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The last interesting piece is a provision that allows the President to extend the cap-and-trade system to manufacturers if he determines that the top five developing-country trading partners of the United States are taking comparable action on their emissions. (There would be a five year delay from the determination to the extension of the system.) This would have a very weird impact in practice. In 2009, for example, that list would have been China (including Taiwan), Brazil, Singapore, India, and Venezuela. Does anyone really think that U.S. action on China should be contingent on what Singapore does?

Scare, baby, scare! Actor (and now solar panel pitchman) Larry Hagman warns of 'the collapse of civilization, within 15 to 20 years' | GORE LIED

Pathetic. These people just cannot resist the urge to resort to alarmism to achieve their profits and political power.

Senate Climate Watch: Fate of Carbon Cap Still Unclear | Mother Jones

But many, even within the environmental community, have acknowledged that there's little chance that any kind of carbon cap passes this year. "It's a very uphill battle," acknowledged another environmental advocate working on legislation.

Electric Cars: All Charged Up, but Still Stuck in First Gear - WSJ.com

To appreciate the obstacles standing in the way of the electric-car dream, you don't need to talk to electric-vehicle skeptics or hybrid haters. Instead, you can listen to the people who believe in electric vehicles, and are investing in those beliefs.

Proponents of the technology will tell you that anyone buying an electric vehicle will want to know at least two things: How far can I drive before I have to recharge? And, where can I go to recharge when I am on the road, far from home? Companies acknowledge that clear answers to those questions aren't yet available—and may not be until a good while after the coming flock of electric cars has hit showrooms.