Comments on: Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act — The details plus Obama and Gore statements http://climateprogress.org/2009/09/30/clean-energy-jobs-and-american-power-act/ The Latest on Climate Science, Solutions, and Politics Mon, 22 Mar 2010 08:16:56 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Mike#22 http://climateprogress.org/2009/09/30/clean-energy-jobs-and-american-power-act/#comment-135466 Mike#22 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:29:09 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/?p=12045#comment-135466 Strike my earlier dumb comment--didn't understand the TOC of the Bill Strike my earlier dumb comment–didn’t understand the TOC of the Bill

]]> By: Peter Wood http://climateprogress.org/2009/09/30/clean-energy-jobs-and-american-power-act/#comment-134924 Peter Wood Thu, 01 Oct 2009 08:01:24 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/?p=12045#comment-134924 The bill is an improvement and the Market Stability Reserve looks great! After my initial reading of the bill, in my opinion the best way to improve it is to increase the portion of permits that go into the Reserve. Because of the recent drop in US emissions, the carbon price is likely to be low and permits that go into the reserve are likely to lead to emissions reductions. How many permits that go into the reserve is not yet specified in the Senate Bill, so is something that will be bargained over. Increasing the portion of permits that go into the reserve would also reduce the likelihood of the carbon price going above the reserve price, which is supposed to act like a price ceiling. For these reasons the goal of increasing the amount of permits that go into the Reserve is achievable. The bill is an improvement and the Market Stability Reserve looks great! After my initial reading of the bill, in my opinion the best way to improve it is to increase the portion of permits that go into the Reserve. Because of the recent drop in US emissions, the carbon price is likely to be low and permits that go into the reserve are likely to lead to emissions reductions.

How many permits that go into the reserve is not yet specified in the Senate Bill, so is something that will be bargained over. Increasing the portion of permits that go into the reserve would also reduce the likelihood of the carbon price going above the reserve price, which is supposed to act like a price ceiling. For these reasons the goal of increasing the amount of permits that go into the Reserve is achievable.

]]> By: BobSmith http://climateprogress.org/2009/09/30/clean-energy-jobs-and-american-power-act/#comment-134742 BobSmith Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:17:06 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/?p=12045#comment-134742 This bill sounds great. Can anyone tell me how soon before this goes to the floor for debate, and what happend to H.R. 2454 that got passed in the House? This bill sounds great. Can anyone tell me how soon before this goes to the floor for debate, and what happend to H.R. 2454 that got passed in the House?

]]> By: Mike#22 http://climateprogress.org/2009/09/30/clean-energy-jobs-and-american-power-act/#comment-134686 Mike#22 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:20:09 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/?p=12045#comment-134686 The link to the "full bill text" stops at section 215. So does the link at Senator Kerry's site. Looking forward to the balance. The link to the “full bill text” stops at section 215. So does the link at Senator Kerry’s site.

Looking forward to the balance.

]]> By: Greg Robie http://climateprogress.org/2009/09/30/clean-energy-jobs-and-american-power-act/#comment-134536 Greg Robie Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:39:13 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/?p=12045#comment-134536 BTW, enjoy my dyslexia, keyboarding challenged, hurried post of that previous comment! ;) BTW, enjoy my dyslexia, keyboarding challenged, hurried post of that previous comment! ;)

]]> By: Greg Robie http://climateprogress.org/2009/09/30/clean-energy-jobs-and-american-power-act/#comment-134535 Greg Robie Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:36:35 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/?p=12045#comment-134535 Even with the initial version "deepening" cuts in emmisions, this hiaku written for ACES applies well to CEJAP as well: Jacks or Better ACES ‘s not duces, But as science calls the game Not ‘nuff to open! Even with the initial version “deepening” cuts in emmisions, this hiaku written for ACES applies well to CEJAP as well:

Jacks or Better

ACES ‘s not duces,
But as science calls the game
Not ‘nuff to open!

]]> By: Andrew http://climateprogress.org/2009/09/30/clean-energy-jobs-and-american-power-act/#comment-134498 Andrew Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:06:22 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/?p=12045#comment-134498 Nike leaves the Chamber of Commerce too: http://blogs.wsj.com/environmentalcapital/2009/09/30/just-do-it-nike-too-bails-on-chamber-of-commerce-over-climate/ Nike leaves the Chamber of Commerce too: http://blogs.wsj.com/ environmentalcapital/ 2009/ 09/ 30/ just-do-it-nike-too-bails-on-chamber-of-commerce-over-climate/

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