"President Obama has made it a clear commitment to revolutionize the way that we use energy, including mandatory cap and trade legislation, long-term submissions reductions goals and a commitment to renewable energy technologies,"

VOA: standard.2009.08.31

"So,you pile up all this Democrat spending, all their borrowing,all their debt, you add it to their government takeover of health care, their 'cap and trade' national energy tax and their continued bailouts.

VOA: standard.2010.02.06

The addition of Franken will provide the Democrats with 60 votes in the U.S.Senate, giving President Barack Obama and party leaders a better chance of passing controversial legislation such as health care reform and a cap-and-trade bill aimed at curbing greenhouse gas emissions linked to global warming.

VOA: standard.2009.06.30

"The scheme to radically change the sources and the cost of American energy, through a system known as 'cap and trade' may be well intentioned, but it will cost us dearly in jobs and income, and it stands no chance of achieving its objective of a cooler earth,".

VOA: standard.2009.05.30