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I am a solar installer, but I am NOT FOR cap and trade of any kind.
 Why?:

1. There is NOT a consensus in the scientific community that global
warming is caused by man made carbon.
2. Benefiting the alternative energy industry by penalizing most
other businesses is bad policy.
3. Just the government oversight of this policy is a mind boggling
cost of tax dollars and human resources.
4. For every green job 'created' how many other jobs will be lost
by the extra burden on other businesses?
5. How many business will move out of California due to this
policy.  It is already one of the least business friendly states in
the union.
6. If carbon 'pollution' must be regulated, why not just regulate
it?  Adding the 'trade' aspect ultimately just means that money
will be leaving the business's hands and ending up in government
hands.  It also means that industries will continue to pollute,
just pay for the right to do so.  This seems to suggest that the
real goal might be just another government income source and / or
more government control over the private sector.

I'm just saying . . .