De Castro, Juan Arturo Iluminado C.2019-09-252019-09-252010-11-022009http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/175862"In the video, “The Huge Mistake – Climate Change Solutions 2009,” Laurie Williams and Allan Zabel (two highly experienced attorneys from the Environmental Protection Agency) appeal to both emotion and reason to convince viewers that the cap-and-trade program, embodied in the Waxman- Markey climate change bill, is a huge mistake, and that carbon fees are the way to go. The authors posit that cap-and-trade proposed by the bill is a mistake because it is based on a “big lie,” and perpetuates a “big rip-off.” They then argue that carbon fees with rebates are preferable because they would make renewable energy more cost competitive. Carbon fees, according to Williams and Zabel, would also make energy more affordable because there would be rebates for consumers. Unfortunately, the video does not give the entire picture. This commentary does not intend to discredit the video; rather, it intends only to present counterarguments to the video’s positions. Each segment of the video is examined in seriatim." (p. 1)engWith permission of the license/copyright holderclimate changecarbon dioxideenvironmental protectionenergyPolitical ethicsGovernance and ethicsEnvironmental ethicsResources ethicsArticle