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A Climate Change Proposal With Cash

"Cap-and-dividend" advocates say to tackle global warming, Uncle Sam will need to hand out money

Posted June 2, 2008
U.S. Sens. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) (R) and John Warner (R-VA) hold a news conference August 2, 2007 in Washington, DC. The two unveiled legislation that aims to slow global warming by, among other things, establishing emission allowances and auctioning them off, with the proceeds going to promoting new technologies.

U.S. Sens. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) (R) and John Warner (R-VA) hold a news conference August 2, 2007 in Washington, DC. The two unveiled legislation that aims to slow global warming by, among other things, establishing emission allowances and auctioning them off, with the proceeds going to promoting new technologies. (Joshua Roberts/Getty Images)

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