{"id":382959,"date":"2010-03-02T12:55:16","date_gmt":"2010-03-02T17:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prisonplanet.com\/?p=35667"},"modified":"2010-03-02T12:55:16","modified_gmt":"2010-03-02T17:55:16","slug":"a-gas-tax-to-cure-global-warming-compromise-looks-to-revive-stalled-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/382959","title":{"rendered":"A gas tax to cure global warming? Compromise looks to revive stalled plan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Susan Ferrechio
\nWashington Examiner<\/a>
\nMarch 2, 2010<\/p>\n

A group of senators are trying to resuscitate global warming<\/a> legislation, but the potential inclusion of a new gas tax threatens to keep action on one of President Obama<\/a>\u2019s signature initiatives stalled.<\/p>\n

Sens. John Kerry, D-Mass., Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., have pushed aside the politically unpopular idea of passing a \u201ccap and trade\u201d system for regulating most emissions and would instead go after power plants, motor vehicles and manufacturers with targeted taxes and caps.<\/p>\n

The lawmakers are hoping to get a bill together in the \u201ccoming weeks,\u201d according to a Kerry aide, and then find a way to fit it in the already jammed Senate calendar, where the jobs agenda and now health care<\/a> reform are the priorities.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnlike past pieces of legislation, we are taking a careful look at different sectors of the economy to determine the most appropriate policy to reduce emissions in each sector,\u201d Kerry spokeswoman Whitney Smith said. \u201cBased on input from all stakeholders, the idea is to take a reasonable, responsive approach to each sector to accomplish an economywide goal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Full article here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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