Cap & Trade
Max has “serious reservations” over Cap and Trade…
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus said today that he has “serious reservations” about a major global warming bill and warned fellow Democrats to water down the measure in hopes of getting it through the Senate.
Speaking at the start of an Environment and Public Works Committee hearing where he is the second highest-ranking member, the Montana […]
Cap and Trade: “even proponents like Phillips acknowledge it will raise higher energy bills…”
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009The White House has enlisted the help of a Bozeman Democrat to push carbon-reducing legislation that promotes alternative energy like wind and solar power.
But State Rep. Mike Phillips said a large challenge faces him and others who want to see the federal legislation pass. He announced he’d been chosen the day after a poll showed […]
Cap and Trade: $1,761 a year
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009More hateful right-wing disinformation regarding the super-awesome policies of the Obama administration, this time from the Treasury Department…
The Obama administration has privately concluded that a cap and trade law would cost American taxpayers up to $200 billion a year, the equivalent of hiking personal income taxes by about 15 percent.
A previously unreleased analysis prepared by […]
Cap & Trade/Tax: $175 OR $3000…WHO YA GOT?!
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009“Under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket.”
The left has been quoting a CBO study which toutes a “modest” increase of $175 a year in the cost of energy consumption. Doing a quick calculation, that translates into a $14.58 per month increase for a household of four…how does […]
The cost of Cap & Trade/Tax…
Friday, June 26th, 2009If you don’t already know, H.R. 2454 has passed out of the House on a vote of 219-212.
Testimony before the Senate Republican Conference
June 22, 2009
My name is Ben Lieberman, and I am the Senior Policy Analyst for Energy and Environment in the Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies at The Heritage Foundation. The […]