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«Geoengineering holds forth the promise of addressing global warming concerns for just a few billion dollars a year,» wrote Newt Gingrich in an attack on proposed cap - and - trade legislation back in 2008.

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Kristian Dhal, the party leader, sent a message to «other moderate euroskeptic parties like the British Conservatives» to form an alliance to «steer back the EU» to focus on trade and energy and to be less interfering in national legislation.

New legislation that would increase penalties for prostitution near city schools — inspired by the anger over the open sex trade happening near PS 6 in West Farms — is getting some push back by a civil rights group that says the stiffer penalties will only make it harder for prostitutes to get out of the lifestyle.

Southern spent $ 14 million in lobbying related to climate change that year, while PG&E, which openly backed cap - and - trade legislation, spent $ 27 million and had a carbon footprint 40 times smaller than Southern.

As the debt settlement industry fights back against legislation and regulation does the industry really need two trade groups?

The release also touted Landrieu's opposition to cap - and - trade legislation, the key part of an Obama - backed climate bill that stalled in the Senate in 2010.

In an agreement announced on Feb. 26, 2007, TXU agreed to cancel 8 of its planned 11 new Texas coal - fired power plants as well as several new coal - fired plants in Pennsylvania and Virginia, back federal legislation to create a cap - and - trade system regulating CO2 emissions, and double spending on energy efficiency.

Meanwhile, similar cap - and - trade legislation in Washington state — which traced back to 2007, when the state's then - governor, Democrat Christine Gregoire, signed an executive order imposing carbon targets on the state — got caught up in the great right - wing backlash of 2008 — 2010 and died in the state Senate.

And, last month, after floating the idea of forcing cap - and - trade legislation through Congress as part of the budget, the White House quickly backed down in the face of opposition from Senate Democrats, especially those from the hard - hit Midwest.

Back when sweeping cap - and - trade legislation still had a pulse in 2009 - 10, Collins teamed up with Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell of Washington to float what they called a better approach.

Even so, Mr. Obama had consistently backed carbon caps and carbon trading markets, and his advisers say he has had discussions with key Congressional lawmakers, «including one key moderate House Democrat whose support will be critical to passage of any carbon legislation,» wrote N.E.F.

As part of the estimated US$ 45 million buyout, Luminant settled a series of lawsuits with Environmental Defense and the Natural Resources Defense Council and agreed to cancel 8 of its planned 11 new Texas coal - fired power plants as well as several new coal - fired plants in Pennsylvania and Virginia, back federal legislation to create a cap - and - trade system regulating CO2 emissions, and double spending on energy efficiency.

The construction industry, from project owners and contractors to subcontractors and trades, might be sitting back, ignoring the hype around Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL), thinking it's targeted at «spammers»: faceless entities that bombard us with electronic «junk».

They include: (1) regulatory law and enforcement work, because industries from banking to private equity funds to large oil companies will likely be targets of the new administration, while health insurance companies will be subject to heightened regulation; (2) litigation, because a Democratic administration will probably push back tort reform measures, giving rise to more lawsuits; (3) «green» law, i.e., representing companies that deal in green technology, whose growth will be stimulated by likely tax incentives as well as a cap and trade system; and (4) real estate, because the bailout legislation will most likely require banks availing themselves of the benefits to begin issuing mortgages again.

In its report published today on the Government's proposed legislation setting up a Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) the House of Commons Select Committee has backed a number of recommendations made by George Peretz QC (who gave written and oral evidence to the Committee's inquiry).