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$3.07.
Come January, that’s how much it will cost for a power plant
to emit one ton of carbon dioxide pollution in any of the 10
states participating in the Regional Greenhouse Gas
Initiative (RGGI).
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The
[Green] Capitol Insider.
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 New York affiliate of the National Wildlife Federation
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Environmental Advocates of
New York Calls on Gov. Paterson, State Leaders to Keep RGGI Auction
Revenues Clean & Green
(ALBANY, NY)—“Today’s
auction of carbon dioxide allowances under the Regional Greenhouse
Gas Initiative, the ‘RGGI’, is a milestone in our nation's response
to climate change, and New York is where it all started,” said
Robert Moore, Executive Director, Environmental Advocates of New
York.
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Environmental Advocates of New York is the state's government
watchdog, holding lawmakers and agencies accountable for enacting
and enforcing laws that protect our natural resources and safeguard
public health. Environmental Advocates works alone and in coalitions
and has more than 7,000 individual and 130 organizational members.
The tax-exempt 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization is also the New
York affiliate of the National Wildlife Federation.
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