Cap and Trade

[Alluvial]

I can't figure out what it is supposed to accomplish (besides the obvious, lower carbon emissions). Is it supposed to force industry to change to "green" energy sources?

I recieved a message from the Mississippi Manufacturers Assn. which says "Because Mississippi cannot utilize some of the alternative energy sources, this legislation will have a disproportionately negative effect on our state." I'm not real sure, but I think this means that our industries don't lend themselves to "green" energy sources. Is this going to be like the bricklayers going out of business when poured concrete came on the scene?

Oh yeah, I haz a pitchfork ... somewhere around here ...

[slang]

Originally Posted by Alluvial

I can't figure out what it is supposed to accomplish

1. To make the Feds richer than they'd ever dreamed possible.

2. To give the Feds control that they'd only dreamed possible.

3. To kill the economy flat, then build it back to a progressive utopia of socialism that it was truly intended to be. To give back Americas wealth to it's rightful owners.

What else would you like clarification on?