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Published: 07/15/09

Did Sarah Palin Flip-Flop on Cap-and-Trade?

By  Ria Misra - Politics Daily
Did Sarah Palin Flip-Flop on Cap-and-Trade?

Sarah Palin's op-ed in Tuesday's Washington Post takes cap-and-trade legislation to task as likely to do everything from drive up energy prices to threaten American energy independence. But some who remember back to her vice-presidential campaign characterize this stance as a flip-flop. ThinkProgress points out that during her debate with Joe Biden, Palin expressed support for capping carbon emissions: Gwen Ifill (moderator): But I just wanted to ask you, do you support capping carbon emissions?Sarah Palin: I do. I do. So why the difference? Some of it may simply be that Palin was running ...

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Published: 06/24/09

Climate Change Accord On Horizon in 'Hopenhagen'

By  Ria Misra - Politics Daily
Climate Change Accord On Horizon in 'Hopenhagen'

After getting some attention during President Obama's press conference on Tuesday, climate change legislation that would cut greenhouse emissions 17 percent by 2020 looks likely to pass the House by the end of the week. But climate change plans for reducing greenhouse emissions are a little like playing baseball -- hard to do alone. Even as nations work individually on their own climate change policies, they're also looking ahead to a planned summit in Copenhagen in December. ...

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