Obama’s New Carbon Rules: What Price Regulation?
Can good economic times roll while carbon emissions decline? Maybe so.
proposed new rules
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Four Key Takeaways From Proposed U.S. Power Plant Rules
But not everyone is waiting for the official comment period to weigh in. And the feedback so far has been predictably varied.
Many in the green community have hailed the proposed rule as an historic step in the right direction although some (see here and here) have criticized it as not going far enough. Even some not in the green contingent have praised it. And overall, a Washington Post-ABC poll indicates that an overwhelming majority — 70 percent — of Americans favor limiting “the release of greenhouse gases from