Industry On-side; Government Off-side

Tue, 2006-04-11 09:39Richard Littlemore

Industry On-side; Government Off-side

The six biggest energy firms in the U.S. appear before Congress to plead for carbon caps and Grist's Amanda Griscom Little does a nice job on the coverage.

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