By John Solomon
How the government's punishing of the exposure of official wrongdoing can linger for years
California is poised to formally adopt the nation's most comprehensive so-called "cap-and-trade" system, designed to provide a financial incentive for polluters to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
"When Washington considers how to address climate change, as I think it will, California's climate plan will serve as a role model for the national program," said Stanley Young, the air board's spokesman.
"If so, we will take action to respond to those changes," Young said.
