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  • California Raises More Than $800 Million In Carbon Auction

    11/22/2018 3:32:33 PM PST · by artichokegrower · 42 replies
    CBS Sacramento ^ | November 21, 2018
    California raised more than $800 million from selling permits to release greenhouse gases in the latest quarterly auction. Auction results released Wednesday show all available permits were sold through California’s cap-and-trade program. The program requires polluters to obtain permits for each ton of carbon they release.
  • POLLUTED COVERAGE

    12/12/2003 11:21:06 AM PST · by .cnI redruM · 12 replies · 110+ views
    TNR ^ | 12 Dec 03 | Greg Easterbrook
    The latest example of the media standing on its head regarding George W. Bush's environmental policies is the treatment accorded the White House announcement, last week, that Bush would impose a substantial reduction in emissions from Midwestern power plants. Did you even know this happened? Of course not, because news organizations either buried the story or twisted it to make it sound negative. Here's the picture. Front-page treatment after front-page treatment has been accorded Bush's decision to relax the "new-source review" standard that mainly governs repairs at Midwestern power plants. Bush's NSR decision has been depicted--by beat reporters, Democratic presidential...