Video: The Facts of Cap and Trade, From an Economist
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| Video: The Facts of Cap and Trade, From an Economist EDF is known for unconventional tactics. We often experiment with new ideas to find the ways that work. However, this time I had a chance to do something truly off-the-wall.I was asked to make a video with the coalition Clean Energy Works that explains cap and trade in a way [.] |