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Wisconsin Gov. Walker wants $250,000 to duplicate wind energy study
2015-03-22 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Wisconsin Gazette: Theres a proposed item in Gov. Scott Walkers budget that would waste $250,000 to have the Public Service Commission study the health effects of wind turbines. His transparent intention is to continue stalling on Wisconsins development of this renewable energy source, which is opposed by the real-estate sector and producers of dirty energy, including Koch Industries and Exon Mobil. Those industries have bestowed Walker with beaucoup bucks, and, as hes proven time and again, hes not about to let...
Gov Jerry Brown, lawmakers to announce emergency drought bill
2015-03-19 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: As California braces for a fourth consecutive year of drought, Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders on Thursday will unveil a $1-billion relief plan, two sources told The Times late Wednesday. This will mark the second consecutive year in which the Legislature has had to act on emergency drought relief. In 2014, Brown signed a $687.4-million drought package, which offered aid to communities facing acute water shortages and food and housing assistance to those harmed by the drought. Brown,...
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Oregon gov declares drought emergency as snow pack levels drop
2015-03-17 21:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Oregon Governor Kate Brown declared a drought emergency on Tuesday in two rural Oregon counties, with more expected in the coming weeks, as the state suffers abnormally low snow pack levels. The declarations in Oregon come as much of the U.S. West grapples with severe drought conditions. Last week Washington state Governor Jay Inslee declared a drought emergency across three regions of that state. And California is in its fourth year of a drought that has forced sharp cutbacks in irrigation...
NJ Gov. Christie's tax breaks reward political insiders
2015-03-17 09:11:09| Food - Topix.net
9, 2014, file photo, Camden Mayor Dana Redd, center, and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie greet people at a gathering in Camden, N.J. Under Christie, New Jersey has paid more than $2 billion in state tax b... . FILE - In this Sept.
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Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder Wants Up to 40% Clean Energy by 2025
2015-03-16 22:29:00| Waste Age
<a href="http://www.mlive.com/">MLive.com</a> Gov. Rick Snyder in the energy message he released on Friday said he'd like to have between 30 and 40 percent of Michigan's energy needs be met by a combination of renewable energy and reducing energy waste through energy efficiency efforts. read more
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