SENATORS INTRODUCE "CARBON FEE" BILL, HOUSE DEMS CALL FOR BLUE RIBBON CLIMATE PANEL

SENATORS INTRODUCE "CARBON FEE" BILL, HOUSE DEMS CALL FOR BLUE RIBBON CLIMATE PANEL
Boosted by President Obama’s inaugural address commitment to mitigate climate change, congressional Democrats have initiated several more climate measures. A legislative packet that seeks to mitigate climate change by enacting a carbon "fee" of $20 per ton of emitted carbon or methane equivalent was introduced last week by Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.). In the House, as several Democratic amendments for climate change hearings were voted down, more than 40 lawmakers urged President Obama to create a panel that would help communities deal with climate change events.
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