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George Shultz defies GOP in embrace climate adaptation
2014-12-01 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: As Ronald Reagans secretary of state, George Shultz faced off against Muammar Qaddafi, the Soviet Union and Chinese communists. His latest cause, though, is one few fellow Republicans support: fighting climate change. Two years ago, Shultz was alarmed when a retired Navy admiral showed him a video of vanishing Arctic sea ice and explained the implications for global stability. Now, the former Cold Warrior drives an electric car, sports solar panels on his California roof and argues for government...
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Newly emboldened GOP targets illegal immigration
2014-11-23 08:45:22| Electronics - Topix.net
Texas Republicans, ready to take advantage of a more conservative Legislature, are wasting no time pitching a harder line against illegal immigration. But policy differences in the GOP, along with opposition from Democrats, foreshadow a bitter debate when the new legislative session opens in January, especially over efforts to repeal a law allowing in-state college tuition to young people brought to the U.S. illegally.
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GOP officials eye replacements for Reps. Turner, Braun
2014-11-19 17:35:28| IT Services - Topix.net
Rep. Eric Turner, R-Cicero, sits in the Indiana House of Representatives on the legislature's Organization Day on Tuesday. Turner was reelected earlier this month amid an ethics controversy surrounding his role in killing a measure that would have hurt his family business.
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GOP Caught With Fingers in the Twitter Jar
2014-11-18 21:20:43| TechNewsWorld
The Republican Party and at least two outside political-spending groups reportedly used anonymous Twitter accounts to share internal polling data in the months leading up to this year's midterm elections. One of the accounts was named after the fictional West Wing character Bruno Gianelli, who attempted to fund campaigns with possibly unethical cash.
Heres why the GOP just loves fossil fuels
2014-11-18 21:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Pop the champagne corks in Washington! Its party time for Big Energy. In the wake of the midterm elections, Republican energy hawks are ascendant, having taken the Senate and House by storm. They are preparing to put pressure on a president already presiding over a largely drill-baby-drill administration to take the last constraints off the development of North American fossil fuel reserves. The new Republican majority is certain to push their agenda on a variety of key issues, including tax...
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