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States set goal for reducing emissions (Western Climate Initiative - Cap-and-trade, Here WE Come!)
AP on Yahoo ^
| 8/22/07
| Paul Davenport - ap
Posted on 08/22/2007 8:40:59 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
PHOENIX - Six western states and two Canadian provinces announced a regional goal Wednesday to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2020.
The Western Climate Initiative includes Arizona, California, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah and Washington and the provinces of British Columbia and Manitoba. The group wants emissions cut by 15 percent over 2005 levels within 13 years.
Governors of the most of the states created the WCI in February, pledging to work together to significantly reduce emissions, partly by designing a market-based system such as a cap-and-trade program planned by California.
"The regional goal reflects the combined impact of the individual (greenhouse gas) emissions goals that each WCI member has already set for itself and does not replace the members' individual goals," the states and provinces said in a joint announcement.
Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano said the states need to act because the federal government "is choosing to delay action."
The group's announcement said the WCI members were also working to meet an August 2008 deadline for designing the market-based mechanism.
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: capandtrade; carbontrading; climate; climatechange; emissions; environment; gorebalism; greenhousegas; initiative; reducing; wci; western
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posted on
08/22/2007 8:42:55 PM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... Godspeed ... ICE’s toll-free tip hotline—1-866-DHS-2-ICE)
To: NormsRevenge
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posted on
08/22/2007 8:53:17 PM PDT
by
Shermy
To: NormsRevenge
Nice to this issue,
being managed by states.
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posted on
08/22/2007 8:55:35 PM PDT
by
djxu456
To: Shermy
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posted on
08/22/2007 8:57:27 PM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... Godspeed ... ICE’s toll-free tip hotline—1-866-DHS-2-ICE)
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posted on
08/22/2007 8:58:13 PM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... Godspeed ... ICE’s toll-free tip hotline—1-866-DHS-2-ICE)
To: NormsRevenge
Global Warming is an ingenious socialist tool
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posted on
08/22/2007 9:16:59 PM PDT
by
KTM rider
(the Socialist Oligarchy of Mexican Occupied States of America welcomes you)
To: NormsRevenge
No problem Janet. Just enforce the freekin’ laws and we can prevent a few thousand acres of illegal alien greenhouse gas producing fires.
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posted on
08/22/2007 9:17:37 PM PDT
by
Old Flat Toad
(Pima County, Home of the single car accident with 40 victims)
To: NormsRevenge
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posted on
08/22/2007 9:34:44 PM PDT
by
DaveTesla
(You can fool some of the people some of the time......)
To: NormsRevenge
No Idaho? That’s it....that’s where we’re heading....
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posted on
08/22/2007 10:23:43 PM PDT
by
goodnesswins
(Being Challenged Builds Character! Being Coddled Destroys Character!)
To: sionnsar
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posted on
08/22/2007 10:25:31 PM PDT
by
goodnesswins
(Being Challenged Builds Character! Being Coddled Destroys Character!)
To: NormsRevenge
Its more bluster than action. Its really a region-wide paper-shuffling gambit. What can be safely predicted is that C02 emissions will NOT be reduced by the interstate governmental group.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
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posted on
08/23/2007 1:35:43 AM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: Libertina; gandalftb; acoulterfan; KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle; NurdlyPeon; RainMan; Maynerd; ...
Thanks to
goodnesswins for the ping.
Say WA? Evergreen State ping
FReepmail sionnsar if you want on or off this ping list.
Ping sionnsar if you see a Washington state related thread.
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posted on
08/23/2007 8:45:51 AM PDT
by
sionnsar
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To: goldstategop
You’re correct except our taxes are sure to increase.
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