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pahunkboy -> CO2 Trade War Hits Midwest (1/10/2010 12:36:30 PM)
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http://www.truthout.org/110107Frank
CO2 Trade War Hits Midwest Sunday 10 January 2010 by: Joshua Frank, t r u t h o u t | Report
It's round one in the 2010 fight against global warming and Minnesota has landed the first punch against coal-fired electricity that crosses its borders. The state is seeking to place a tariff on carbon dioxide turned out by coal plants in North Dakota. While there has been a lot of huffing and puffing about carbon tariffs in the past from countries that want to stick a tax on items that are produced in polluting industries, Minnesota's move is the first of its kind. Currently, the law does not mandate a carbon tariff; it only provides the framework to create such a pricing mechanism if a tax on carbon emissions becomes necessary in the future. Minnesota is currently looking at pricing guidelines for a likely utility rate increase in 2012/snip
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