Hello! The New Mexico Independent is using DISQUS, a powerful comment system, to manage its comments. Learn more.
Community Page
- newmexicoindependent.com Jump to website »
-
Subscribe -
Community
-
Top Commenters
-
Popular Threads
- Ex-U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce announces he will run for his old seat
- Pearce announcement sets up congressional clash with Teague
- Congressman Lujan is out of step with northern N.M. on illegal immigration
- Health care is broken, but the government can’t fix it
- TODAY’S BLOG ROUNDUP: Even more Tea Party post mortems
-
Recent Comments
- You said your post wasn't about MJ, then you proceeded to talk about MJ. Wow. Do you see the disparity here? Even mentioning MJ in the title brought him into the topic. Even you can't...
- Well said. I couldn't agree more.
- Are you saying that excessively intrusive government actions in the past justify other intrusive actions now? Two wrongs make a right?
- Excellent piece, and not just because my blog was mentioned. It's always enticing to learn what Mr. Price has to say about all things Albuquerque
- I was in a union, and unions are true democracies: every member gets a vote, and if you don't like what the leadership is doing you get a bunch of your buddies to show up on election day and...
Jump to original thread »
Guv in the hot seat: N.M. role in cap-and-trade plan revealed next week
Started by nmindependent · 9 months ago
An ambitious plan to curb greenhouse gas emissions in New Mexico and other western states will be unveiled Tuesday, but the proposal could present Gov. Bill Richardson with a politically sensitive decision. One key element of the plan is whether to give away millions of dollars in pollution credit
... Continue reading »
9 months ago
A quick comment from a New Mexico advocate: Although many who have been involved in WCI are concerned with the low auction percentage in the regional framework, it is overall a historic and globally significant step forward. This agreement covers a region that would constitute one of the world's top ten economies, it includes more than twice as many emissions sources as any other (including the European Union), and it establishes market conditions for sharp reductions in emissions even though the region's population has been growing rapidly. With respect to auction vs. allowance of emissions permits, about half the emissions in the WCI come from California, whose public utilities commission announced a plan several days ago to move to 100% auction four years after startup, which is very commendable. Overall, this agreement (the details of which we won't fully know till Tuesday owing to tight info management in the various government offices) is likely to mark significant progress for a diverse region with both large energy-consuming states and large energy producers. Anyone who wants to discuss this is welcome to call me at 505 850 3489, my cell number, or email at nfarquhar@nrdc.org.. Thanks. Ned Farquhar, Natural Resources Defense Council, Albuquerque
9 months ago
Can anyone point to one example where a cap-and-trade program has resulted in any decrease in CO2 emissions anywhere? China, who reportedly brings one new coal plant on a week, can't even keep its milk supply for babies safe. So how can anyone claim this is a "globally significant step" if countries like China, India and the other developing countries don't sign on.
It seems to me that the advocates for these incomprehensible schemes are having a tough time explaining just how they would work to the benefit on the poor New Mexico tax payers without stumbling over words. Doesn't our government (we taxpayers) still pay farmers NOT to grow certain crops in the middle of a global food shortage? THAT doesn't make sense, so why should a cap-and-trade program make any sense either.