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Keystone XL Bill Heads Obama Desk Today, Pipeline Opponents Urge Veto
2015-02-24 16:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Congress plans to send the Keystone XL pipeline bill to President Obamas desk today. The president is poised to reject the GOP-backed legislation with a swift veto, according to The Hill. I would anticipate, as weve been saying for years, that the president will veto that legislation, and he will, so I would not anticipate a lot of drama or fanfare around it, White House spokesman Josh Earnest told The Hill. Republicans say a veto will not be the end. The allure of appeasing environmental...
House panel approves bill to require citizenship test for high school degree
2015-02-24 09:26:22| Apparel - Topix.net
With Rebecca by his side, Bill Both urged lawmakers Monday to pass a bill that would require students to pass the same test before graduating high school. "I find it troubling that an immigrant, within 20 or 30 minutes of studying, knows more about how our government works than people who have been through 12 years of school," he said.
Climate change bill faces uphill battle
2015-02-22 22:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CNN: With Republicans in control of both houses of Congress, the odds of passing a climate change bill this year are virtually non-existent. But Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, plans to reintroduce legislation to cap carbon emissions this week, anyway, due in part to the impact it could have on the 2016 election. "Our goal is to keep attention focused on this issue as we head into this congressional session, and also into the presidential election in 2016," Van Hollen told CNN, explaining the bill...
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Australia: Hunter Valley coal's annual health bill $600 million, doctors groups say
2015-02-22 20:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Age: The coal industry in the Hunter Valley could leave taxpayers with annual health bills running into the hundreds of millions of dollars and further mine expansion should be halted, a report released by 28 health groups says. The Coal and Health in the Hunter report by the Climate and Health Alliance estimates that burning coal for electricity in the valley alone produces health damage in the order of $600 million annually from the resulting air pollution, including the release of small particles....
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House committee clears bill giving state power over oil, gas
2015-02-22 19:39:50| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
A House committee has approved legislation that would give New Mexico greater authority than local governments in regulating the oil and gas industry. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports the House Energy and Environment Committee passed House Bill 366 on Wednesday on a party-line 6-5 vote.
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