John Podesta Warns Committee of Accelerated Global Warming and Need for Carbon Market Policies
At a hearing of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, John Podesta of the Center for American Progress emphasizes the need for action to curb carbon emissions to combat the accelerating affects of global warming, recommending a cap and trade system to limit pollution.
January 23, 2008
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