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The tail is now wagging the dog in U.S. climate-change struggle

Posted on November 16, 2007

Governors Arnold Schwarzenegger of California, Jon Huntsman Jr. of Utah and Brian Schweitzer of Montana launched the drive this week with 30-second ad spots talking about the threat posed by greenhouse gas emissions. The campaign is underwritten by Environmental Defense, an advocacy group pressing for quick action on a climate-change proposal by Senators Joseph I. Lieberman of Connecticut and John W. Warner of Virginia that would cap carbon emissions at 15 percent below 2005 levels by 2020 and establish a trading system for industries to meet the goals. Environmental Defense is spending $3...

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