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Charles Rangel: “I think we should all agree the primary mechanism we are using here to try and drive investments in alternative energy…”

On the recordFebruary 24, 2009
I think we should all agree the primary mechanism we are using here to try and drive investments in alternative energy sources, non-carbon based sources, is by setting the price on carbon, and that will drive investments in these other technologies because consumers will want to buy them.
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Charles Rangel
Democratic · New York

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Rangel emphasizes the importance of pricing carbon to promote alternative energy investments.

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