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Carbon Tariff Raising UN Concerns
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“The head of a U.N. panel on the science of climate change says trade tariffs in a House-passed bill to limit heat-trapping pollution have only served to irritate international negotiations and could undermine U.S. efforts to persuade developing countries to enter into a new global warming treaty. ” (AP [1], Wednesday)
Smoot-Hawley [1 [2]] in a green dress?
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“A Tale of Two Tariffs [3]” by Larry Schweikart
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[1] AP: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CLIMATE_BILL_TARIFFS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
[2] 1: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoot-Hawley_Tariff_Act
[3] A Tale of Two Tariffs: http://www.thefreemanonline.org/featured/a-tale-of-two-tariffs/
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