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Federal Cap-And-Trade Bill Advances
On Thursday the House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee passed a long-awaited carbon cap-and-trade bill which is designed to reduce carbon emissions. Some opponents of the bill say it doesn't not go far to curb greenhouse gases and want even more drastic measures to prevent global warming. Larry Mantle talks about the bill with Congressman Henry Waxman, Nikki Roy of the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, and Ronald Bailey of Reason Magazine.
On Thursday the House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee passed a long-awaited carbon cap-and-trade bill which is designed to reduce carbon emissions. Some opponents of the bill say it doesn't not go far to curb greenhouse gases and want even more drastic measures to prevent global warming. Larry Mantle talks about the bill with Congressman Henry Waxman, Nikki Roy of the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, and Ronald Bailey of Reason Magazine.