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  could be special situation cuz they're lawyersOn EPA demands attorneys remove video critical of cap-and-trade posted 2 weeks ago 28 Responses

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  my answer is yes and yes because "cash" has two parts: 1. the state budget is on fire and everyone is running around like crazy to keep things from burning down and there's no time to enter into a huge long fight about enviropolicy. how long will the fire last? YEARS. easily EASILY well into the meaty part of the great transition period. 2. adventurous state funding, even pooled for scale as i once thought people might try, will be hunting -- like the banksters are doing -- for high returns, not policy gains. meanwhile we already know that investors and bank(st)ers are looking for double-digit gains or major concessions. this is a bad time for big policy shifts to depend primarily on private money. ok ken so those are what i mean with "cash." when you ask your question -- "Does effective climate policy necessarily require government 'cash'?" -- my first reaction is to try to picture a network of unfunded mandates, with unequal jurisdiction, accelerating fuel switching in north america to escape velocity. compared to "nothing," progressive states working together do and would make a difference, but without seed money? really? without "tax incentives"? because this is a very very big thing and universal per-organization profitability is not what ANYONE is talking about when they say "it'll pay for itself."On The real reason the climate bill is going to suck posted 2 weeks, 3 days ago 29 Responses

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  "handout"? try again.On The real reason the climate bill is going to suck posted 2 weeks, 4 days ago 29 Responses

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  well heck, the 'great moderation' wasn't the end of history? hoocoodanode.On The real reason the climate bill is going to suck posted 2 weeks, 4 days ago 29 Responses

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  cashOn The real reason the climate bill is going to suck posted 2 weeks, 4 days ago 29 Responses