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Can Cap-and-Trade Survive a Papal Denunciation?
In his lengthy encyclical on climate change, Pope Francis denounced the cap-and-trade system that allows companies to go on polluting as long as they pay for it. Was he talking about California? Defenders say regulations make it effective and that it's the best we can hope for. Critics agree with the Pope.
By Warren Olney • • 23m ListenIn his lengthy encyclical on climate change, Pope Francis denounced the cap-and-trade system that allows companies to go on polluting as long as they pay for it. Was he talking about California? Cap-and-trade is the very heart of AB 32, the state's pioneering law for reducing greenhouse gases. Defenders say regulations make it effective and that it's the best we can hope for. Critics agree with the Pope. We hear both sides.
Also, should California dump the bear flag?
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A papal encyclical is the highest form of teaching from one of the world's most powerful religious leaders. Pope Francis' message on climate change insists there's a moral imperative to save the Earth and serve the least among us by limiting greenhouse emissions.
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Republican US Senator Lindsay Graham and Republican Governor Niki Haley are just two of the South Carolina politicians who say it's time to take the Confederate Flag down from the state capitol grounds and relegate it to a history museum.
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