Seven Northeast States Launch Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
ALBANY, New York, December 20, 2005 (ENS) - The governors of seven Northeast states announced their agreement today on the first mandatory cap-and-trade program to control carbon dioxide emissions in the United States... A memorandum of understanding detailing the program was released today and will be signed by Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, and Vermont. Called the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), the program will reduce carbon dioxide pollution through a mandatory emissions cap on the electricity generating sector, coupled with a market-based trading program to achieve the lowest possible compliance costs.

UNGREENING MITT ROMNEY - January 01, 2006 10:09 PM EST
WASHINGTON -- Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney on Dec. 16 made a significant move that will benefit the pocketbooks of his state's consumers and perhaps boost his own Republican presidential prospects. He pulled Massachusetts out of the compact of Northeastern states requiring a reduction in power plant emissions of carbon dioxide.

Evangelicals direct clout at global warming - Tuesday, December 27, 2005
What does the Bible say about global warming? Some evangelical Christian leaders hope to answer that question next year with a statement on climate change that could lend moral authority and political power to a smaller number of environmentalists pushing the issue... The climate change statement, being crafted by several evangelical leaders nationwide, could call for curbs on emissions of greenhouse gases. It also could put evangelicals — who make up 1 in 4 voters and are a key support base for President Bush, with 78 percent of white evangelicals voting for him last year — at odds with the White House and business interests that form another key Republican constituency. The emerging debate among evangelicals on "creation care" — as they dub environmental stewardship — may also sharpen differences within a group sometimes perceived as monolithic.

Ford outlines plan to fight global warming -December 21, 2005
Ford Chairman and Chief Executive Bill Ford said the company is committed to improving its plants' emissions. In a first for the auto industry, Ford Motor Co. on Tuesday outlined its efforts to reduce global-warming gases, saying it was committed to improving the emissions from its plants and products. Ford's strategy, published in a report requested by shareholder activists, listed few specifics for increasing the fuel economy of its vehicles. But environmental groups hailed the move as a significant commitment by the automaker, and called on General Motors Corp. to produce its own overview, a move GM has resisted so far.