It's too soon to know what history will say is President Barack Obama's yet-to-emerge signature policy--windmills, electric cars or perhaps carbon cap and capture.

FORBES: The Efficacy Of Presidential Energy Policy

On the climate bill, is it -- I think some environmentalists are under the impression that the administration is now asking for a vote before August, and limiting any kind of cap or pricing to the electric utilities -- is that accurate?

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

Carbon cap-and-trade system for electric utilities starting in 2013 and for heavy manufacturing starting in 2016.

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Don't expect any of the usual huge-cap favorites, such as Nokia, General Electric and Pfizer, to weigh heavily in Orbis' portfolio.

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General Electric ( 32 , GE ) is a quintessential large-cap stock.

FORBES: The Cheap Conglomerate

Year-to-date, fireworks in big cap names cover Apple, Wal-Mart, General Electric, Wells Fargo, Oracle, Philip Morris International, Merck, Amazon, Visa and Qualcomm.

FORBES: A Handful Of One-Decision Stocks Live On

Richardson also proposes the implementation of a market-based cap and trade system for greenhouse gas emissions in order to create incentives for the electric and industrial sectors to make significant reductions in their carbon emissions.

FORBES: '08 Tracker: November

The White House even fought to the bitter end for a cap-and-trade bill that the House passed and would have imposed higher costs for electric power, transportation, manufacturing and most goods and services as this tax flowed down the energy chain.

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