Thursday, February 14, 2013

Senators propose long-shot carbon tax bill for big polluters

Reuters: Two of the most liberal senators on Thursday proposed a bill to tax carbon emissions, raising up to $1.2 trillion in revenue over 10 years that would largely be returned consumers. Independent Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Barbara Boxer, a Democrat from California, attempted to seize on the momentum from Tuesday's State of the Union speech when President Barack Obama expressed support for efforts to battle climate change. "We have the opportunity right now, with the president's commitment in...

URL: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/14/us-usa-climate-legislation-idUSBRE91D1BX20130214?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2Fenvironment+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Environment%29
Enclosure: http://s1.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20130214&t=2&i=704072807&w=320&fh=&fw=&ll=&pl=&r=CBRE91D1GJT00

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