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Sen. Whitehouse to Push Carbon Fee Bill
2014-11-19 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) will unveil new legislation that will put a price on carbon emissions. Whitehouse, a staunch environmentalist, will announce details of the bill during a speech on the Senate floor on Wednesday. The bill is expected to help slash carbon emissions by charging a fee for each ton emitted. It will also generate over a trillion dollars in revenue to go back to the public, Whitehouse said. Whitehouse has been preparing the bill for some time, first introducing...
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