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Heres the GOP congressman whos trying kick-start new climate movement
2015-12-02 16:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Chris Gibson, a Republican congressman from upstate New York, has had some experience battling tall odds. He served in the U.S. Army from 1986 to 2000 in the Persian Gulf, Kosovo, and Iraq, earning, among other awards, a Purple Heart and four Bronze Stars. His latest long-shot mission? Convincing his GOP colleagues to join the fight against climate change. Gibson has been among the tiny handful of House Republicans to vote in support of the EPA`s Clean Power Plan, President Obama`s signature effort...
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Ridiculously, Earth-Shatteringly Stupid: Daily Show Slams GOP Climate-Denying Gang
2015-12-02 15:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: As world leaders gather at COP21, the Paris climate talks, Trevor Noah of The Daily Show offers his analysis of the conference and the state of the planet. "That`s right, the planet is dying," says Noah. "And now Obama has to clean up everything." Noah explains the goals of the conference, but warns that there is still some controversy over the causes of climate change. "The most recent theory is that sea levels are rising due to the tears from everyone listening to the new Adele album," jokes...
Commentary: Obamacare troubles gift to GOP
2015-11-29 10:51:09| Beverages - Topix.net
There have been many articles in the last year with some variation of the headline "GOP Surrenders on Obamacare." The stories mostly concern a tendency among some Republican policy elites to adopt the Washington conventional wisdom that Obamacare cannot be repealed because it has already become deeply entrenched in American life.
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Obama to Paris for climate summit amid global terror concerns, GOP vow to pull deal money
2015-11-28 19:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Fox: President Obama arrives Sunday in Paris to finalize a global climate-change pact that if completed would be a legacy-defining part of his presidency. But he awaits challenges at home and abroad, including questions about who will pay for the changes and whether terrorism is a more imminent concern. On Capitol Hill, Senate Republicans suggested last week that the GOP-led chamber must approve the Paris deal, or it will withhold billions that the U.S. has pledged, as part of the pact, to help poor...
Obamacare troubles a gift to 2016 GOP candidates
2015-11-27 08:58:00| Beverages - Topix.net
There have been many articles in the last year with some variation of the headline "GOP Surrenders on Obamacare." The stories mostly concern a tendency among some Republican policy elites to adopt the Washington conventional wisdom that Obamacare cannot be repealed because it has already become deeply entrenched in American life.
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