Topic for Fec 26'10 - CAP&TRADE

Following our topic last week, The Story of Stuff, I would like to continue discussing our attempt to reduce the impact of the stuff we posses towards our mother earth, by inventing a trend called Cap & Trade ... but ... Who Pays?

1. Before watching the clips, what do you know about carbon emission trade? Do you agree with this solution before you knew the hidden devils?
2. If we took out "offset permits" out of the list, will you vote for Cap and Trade?
3. I say, this Cap$Trade idea exists because our need for money is incredibly vast. Do you think it's wrong to use money as a bait to allure people to concern about the environment?
4. Do you agree that at the end, it's the poor people who suffer because of the Cap&Trade policy?
5. Sarah Palin wrote that Cap&Trade eventually will not enable USA to control their energy supply and its environmental impact, but outsource it to China, Russia and Saudi Arabia. Do you agree with that?

cheers,

maria