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Mar 20, 2008 6:27 am US/Eastern

Md. Global Warming Debate Resumes

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) ― Environmental senators in Maryland will pick up their effort Thursday to persuade skeptical colleagues that a bill to slash the state's carbon emissions should be adopted.

The bill was put off Wednesday after complaints by members of both parties that it could cost jobs.
 
That's because the bill to slash carbon emissions 25 percent by 2025 would likely require expensive upgrades at factories that release carbon dioxide, causing some to close.

Opponents also fear the bill would cause a spike in home energy prices if consumers had to pay for pricey power plant upgrades.

Supporters insist that the state will be able to tweak carbon requirements when a plant cannot afford to upgrade, or technology doesn't exist to reduce its carbon output.

They say that if any job are lost, they'd be offset by a rise in so-called "green collar" jobs as technology advances to address the carbon cut.

The debate resumes Thursday morning.

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