Associated Press: The possible economic cost of confronting global warming – from higher electricity bills to more expensive gasoline – is driving the debate as climate change takes center stage in Congress. The Senate will begin considering legislation Monday that would mandate a reduction in carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from power plants, refineries, factories and transportation, cutting heat-trapping pollution by two-thirds by mid-century. The debate opens as Americans are …
Economic cost drives Senate climate debate
Associated Press: The possible economic cost of confronting global warming – from higher electricity bills to more expensive gasoline – is driving the debate as climate change takes center stage in Congress. The Senate will begin considering legislation Monday that would mandate a reduction in carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from power plants, refineries, factories and transportation, cutting heat-trapping pollution by two-thirds by mid-century. The debate opens as Americans are …
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