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Oil companies doled out big donations in climate bill fight
2016-02-02 07:52:16| Energy - Topix.net
Oil companies that convinced California lawmakers last year to abandon part of a landmark bill to fight climate change donated more than $250,000 to their campaigns for re-election in the second half of 2015 -- with more money going to Democrats than Republicans. Since the state Senate bars its members from accepting campaign checks in the final weeks of the legislative session, a large share of the money went to lawmakers in the state Assembly, with five assemblymembers receiving more than $10,000 each from Chevron, Exxon and Tesoro, campaign finance statements show.
Bill Maher mocks Portland 'Peace Troubador' for concert in ISIS-held Syria
2016-01-31 00:49:42| Steel - Topix.net
On the Friday, Jan. 29 episode of HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher," the host made jokes about a Portland "peace troubadour." Maybe it's because Bill Maher is coming back to P ortland to perform a show Feb. 13 at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
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Bill would help state meet greenhouse gas emissions goals
2016-01-30 13:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: A bill approved by the Massachusetts Senate would set new targets to help the state meet its greenhouse gas emissions goals. The new targets would help the state meet its existing 2050 statewide greenhouse gas emissions goals set by the Global Warming Solutions Act. The bill sets an emissions limit of between 35 and 45 percent below the 1990 emissions level by 2030. The bill then sets another emissions limit of between 55 and 65 percent below the 1990 emissions level by 2040. The bill would also...
California senators seek methane leak task force in U.S. energy bill
2016-01-30 10:07:22| Energy - Topix.net
The two U.S. Senators representing California said on Friday they will propose a federal task force to investigate the cause and response to the massive natural gas leak near Los Angeles. Democratic Sens. Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein announced they will introduce an amendment to a national energy bill being debated by the Senate that would direct U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz to lead a task force that will recommend how to solve the ongoing methane leak and prevent future incidents.
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Celebrity chef urges MPs to support food waste bill
2016-01-29 08:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has urged MPs to support a Labour bill designed to reduce supermarket food waste. Labours shadow secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs, Kerry McCarthy, will on Friday take her food waste (reduction) bill for its second reading in the House of Commons. The supermarkets need to step up and massively reduce the waste they cause in the food supply chain and thats exactly what the food waste (reduction) bill calls on them to do,...
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