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Jon Stewart explains how to make GOP senators care about climate
2014-06-21 14:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: There`s no better evidence of how much the Republican Party has changed on the environment than this: The fact that Environmental Protection Agency administrators who served under Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and George W. Bush all think global warming is real and we should do something about it. On Wednesday, this quartet -- William Ruckelshaus, who served under both Nixon and Reagan; Lee Thomas, who served under Reagan; William Reilly, who served under George Bush Sr., and...
US senators introduce bill to expand Wi-Fi spectrum
2014-06-21 04:13:32| Wireless - Topix.net
Two U.S. senators have introduced legislation aimed at expanding the amount of Wi-Fi spectrum available in a band now designated for intelligent vehicle communications, satellite service and amateur radio.
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N.J. senators' worst nightmare: More tired truckers
2014-06-17 07:01:34| Trucking - Topix.net
N.J. senators' worst nightmare: More tired truckers They'll push an amendment to keep hours the same while the drive-break issue is studied.
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Senators question need to rein in NSA surveillance
2014-06-06 13:24:26| InfoWorld: Top News
The U.S. Congress would endanger the nation's security by passing even watered-down legislation to limit the National Security Agency's bulk collection of domestic phone records, several U.S. senators said Thursday. Several members of the Senate Intelligence Committee voiced opposition to the USA Freedom Act, a bill aimed at reining in NSA bulk collection of telephone and other records, even though many civil liberties groups and technology companies have questioned whether the bill would work as its sponsors originally envisioned.
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Oil money flowed to Calif. senators who blocked fracking moratorium
2014-06-06 02:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: A week after the California Senate rejected a moratorium on fracking in the state, a watchdog group said those who opposed the bill or abstained from voting on it received significantly more campaign money from the oil and gas industry than supporters of the measure. Senators who opposed the bill received 14 times as much in campaign contributions from the industry, on average $25,227, than those who supported the measure, who on average received $1,772 during the four years ending Dec. 31, 2012....
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