Focus (Forum & Focus)
Jun. 6, 2008
Piecemeal Greenhouse Gas Regulation Could Hurt Competition
Serious questions have been raised about the Bay Area Air Quality Management District's authority to issue a rule regulating greenhouse gas emissions, writes Bruce Flushman. - Forum Column
By Bruce Flushman
This article appears on Page 6
Despite strenuous opposition from industry emitters of greenhouse gases, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District approved a rule imposing a fee of 4.4 cents per metric ton of carbon dioxide equivalent. The rule focuses on a narrow group of businesses: refiners, cement plants, retail gasoline outlets and other stationary sources. This rule applies...
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