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Senate confirms Gina McCarthy as chief environmental regulator
2013-07-18 22:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The Senate confirmed Gina McCarthy on Thursday to head the Environmental Protection Agency, a long-awaited move that could help President Barack Obama revive his plans to fight climate change. The Senate voted 59 to 40 for McCarthy, who oversaw rules on mercury and soot pollution from power plants in her prior job as the EPA's top air official, a position she has held since 2009. Obama nominated McCarthy in early March, but her confirmation had been held up by a partisan battle over his nominees...
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Liz Cheney's Senate run could create another US political dynasty
2013-07-17 16:23:06| Apparel - Topix.net
By announcing her intention to stand for the Senate , Liz Cheney, daughter of the former US vice-president Dick Cheney, is hoping to emulate a number of illustrious names who have followed previous generations of their family into office.
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Top Senate Dem Might Conduct Oversight of Keystone Pipeline
2013-07-17 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) is weighing whether to conduct oversight of the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline. Wyden told reporters Tuesday that hes had a number of conversations with senators about oversight proceedings for the proposed Canada-to-Texas pipeline. There are a host of questions with respect to Keystone, foremost of which is the evidence pointing to the fact that much of that energy is going to get exported, Wyden said after a Senate...
Fellow Republican blasts Liz Cheney's Senate bid as 'bad form'
2013-07-17 03:54:33| Apparel - Topix.net
Republican Rep. Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming ripped Liz Cheney's decision to challenge Sen. Mike Enzi for his Senate seat next year in Wyoming as "bad form" and predicted she would lose in the GOP primary next year.
Senate inquiry grills GrainCorp on takeover bid
2013-07-16 10:06:22| Agriculture - Topix.net
GrainCorp and the competition watchdog, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, have been grilled at a Senate Inquiry hearing in Sydney into the takeover by US giant Archer Daniels Midland.
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