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What's more, trading pollution allowances could raise hundreds of billions of dollars. Clinton and Obama want all the allowances auctioned to the highest bidder, a position McCain would not accept. The fossil-fuel industries want them given away. Lieberman-Warner uses a mix of giveaway and auction, a seemingly...
U.S. lawmakers disagree on how to aid businesses and homeowners affected by the housing crunch. The three sides:
In Connecticut, No Child Left Inside encourages outdoor recreational activities. In Colorado, Climate Wise helps local businesses reduce greenhouse gases. In Massachusetts, MassDocs makes housing more affordable. These three innovative government programs are among the 50 finalists announced yesterday in the Harvard Kennedy School’s 2008 Innovations in...
Addressing concerns about the decline of French culture and economic interests, French Culture Minister Christine Albanel unveiled a series of proposals earlier this month to stimulate spending on art works by French buyers. She wants to change exisiting laws so that the sale and auction of modern art can become...
The proposal still has to be approved by a parliament that is currently focused on cutting government spending rather than promoting art sales. But there's good reason to think Albanel's project will get clearance. First, the plan is nearly pain-free for the state: commercial banks, not the...