en-us Copyright Sightline Daily - all rights reserved newsfeeds@sightline.org newsfeeds@sightline.org Most recent Cap and Trade headlines from Sightline Daily, the Northwest news that matters http://daily.sightline.org Plone http://daily.sightline.org/logo.gif 427 69 Many hope the Copenhagen summit will set up a global carbon trading market, along the lines of what's now being established in California. In Oregon, some entrepreneurs see a public good -- and private gain -- in these markets. http://news.opb.org/article/6237-oregon-boasts-first-carbon-quant/ Cap and Trade Climate Oregon 11/18/2009 Oregon Public Broadcasting Senate Democratic leaders said Tuesday they would put off debate on a big climate-change bill until spring, in a sign of weakening political will to tackle a long-term environmental issue at a time of high unemployment and economic uncertainty. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125850693443052993.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Cap and Trade Climate Economy Energy Environment Green Jobs Green Taxes Policy Pollution & Toxics United States 11/17/2009 Wall Street Journal On a book tour in Seattle, former Vice President Al Gore weighs in on the Copenhagen climate summit, Obama's efforts so far, the prospects for US legislation, pseudo-science and garden-variety denial. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010291286_webgore17m.html?syndication=rss Cap and Trade Climate Efficiency Energy Environment Policy Pollution & Toxics United States Washington 11/17/2009 Seattle Times The federal environment minister says it may be a few years before Canada tables regulations to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Jim Prentice said the world has to first negotiate a new climate change treaty and Canada and the United States must finish their continental agreement on the same issue. http://www.cbc.ca/politics/story/2009/11/17/greenhouse-gases-prentice.html?ref=rss Cap and Trade Climate Economy Environment Pollution & Toxics British Columbia Canada 11/17/2009 CBC BC A carbon tariff is an indispensable component of any economically viable carbon policy that Western economies must ultimately adopt. A carbon tariff is an indispensable component of any economically viable carbon policy that Western economies must ultimately adopt. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/blogs/jeff-rubins-smaller-world/we-need-another-carbon-tariff/article1365078/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheGlobeAndMail-Front+%28The+Globe+and+Mail+-+Latest+News%29&utm_content=Google+Reader Cap and Trade Climate Economy Environment Pollution & Toxics Canada United States 11/18/2009 Toronto Globe and Mail Two senators have introduced a bipartisan bill that proposes to double US nuclear power in 20 years, provide $100bn in loan guarantees for carbon-free electricity projects and ramp up alternative energy and carbon capture research and development. http://www.rechargenews.com/business_area/politics/article199253.ece Cap and Trade Climate Policy United States 11/17/2009 Recharge Reasonable people can disagree about how bad global warming will eventually be if nothing is done, and some of the doomsday scenarios might well be overblown. But virtually all climate scientists concur that it's a dire enough threat that the wise course of action is to sharply curb use of carbon-based fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas. http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2009/11/debate-on-climate-change-our-view-imperfect-capandtrade-is-best-option-to-fight-warming.html#more Cap and Trade Climate Environment United States 11/17/2009 USA Today President Obama's China visit touched on the issue of climate change and cooperation on green energy research. But his week-long trip to Asia has also brought an acknowledgment that next month's big climate change conference in Copenhagen will not result in a new treaty. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120483112 Cap and Trade Climate United States 11/17/2009 NPR Putting a price on carbon in the face of powerful opposing forces - from consumers who will always want their fuel, electricity, food and clothing to be cheaper than it is, to corporations driven by the bottom line - will ultimately be a matter of sheer political will. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/16/business/energy-environment/16green.html?_r=1&pagewanted=2&partner=rss&emc=rss Cap and Trade Climate Economy Energy Environment Green Taxes Pollution & Toxics United States 11/15/2009 New York Times