Bill Would Cut Greenhouse Gases, Boost Agriculture

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A rural Oklahoma lawmaker has introduced legislation aimed at using the private sector to reduce greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, while boosting the state's agricultural economy.

Rep. Clay Pope, D-Loyal, said that House Bill 1192, the Oklahoma Carbon Sequestration Enhancement Act, would create a 14-member Carbon Sequestration Advisory Committee to establish a system of trading or marketing credits to reduce the accumulation of carbon dioxide, which traps radiant energy and causes unnatural heating of the Earth.

The idea involves a new concept prompted by an international agreement to cut atmospheric emissions.

Three years ago, 160 nations signed the …