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...prices along the way--is to improve technology. We need good alternatives to fossil fuels, not the ersatz variety in which we convert corn to ethanol and then face soaring food prices. We need to harness vast amounts of solar power and start storing the carbon dioxide emitted by coal-fired power plants underground. We need green buildings that demand less energy for heating and cooling, and automobiles that get vastly more miles per gallon...
...percent in the next two decades. Undoubtedly, a large proportion of this rise in demand may be attributed to the rise of China and India; an estimated 61 percent of the expected rise in carbon dioxide emissions will be due to the developing world’s reliance on coal and fossil fuels. In fact, air pollution is even worse in developing Asia than it is in the United States. A brief walk through the streets of smog-ridden Bangalore can leave a healthy individual coughing within a matter of minutes; in fact, many of the residents of the rapidly...
...drive down costs even further, he proposes an even more controversial cost-containment idea. His plan would allow the unlimited use of so-called offsets, or pollution credits purchased from carbon-reduction projects outside the cap-and-trade system. In other words, a coal-fired utility in Ohio wouldn't have to reduce its carbon emissions if it bought enough offsets from, say, a forest preserve that promised not to clear-cut its timber. A certain number of offsets make sense - as long as they are real and verified (which is hard to ensure). But many policy analysts fear that...
...chances of passage are next to nil. As G.O.P. opposition to the bill hardened - the business lobby argued that it would cripple the U.S. economy by raising electric rates and damaging America's ability to compete with China - McCain was cagey about whether he would support it. Most coal-state Democrats and all but a handful of Republicans are shunning the bill, but McCain recently took a stand in favor of it. He rejected those dire economic predictions from the business lobby, and said, "I hope the entire Congress will join in supporting it and the President of the United...
...When outdoors, he usually dons a baseball cap, even in the dim light of winter. His chalk-pale skin is a testament to the care he now takes in the sun. "I hope everyone has some sunscreen," he told the traveling press at a recent campaign stop in the coal hills of Kentucky. His doctor checks for new blemishes every few months, with his last announced checkup taking place in March. "Everything's fine," McCain said the following...