(Photo by Rob Runyan) Richard Sandor is founder and CEO of the Chicago Climate Exchange, the first voluntary but legally binding market for trading emissions in North America. By Frank Carlson/Medill As U.S. Senators Barack Obama and John McCain begin their long descent into tit-for-tat rhetorical games, it’s easy to forget key issues the two [...]
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Founder of Chicago Climate Exchange says cap and trade is coming
August 7, 2008 – 3:08 pm
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Tagged attack, auction, Barack Obama, cap and trade, carbon, CCX, chicago climate exchange, Clean Air Act, emissions, global warming, John McCain, market, Richard Sandor, terrorist
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King Coal and the Mother Teresa of rural Appalachia
July 10, 2008 – 11:32 am
(Photos by Frank Carlson) Wildflowers grow along state route TN-90 in the Cumberland Mountains near the community of Eagan, Tenn. By Frank Carlson, Medill So we’re halfway through our week of reporting on the history and impact of the Tennessee Valley Authority, the nation’s largest public utility and arguably the original “green collar” developer. And [...]
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Tagged Appalachia, Barack Obama, claiborne county, climate change, coal, cumberland mountains clearfork community institute, deep mining, eagan, East Tennessee, fossil fuels, gas, Iraq, John McCain, Marie Cirillo, Mother Teresa, oil, religion, strip mining, Tennessee Valley Authority, TVA
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