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Catholic leaders press GOP to heed pope on climate, poor
2015-07-03 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Roman Catholic leaders in the early voting state of Iowa implored candidates for president Thursday to take up Pope Francis call for profound political courage by focusing their campaigns as much on improving the environment and income inequality as they have on opposing gay marriage and abortion in past elections. The vocal pivot from such traditional social issues marks the first time U.S. Catholic bishops have publicly asked those seeking the White House to heed the admonitions of Francis...
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Jon Stewart Slams GOP for Criticizing the Popes Call for Environmental Consciousness
2015-06-26 18:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Pope Francis released his encyclical last week, urging swift action on climate change ahead of the Paris climate talks in December. And before the ink had even dried, many conservative American politicians were criticizing the Pope for speaking out about environmental issues. The Pope ought to stay with his job and let us stay with ours said Sen. James Inhofe at the Heartland Institutes 10th International Conference on Climate Change. Jeb Bush also thought the Pope needed to butt out, saying...
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House GOP pushes bill on California drought
2015-06-26 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: Californias entire Republican House delegation is getting behind a bill to increase the amount of water available to Californians during the state's worst drought in centuries. The bill, introduced by Rep. David Valadao (R-Calif.) on Thursday, would change how the federal government releases water through the massive Central Valley Project, while making other changes aimed at the drought in other western states. Its supporters include House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (Calif.), a vocal...
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06.25.15 -- G.O.P. Sens Reintroduce Wireless Innovation Act
2015-06-24 03:44:58| wirelessdesignonline News Articles
06/25/15 Wireless Design Online Newsletter
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Pope Francis' climate message yields little GOP response
2015-06-19 09:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Pope Francis' call for dramatic action on climate change drew a round of shrugs from congressional Republicans, while a number of the party's presidential candidates ignored it entirely. "I don't want to be disrespectful, but I don't consider him an expert on environmental issues," said Texas Rep. Joe Barton, a senior Republican on the Energy and Commerce Committee, in a comment echoed by others in his party. Even Capitol Hill's Catholic Republicans, despite their religion's reverence for the...
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