- U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood forcefully denounced the EU’s emissions trading system (ETS) and said he is in talks with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on enforcement measures. http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=comm&id=news/awx/2012/03/08/awx_03_08_2012_p0-434031.xml&headline=dot%20secretary%20lahood%20blasts%20eu%20over%20ets 12 comments europe