The Obama administration wants to sell pollution permits to businesses and use about 80% of the income for tax cuts for middle class Americans. It is estimated that revenues from the permits would generate about $650 billion.
As you can imagine, there is a vigorous debate between Congress and the businesses who would need these permits. The strongest opposition comes from utility companies, which are the largest group of carbon dioxide polluters in the country. In 2007, for example, U.S. utility companies released 2.4 billion tons of carbon dioxide, mainly from the use of coal.
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