The effectiveness of SO{sub 2} emission allowance trading under Title 4 of the 1990 Amendments to the Clean Air Act (CAA) is of great interest due to the innovative nature of this market incentive approach. However, it may be a mistake to frame the compliance problem for a utility as a decision...

This paper deals with the market for SO{sub 2} emission allowances over time and electric utility compliance choices. For currently high emitting plants ( 2.5 lb SO{sub 2}/MMBtu), the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) provide for about twice as many SO{sub 2} allowances to be issued per year...

This essay makes the case that Canada should abandon the Kyoto accord and refuse to participate in any such future accords. The first part to the argument reviews some of the key uncertainties in climate science, which are of sufficient magnitude as to indicate that we may still be all wrong...

This essay makes the case that Canada should abandon the Kyoto accord and refuse to participate in any such future accords. The first part to the argument reviews some of the key uncertainties in climate science, which are of sufficient magnitude as to indicate that we may still be all wrong...