Senate committee passes cap-and-trade bill

Dec 06, 2007 | 05:29 AM | Rory Carroll

Few surprises were produced as a climate change bill that would cap greenhouse gas emissions and set up a market for trading emissions passed the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee by an 11-8 vote.

"This is the most far-reaching global warming bill in the world," Sen. Barbara Boxer (D., Calif.), chairwoman of the committee, said following the vote.....





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