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Last Updated on Monday, 13 July 2009 03:20 Written by rslcpol Monday, 13 July 2009 03:20
From HonoluluAdvertiser.com:
Lt. Gov. James “Duke” Aiona, the front-runner for the Republican gubernatorial nomination in 2010, opposes a so-called “cap-and-trade” energy conservation system that aims to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the U.S.
Speaking during a recent radio interview, Aiona said the system “would be devastating for not only the state of Hawai’i but the entire nation.” Hawai’i already has implemented programs that will result in lower greenhouse gas emissions, he said.
A cap-and-trade system empowers the government to set limits on heat-trapping pollution discharged by factories, refineries and power plants. The limits periodically would be adjusted downward.