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NM regulators to rule on ‘cap and trade’

NM regulators to rule on ‘cap and trade’

The other big vote in New Mexico may be overshadowed by Election Day but it has huge economic implications by reducing greenhouse gas in the Land of Enchantment.

Trading carbon for jobs

Trading carbon for jobs

A Santa Fe public hearing today aims to reconcile competing interests to cap greenhouse gas and boost a recession-battered economy.

Poll: Partisan divisions slip away on ‘cap and trade’

Poll: Partisan divisions slip away on ‘cap and trade’

Data source: Pew Research Center

Change in GDP for reducing greenhouse gas emissions

Change in GDP for reducing greenhouse gas emissions

Source: Congressional Budget Office, The Costs of Reducing Greenhouse-Gas Emissions [PDF] Data: Energy Information Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, CRA International, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Brookings Institution, and the Congressional Budget Office.

Baucus lobbyist complex

Baucus lobbyist complex

Twelve ex-staffers of Montana Sen. Max Baucus now work as lobbyists with direct interest in the Senate climate bill. Guess who's Mr. Popular?

Baucus backs ‘cap and trade’ bill that exempts agribusiness

Baucus backs ‘cap and trade’ bill that exempts agribusiness

Montana Dem guts Senate attempt to hold big polluters accountable.

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