Associated Press: The nation’s second auction of carbon dioxide emissions allowances will bring $106.5 million to the 10 northeastern states in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. Pete Grannis, the organization’s chairman, said the results prove that distributing allowances through auctions in a carbon dioxide cap-and-trade program can be successful. RGGI is seen as a blueprint for a national program to curb global warming by reducing carbon emissions. RGGI reported Friday that all 31.5 …