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McKibben to Vt. lawmakers: Act now on climate
2013-01-30 20:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Writer and environmental activist Bill McKibben is urging Vermont lawmakers to pass a big expansion of weatherization programs and block tar sands oil from being shipped on a pipeline that crosses northern Vermont. Speaking to a joint session of the Legislature, McKibben warmed on Wednesday that the planet is warming rapidly and that steps need to be taken immediately to slow or reverse the trend. He said failure to act will bring more frequent storms like Tropical Storm Irene, which wreaked havoc...
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Lawmakers to hold hearing on fracking
2013-01-30 18:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: State lawmakers will hold a hearing next month to examine the regulation of hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," in California. Unlike other major oil-producing states, California does not require energy firms to disclose where they use the controversial procedure or what chemicals they inject into the ground. Regulators released draft rules for fracking last month that would mandate such disclosure but allow oil companies to keep secret the names of certain chemicals they claim to be proprietary....
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Lawmakers: G Train Riders Deserve Better Service
2013-01-27 22:00:27| Railroads - Topix.net
Two New York State senators called on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Sunday to undertake a review of G train service in Brooklyn and Queens.
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Senate to probe failed Air Force software project as lawmakers call for stop to IT waste
2013-01-26 05:43:52| IT Services - Topix.net
The Senate Armed Services Committee plans to investigate what happened with a massive, failed U.S. Air Force ERP project, amid a rising tide of calls for action on Capitol Hill to reduce wasteful IT spending.
Lawmakers seek to repeal 'fiscal-cliff' provision aiding Amgen
2013-01-25 06:46:12| Biotech - Topix.net
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers is seeking to repeal a Medicare -pricing provision in the recent "fiscal-cliff" deal in Congress that benefits Thousand Oaks biotech giant Amgen Inc.
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