Election 2008: What’s At Stake?

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Founder of Chicago Climate Exchange says cap and trade is coming

August 7th, 2008 · No Comments

(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 still broadly agree [...]

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Utilities: Energy Efficiency Won’t Neutralize Population Growth

July 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

(Photo by Phil Taylor)
Duke Energy’s coal-fired plant in southern North Carolina. The company is studying whether an addition will capture a maximum of mercury emissions. Construction is planned during the study.
 

Energy demand clashed with economics Tuesday morning at the North Carolina Public Utilities Commission hearing on the state’s long-term electricity demand, and the environment was [...]

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