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Senate Panel Approves Sally Jewell for Interior Dept. Post
2013-03-22 05:49:55| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: President Obamas nominee to lead the Interior Department, Sally Jewell, cleared her first hurdle on the way to confirmation on Thursday, winning approval of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee by a large bipartisan margin. Only three of the panels 22 members Senators John Barrasso of Wyoming, Mike Lee of Utah and Tim Scott of South Carolina, all Republicans opposed the nomination. Mr. Barrasso said Ms. Jewell had given incomplete answers to verbal and written questions and was...
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GOP Lawmaker Wants Senate on Record About Carbon Taxes
2013-03-22 05:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
The Hill: Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) might put lawmakers on the record, indirectly at least, about whether they support taxing industrial carbon emissions to help confront climate change. Blunt has filed an amendment to the Senate Democrats budget plan that would require a 60-vote threshold for any legislation that imposes a federal carbon tax or fee. The amendment to the nonbinding budget arrives as several liberal Capitol Hill Democrats are floating plans to impose fees on carbon emissions from sources...
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Vt. Senate to take up tar sands bill
2013-03-22 03:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The Vermont Senate is expected to take up legislation that would toughen environmental review over an oil pipeline if its use sees significant changes. The legislation follows concerned voiced by environmental groups that owners of the Portland Montreal Pipe Line are looking to reverse its current east-to-west flow and begin shipping so-called tar sands oil from western Canada through northern New England for loading onto ships in Maine. The Senate was to take up the bill on Thursday but delayed...
Senate Approves Amendment to Avoid Meat Inspector Furloughs
2013-03-21 15:44:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: Food Safety News The Senate approved an amendment on Wednesday that could help avoid meat inspector furloughs that were expected to occur as a result of the budgetary sequester. read more
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Internet tax proposal up for a vote in Senate this week
2013-03-21 08:00:00| CNET News.com
Internet tax supporters, with backing from Walmart, Macy's, and Best Buy, are hoping a Senate vote will give them enough political leverage to require Americans to pay sales taxes when shopping online. [Read more]
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