so reports the Washington Post. According to this story,”[Shell Oil Co. President John] Hofmeister and other top energy company leaders, such as Duke Energy Corp.’s chief executive, James E. Rogers, back a proposal that would cap greenhouse gas emissions and allow firms to trade their quotas. . .
“Some businesses are making new hires based on the assumption that legislative activity on global warming will increase in the coming months. Truman Semans, director of markets and business strategy for the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, said at least half a dozen of the companies that belong to the center’s Business Environmental Leadership Council have recently hired staff members focused on global warming. . .”