Northeast states to act on CO2 where Bush won't

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Seven northeastern U.S. states said on Tuesday they had agreed on a model rule that would create the country's first market for heat-trapping carbon dioxide by curbing emissions at power plants.

The agreement, called the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, is relatively weak compared to the European Trading Scheme, the emissions trading program set up by the European Union to meet its obligations under the Kyoto Protocol on global warming.

But one expert said it was a landmark agreement that may help force the federal government to take action on reducing greenhouse gases.

"It's a good first step, but the road is pretty long, and we are going to need substantive greenhouse gas reductions," said Peter Fusaro, a carbon markets expert and the CEO of Energy & Environment Capital Management LLC in New York. "The limits are mild, pretty negligible," he added.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/energy_states_carbon_dc

This is how we can save the planet. California is about to enact a reduction, hopefully other states will follow.

Any suggestions on how to push for this in my state?

K&R!

After all, a lot of the pollution in the Northeast blows in from points west.

I'm sure Bush and Congress are moving heaven and earth to develop a federal plan.

:sarcasm: