INDUSTRY ARGUES FOR CLIMATE TECHNOLOGY EFFORT INSTEAD OF RULES

An industry trade group is calling for a global effort to promote the development of new technologies that address greenhouse gas emissions, as an alternative to mandatory emissions reduction programs that the group considers costly and ineffectual. The report also indicates that EPA may have a role to play in crafting effective regulations for new innovations, such as nanotechnology, that may emerge as a way to curb these emissions. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce issued a report Feb. 16 calling...