Carbon Cutters

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Big industry and the Bush administration oppose a cap on the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide–they prefer voluntary cuts in CO2. But a handful of power companies says voluntary cuts are not enough and government should regulate CO2. Jeff Young reports from Washington.

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