Sentences with phrase «opponents of cap»

Since the opponents of cap - and - trade are going to pillory it as a tax anyway, why not go for the real thing — a simple, transparent, economy - wide carbon tax?

The giveaway is the strong tendency of conservative opponents of cap and trade to argue in bad faith.

Pastor says he and his co-authors are «not die - hard opponents of cap and trade.»

One of the most politically active climate scientist, Hansen, is very much an opponent of Cap & Trade.

Hansen has been a vocal opponent of cap - and - trade and he continues to articulate this view strongly — he's now calling it the «fee - and - green - check» approach.

Hansen's Been Vocal Opponent of Cap and Trade Hansen has made such statements before: Back in May he said he hoped the Waxman - Markey bill failed because of concerns that the only people to really benefit from such a scheme are financiers acting as middlemen and that a «much more effective approach» was needed — such as a fee - and - dividend approach — which is essential a carbon tax on producers, with the money being given back to the public.

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The report claims the emissions cap included in Alberta government's climate change plan will cost Canada's oil sands industry $ 250 billion and is the latest in a concerted effort by conservative opponents of the NDP to undermine its flagship policy.

Since then, the Nittany Lions have been one of the most dominant teams in the nation, rolling through opponents to a 9 - 0 SU and 8 -0-1 ATS record that was capped off with an upset win over Wisconsin in the Big Ten Championship Game.

UAB deserves a trip to the Bahamas to cap its first season back after the miraculous resurrection of its football program, and although Ohio played its way out of a shot at the MAC title with a puzzling late - season loss to Akron, the Blazers get a quality opponent to measure themselves against.

The wax made the caps heavier, so they traveled farther than the unfilled ones and were useful for butting an opponent's shooter out of a favorable position.

Now that AG Andrew Cuomo is dipping his toe into the roiling waters (via Fred Dicker) on select issues such as the still - late state budget, the Ravitch plan and lifting the charter school cap, his opponents are taking the opportunity to call on the yet - unannounced gubernatorial hopeful to make clear his positions on a host of other topics as well.

Opponents note that Thompson has less than $ 2 million in the bank, which means he will have to post stellar numbers through the rest of the campaign if he wants to reach the spending caps that Quinn has already hit.

The ad goes on to cite Faso's record of results as a leader, notably his efforts to push for a property tax cap, which his opponent is against, and his role in creating New York's STAR program, which saves taxpayers millions of dollars each year.

He has been a vocal opponent of the tax imposed on residents and businesses in his district by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and has proposed restructuring the agency and imposing a tax cap.

Advocates for charter schools, who rank high on de Blasio's list of political opponents, are already gearing up for the fight to have the cap extended or, ideally for them, eliminated.

David Weprin: Well, clearly when you're dealing with an opponent that is not part of the system, who has unlimited funds, as the recent election we just went through with the mayor of the city of New York, I would remove the individual cap on contributions for donors and go to a much higher cap similar to the one that's at the state level for the governor of the state of New York.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's brief remarks tonight at the gala that caps the annual caucus weekend were interrupted by one of his 2010 opponents, NYC Councilman Charles Barron, who led supporters in loud chants of «tax the rich!»

His remarks to an assembly at Wakefield High School just outside Washington, which were broadcast and carried online nationally, capped days of criticism, primarily from conservative opponents of the president, who asserted that Mr. Obama might use the address to persuade children to support his political agenda.

At the first of the new Askwith Debates, supporters and opponents will debate the merits of the upcoming Massachusetts ballot proposal on lifting the charter school cap.

Opponents have hamstrung school - choice programs at every turn: fighting voucher programs in legislative chambers and courtrooms; limiting per - pupil funding so tightly that it's impractical for new schools to come into being; capping the number of charter schools; and regulating and harassing them into near conformity with conventional schools.

Proponents contend that caps help limit the growth of the sector, and thus control the overall quality of charter schools (by encouraging authorizers to be more discerning in approving applications and more rigorous in closing low - performing schools).79 On the other hand, opponents argue that charter school caps stifle the growth of high - quality schools and may deter high - performing operators from even applying to operate in the state.

In addition to the standard deck building and ranked ladder matches, which allow you to climb the ranks monthly and earn rewards, the game also comes with challenges that'll test their skills in certain scenarios, akin to puzzles that'll have put on their thinking caps, and the Gauntlet, which is a sealed deck mode where players get to create a unique deck out of random cards and test their skills against other opponents.

It's one of the most common lines you hear from cap and trade opponents: «Well, just look at Europe.»

I'm giving some financial support to Harry Reid's Republican opponent in Nevada — who is polling way ahead of Reid at the moment — and I intend to support a Republican candidate for California State Assembly from my district who has started his campaign with a very unequivocal statement of his desire to repeal AB32, California's own home - grown version of cap - and - trade.

Not surprisingly, opponents and supporters of carbon caps have very different takes on the poll's findings.

Rep. Vic Snyder (D - Arkansas), who represents Little Rock and much of Pulaski County, was the only member of his State's delegation to vote for the American Clean Energy and Security Act, cap - and - trade legislation that passed through the House of Representatives in late June, and he has been hammered over the airwaves by utilities, agriculture interests, and political opponents ever since.

And this is exactly why cap and trade's political opponents were able to convince many that it was really an «energy tax» though it was really nothing of the sort.

Republican opponents of climate legislation have been telling the public that a cap - and - trade bill would impose a «light switch tax.»