Hundreds of self-described Tea Party activists took to the streets of Lower Manhattan Wednesday, and they weren't protesting the planned mosque and cultural center near Ground Zero. These activists are opposed to northeastern states' efforts to limit greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change.
Nancy Cagliostro came into Manhattan from her home in Holmdel, New Jersey in a bus rented by the conservative group Americans for Prosperity.
Cagliostro believes there's an alliance between environmentalists and Wall Street to make bankers rich through a secretive auction to limit carbon dioxide emissions.
"It's the Goldman Sachses and the Morgan Stanleys all bidding in there and we pay the bill for all this greed," Cagliostro says, gesturing at 90 Church Street, the headquarters of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a few paces away.
This non-profit entity runs auctions that power companies in ten states -- from Maine to Maryland -- participate in. The companies submit bids for permits that equal their total greenhouse gas emissions. The goal is to reduce emissions by ten percent in 10 years. The program has been in place for less than two years and environmentalists say it's already been successful.
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