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Article

24 Aug 2006

Author:
Zachary Coile, San Francisco Chronicle

Industry starts to back rules on greenhouse gas [USA]

For years, most industry groups have fought any effort to limit carbon dioxide and other gases linked to global warming... But with growing public anxiety about climate change, major corporations are increasingly preparing for -- and, in some cases, lobbying for -- Congress to regulate emissions of heat-trapping gases. [refers to advocacy for greenhouse gas regulation by Exelon, Shell, Duke Energy, General Electric, Sempra Energy, PNM Resources, Wal-Mart, Toyota, positive steps by BP; opposition to regulation by American Electric Power, Southern Company, ExxonMobil; also refers to TXU]