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Who Wins Under a Cap-and-Trade System?

The idea behind the cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas emissions is simple: Energy companies that rely mostly on oil and coal will have to pony up big bucks, while those who rely on more diversified forms of power will benefit. ...READ»

Ivan Glickman
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The Freakonomics of SuperFreakonomics

A Rogue Blogger Explores Climate Change, Sumo Wrestlers, and Best-Selling Authors READ»

Ivan Glickman

A Vote Against the Waxman-Markey Climate Change Bill is a vote for the Do Nothing Tax of 2009

With so many challenges facing our country and the U.S. government, many people have doubted whether we would see significant action on climate change this year.  They may still prove correct, but with the passage of the ...READ»

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Al Gore: Oil "Junkie" America Needs Third World Help

The former Vice President, clean-shaven in a dark suit and black cowboy boots, pauses. "Junkies find veins in their toes, when the veins in their arms and legs collapse," he says to Charlie Rose. The audience suffers an ...READ»

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World Green Exchange is Now a Carbon Credit Shopping Mall

Carbon credits (permits that allows the holder to emit one ton of CO2) are often maligned because it's impossible to know how much carbon is actually reduced from their purchase. In many carbon markets, buyers are only able to ...READ»

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Building the Low Carbon Economy

The financial crisis seems overwhelming, with dire warnings that things may still get worse, bailout or not. People are worried about what lies ahead for business, but believe it or not the news is not all bad. There are still ...READ»

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