Americas > Oregon environmentalists knock appearance of industrialist group at cap-and-trade hearing

Oregon environmentalists knock appearance of industrialist group at cap-and-trade hearing

Published 00:21 on September 26, 2018  /  Last updated at 09:46 on September 26, 2018  / Matthew Lithgow /  Americas, Canada, US

The inclusion of a speaker from a fossil fuel-tied think-tank at an Oregon legislative hearing on Tuesday drew criticism from stakeholders who said the appearance was detracting from the state’s efforts to develop a carbon reduction policy, including a cap-and-trade system, ahead of the 2019 legislative session.
The inclusion of a speaker from a fossil fuel-tied think-tank at an Oregon legislative hearing on Tuesday drew criticism from stakeholders who said the appearance was detracting from the state’s efforts to develop a carbon reduction policy, including a cap-and-trade system, ahead of the 2019 legislative session.


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