Article by Kyle W. Danish, Shelley N. Fidler,
Andrea Hudson Campbell, Kevin M. Gallagher and Megan
Ceronsky
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Commentary
Chairman Boxer issued a set of "principles" for
climate change legislation. The principles are, for the most,
fairly high-level and spare -- the document did not specify an
emissions target. Notably, the most detailed part of the principles
elaborates a wide-ranging list of recipients of "carbon market
revenues," including consumers, clean energy initiatives,
wildlife programs, and adaptation initiatives in developing
countries. This approach seems likely to arouse some of the critics
who said that the Lieberman-Warner bill became too much like an
appropriations program. In addition, the principles emphasize the
importance of ensuring continued progress for state and local
efforts . . . Indeed, the week was full of news related to
