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GOP ready to set their tone for the next election cycle
2013-08-20 02:11:35| Trucking - Topix.net
But a decision will be made in Spokane next week that could cause him havoc should he pursue re-election in 2016.
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Vt. GOP leader hits Democrats over nuclear plant
2013-08-17 14:10:36| Energy - Topix.net
The criticism from GOP chairman Jack Lindley came two days after a federal appeals court ruled against Vermont, writing that state laws aimed at closing the Vernon reactor when its license expired in 2012 were pre-empted by federal law.
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The GOP Backlash to Climate-Change Deniers Begins Now
2013-08-04 00:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
PolicyMic: When I was 18 I registered to vote. The choice was easy at the time: Republican. Though liberal on social issues, I prioritized national security, leaned toward free market policies (this was before the 2008 financial crisis), and I was a proponent of the environment. In our current political environment that last part may seem odd, but it is sometimes forgotten that it was Richard Nixon that signed off on the Clean Air and Water Acts, the National Environmental Policy Act, and the Endangered Species...
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GOP Lawmakers Hit by Weather Tragedies Stay Mum on Climate Change
2013-08-01 07:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
InsideClimate: In recent years, U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva has seen his district in southern Arizona ravaged by wildfires, heat and drought. Dozens lost their lives and thousands were forced to evacuate their homes. Agricultural production has slowed and water supplies are shrinking. Which is why Grijalva, a six-term Democrat, set out to make climate change a top priority. He helped create the Southwest Climate Science Center at the University of Arizona and is part of the Safe Climate Caucus, a group of House...
GOP Advances Bill To Block Federal Fracturing Rules
2013-08-01 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Fuel Fix: The House Natural Resources Committee on Wednesday approved legislation that effectively would block the federal government from regulating the hydraulic fracturing process that is unlocking previously unrecoverable supplies of gas and oil. On a mostly party-line vote of 23-15, the panel sent the measure to the full House of Representatives, which is expected to debate the legislation later this year. Rep. Jim Costa, D-Calif., bucked Democratic colleagues in supporting the bill; Rep. Jon Runyan,...
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