that maybe we should study a bit more before we spend billions to “solve”… Read More
In other words, the cost of a suitcase of Budweiser could make or break the country’s most ambitious environmental program.” That’s the Wall Street Journal’s… Read More
If you want to know what cap and trade will to do our economy, we’re living it. According to new data released from the Energy… Read More
Under the Waxman-Markey cap and trade program, businesses that emit carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases must obtain allowance permits from the federal government for… Read More
On July 15th, Greenpeace said in a press release calling for urgent action: “As permanent ice decreases, we are looking at ice-free summers in the… Read More
I’m not critical of cap-and-trade. But it has to be used in a targeted and disciplined way, and what has happened is it’s gotten out… Read More
Proponents of climate change legislation argue that a cap and trade will stop the polar ice caps from melting. This is critical to island nations… Read More
In response to Heritage analyst James Carafano’s paper, “National Security Not a Good Argument for Global Warming Legislation”, the American Security Project responded to four… Read More
In 2007, during his presidential campaign, President Obama told Grist: I believe that, depending on how it is designed, a carbon tax accomplishes much of… Read More
The Heritage Foundation recently released its economic analysis of the Waxman-Markey cap and trade bill, and unsurprisingly, found devastating results. The goal of cap and… Read More
Ten Senate Democrats recently expressed their concern over cap and trade legislation that would dramatically increase energy prices and particularly hurt the country’s manufacturing base…. Read More
The idea behind cap and trade is to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by putting a price on the right to emit carbon and other greenhouse… Read More
A look at the states hit hardest by the Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade policies immediately reveals a serious regional divide. The regions worst affected? About half the… Read More
The keys to stimulating our economy are private capital, small business innovation, reducing the burden big government imposes on the economy, and job creation. Several… Read More
As of late, when it comes to policymaking in Washington D.C., the trendy thing to do has been to point to Europe. Our Members of… Read More
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee began their hearings on the 1,500 page Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade legislation Tuesday, and ranking member Senator James Inhofe (R-OK)… Read More
With the Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade bill passing the House on June 26th, we turn our attention to the Senate side of the debate. And it’s already… Read More
There’s a point at which you’ve got to ask yourself, what are we doing here? What’s the point?” That’s Elaine Kamarck, a former Clinton administration… Read More
After the Waxman-Markey cap and trade bill narrowly passed the House of Representatives (219-212), Nobel Laureate economist Paul Krugman, an avid supporter of global warming… Read More
From today’s Washington Times: When House Democratic leaders were rounding up votes Friday for the massive climate-change bill, they paid special attention to their colleagues… Read More
“In fact, they’re all but lying.” Those are pretty strong words to be used in a national news source, especially one that aspires to be… Read More
The Waxman-Markey Cap and Trade bill passed by a narrow margin tonight, 219 to 212, with 8 Republicans supporting and 44 Democrats voting against– hardly overwhelming… Read More
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Someone please answer that question. Let’s start with this: a new study from the University of Wisconsin-Madison finds that food and energy demand will outpace production… Read More
A paper released today by the United Nations Environment Program and the World Trade Organization acknowledged that cap and trade legislation would be expected to… Read More
The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), best known for its pioneering work in the civil rights movement, has joined an increasingly loud chorus calling out… Read More
When pressing the House of Representatives on the Waxman-Markey cap and trade bill, President Obama remarked, Make no mistake: This is a jobs bill. Insert… Read More
