11.   A popular argument in the West is that the transition to more modern, cleaner and more efficient technology, will inevitably cut pollution.

12.   But current standards would cut their pollution by half.

13.   But Altman and other environmentalists complain the policy is very weak, does not establish goals for reducing emissions and will not significantly cut pollution.

14.   Clinton is expected to seek a raft of new spending initiatives in his budget, including money to expand child care and to encourage businesses to cut pollution.

15.   Companies that could cut their pollution the most at the lowest expense could then sell their excess permits to others, keeping down the overall cost of compliance.

16.   Countries that cut pollution below the budgeted amount could carry the extra credit into the next period, or sell it to another country that exceeded its limit.

17.   Environment ministers were deeply split over the issue of how pollution can be cut without hurting economic growth.

18.   European policymakers point to the boom as a key example of how pollution can be cut without jeopardizing jobs or economic growth.

19.   Federal regulations permit a company that cuts pollution below federal levels to sell credits it has earned to a company unable or unwilling to meet those federal emission levels.

20.   Gasoline prices were also boosted amid a persistent shortage of methyl tertiary butyl ether, an additive that helps cut air pollution.