U.S. Congressional Budget Office - Facts About Climate Change

Obama wants big carbon dioxide cuts, but daily life should be much the same with higher billsAmericans' day-to-day lives won't change noticeably if President Barack Obama achieves his newly announced goal of slashing carbon dioxide pollution by one-sixth in the next decade, ...

Modest long-term economic costs projected in climate bill compared to overall growthThe long-term economic costs of a climate bill being considered in Congress would be "comparatively modest" in light of expected overall economic growth over the next 40 years, according to a ...

THE ENERGY BILL'S THICK HAZE On June 26, the House of Representatives "passed the most important environmental and energy legislation in our nation's history," in the words of Environmental Defense Fund President Fred Krupp. By putting limits on the emissions that cause ...

CBO study finds climate bill will cost average household $175 a year in 2020A nonpartisan congressional study projects only modest household cost increases as a result of a Democratic proposal to limit carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, contradicting claims by many ...

Poor families could receive hundreds of dollars from climate bill to offset energy costsLow-income families will receive hundreds of dollars a year to help pay higher energy bills if Congress enacts the first-ever limits on the gases blamed for global warming, according ...

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New climate targets may not change daily life much

Report: Climate bill costs could be modest

THE ENERGY BILL'S THICK HAZE

CBO: Climate bill costs to be modest.

Climate bill to pay hundreds of dollars in rebates

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