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5 GOP science 'believers' in the new Congress
2015-01-06 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Daily Climate: A handful of Republicans make a conservative case for climate change concern in the new Congress being sworn in today. But nobody expects them to break with the denier-dominated majority on the most important fossil fuel issues in the months ahead. These GOP climate science believers have been hailed for offering a "kinder, fresher approach to climate issues," and some environmental advocates have mused on the influence they might wield over their peers. These Republicans advocate "clean energy."...
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Big threat for Obama climate efforts from GOP-run Congress
2015-01-05 20:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: President Barack Obama's determined efforts to combat global warming face their biggest trial yet as Republicans take full control of Congress this week. The GOP vows to move fast and forcefully to roll back his environmental rules and force his hand on energy development. The GOP's first order of business: the Keystone XL pipeline. The Republican-led House has repeatedly passed legislation to approve the pipeline, which would carry tar sands oil from Canada deep into the United States. The bills...
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Congress will soon approve Keystone, say Republicans
2015-01-05 17:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: The new Republican Senate leadership seems to be holding true to its word: Approval for the Keystone XL pipeline will top the 2015 legislative agenda. The head of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), plans to hold a hearing on the pipeline on Wednesday and introduce a bill to approve it on Thursday. A pro-Keystone bill came one vote short of passing in the Senate in November - and that was back when Democrats were still in control. This time, Republicans...
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114th Congress convenes
2015-01-05 17:29:00| National Hog Farmer
By P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, D.C. The 114th Congress will convene tomorrow with 13 new senators and 63 new House members including new leadership of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees. read more
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The New Congress Should Propose Free-Market Health Care Reforms
2014-12-30 13:45:44| Grocery - Topix.net
I am a physician with long-standing interests in health policy, medical ethics and free-market economics. I am the co-founder of Freedom and Individual Rights in Medicine .
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