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Climate Change: Will Carbon Tax Unite ExxonMobil and Its Critics?
The only hope for a new carbon-cutting law from the U.S. Congress in 2010 could involve what has long been thought of as the least politically viable approach: a tax on carbon. But achieving that might very well require an alliance of strange bedfellows – including environmental advocates and ExxonMobil, long a chief climate change skeptic.
BOOKS: Environmental Disasters as Case Studies in “This Borrowed Earth”
Robert Emmet Hernan provides a frightening catalog of detail in his new book, “This Borrowed Earth: Lessons from the 15 Worst Environmental Disasters around the World.” Hernan’s message is simple: “If we forget how and why these disasters happened and what horrible consequences emerged from them, we will not avert future disasters.”
SEC Votes for Improved Disclosure on Climate Risk
In an action hailed by environmental groups as “ground-breaking,” the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission voted to provide guidance to publicly-listed companies regarding the level and quality of their disclosures on climate change and its “material” impact on their businesses.
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