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British lawmakers demand freeze on fracking
2015-01-26 04:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: A committee of British lawmakers demanded a national moratorium on fracking due to environmental concerns on Monday, ahead of a crucial vote intended to boost the shale gas industry. An inquiry by the cross-party Environmental Audit Committee, which examines the effect of government policy on the environment, found the extraction and burning of more fossil fuels was contrary to Britain's pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions. It warned that fracking -- in which water, chemicals and sand are...
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European lawmakers fail to back carbon market reforms
2015-01-23 15:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: The European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU-ETS), the largest in the world, saw the price of carbon fall after a European Parliament committee failed to back a reform package. The EU-ETS covers more than 11,000 factories and companies. It operates on a cap-and-trade system, where the total amount of greenhouse gas emissions that can be emitted by the businesses involved is set and allowances can then be traded. However, critics argue that there is a surplus in allowances, meaning that carbon...
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North country lawmakers call on Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, charged with corruption, to resign
2015-01-22 22:33:11| Footwear - Topix.net
North country lawmakers are beginning to react with strong words to the news of the arrest of New York state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, D-Manhattan, on corruption charges Thursday in New York City. Assemblyman Kenneth D. Blankenbush, R-Black River, said Mr. Silver should step down from his position of power, one which he has held for more than two decades.
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Toxic Algae on Ohio Lawmakers' Agenda
2015-01-16 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Columbus Dispatch: After stalling last year, both the Ohio House and Senate appear ready to move on efforts to deal with the Lake Erie toxic-algae problem that last summer choked off Toledos water supply. I call this our no excuses issue, said Sen. Randy Gardner, R-Bowling Green, who is one of three GOP senators focusing on the matter. Weve got agreement on quite a bit of the algae-related issues. Theres no excuse for us to not complete work on this in a timely manner. The House in November passed a...
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Lawmakers to raise bill that could bypass car dealers for Connecticut sales of Tesla cars
2015-01-14 00:28:23| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
Connecticut is the latest state to consider allowing Tesla Motors to sell its electric cars directly to consumers, bypassing the traditional system of franchised dealerships that are often family-owned businesses. Rep. Tony Guerrera, a Democratic co-chairman of the Legislature's Transportation Committee, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that his panel will raise a bill Wednesday for a future public hearing.
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