With $850 billion (or so, who is counting, anyway) on the table, moving around about 1/3rd of one percent might seem like nothing but $3 billion here, $3 billion there and it starts to add up. Earlier today, the House approved Representative Jerry Nadler (D-NY)’s amendment to add $3 billion in capital investment in transit. […]
$3 billion more for transit: Kudos to some House Ds
January 28th, 2009 · Comments Off on $3 billion more for transit: Kudos to some House Ds
Carbon Cap / Tax … and Dividend?
January 28th, 2009 · Comments Off on Carbon Cap / Tax … and Dividend?
Amid all the discussions about potential paths forward in terms climate legislation, there is basic agreement about the need to ‘put a price on carbon’ to incentivize reducing carbon intensity (and usage … or, actually, dumping into the atmosphere) throughout the economy. And, then the debate turns to “what to do with the resources”. For […]
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