Carbon Cap-And-Trade Law Can’t Pass, Rockefeller Says

Legislation that cuts carbon dioxide from power plants with a cap-and-trade program can’t pass the U.S. Senate this year, Senator Jay Rockefeller said today.

“Cap-and-trade cannot get 60 votes,” Rockefeller, a West Virginia Democrat, said in a conference call with reporters, referring to the number of votes regularly needed to pass major legislation in the Senate. It’s “common knowledge around here,” he said.