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#123 - Climate Change: Has the EPA Gone Overboard?

#123 - Climate Change: Has the EPA Gone Overboard?

FromOpen to Debate


#123 - Climate Change: Has the EPA Gone Overboard?

FromOpen to Debate

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Length:
56 minutes
Released:
Sep 14, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Reducing carbon emissions is clearly good for the environment but often imposes substantial costs. The costs are most obvious when coal companies go bankrupt, but can affect everyone indirectly through higher energy costs, slower economic growth, reduced employment, and lower business profits. Has the Environmental Protection Agency considered the costs and benefits of its regulatory mandates fairly and appropriately? Is its Clean Power Plan a bold initiative to reduce carbon pollution at power plants, or an unconstitutional usurpation of power?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Sep 14, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

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America feels divided. From the most salient questions about our national identity and place in the world, to fundamental concerns about technology, religion, the economy, and public policy, Intelligence Squared U.S. is here to help. A respite from polarized discussions, we bring together the smartest minds to debate and dissect issues in depth, restoring civility and bringing intelligence to the public square in the process.