SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- Spokane-based utility Avista Corp. has joined 19 other companies in a lobbying group to back federal cap-and-trade legislation, which would limit carbon emissions and other greenhouse gases. The group, called American Businesses for Clean Energy, started up earlier this month. Much of Avista's electricity comes from hydropower. But company executive Tom Paine tells The Spokesman-Review that it doesn't want to be penalized for having a low carbon footprint while heavily polluting energy companies are treated more leniently.
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