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Inslee climate change bill passes state Senate
2013-03-13 23:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Seattle Times: The Republican-controlled state Senate on Wednesday passed legislation aimed at developing ways to reduce state greenhouse-gas emissions, and meet targets set by the Legislature in 2008. Senate Bill 5802 passed by a vote of 37 to 12. The legislation, requested by Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee, creates a work group thats supposed to come up with recommendations by the end of the year. A similar bill was introduced in the House, but Democratic leaders are expected to work with the version that...
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350 Action Endorses Markey for U.S. Senate for His Opposition to Keystone XL
2013-03-13 18:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: 350 Action, the political arm of 350.org, today announced that they will endorse Rep. Ed Markey for U.S. Senate in Massachusettes. This marks the first time that 350 Action has endorsed a candidate for office. Rep. Markey is the only candidate in this race who is taking a principled stand on the dangerous Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, said 350 Action executive director May Boeve. In Congress, each candidate had his shot at opposing this boondoggle of a project, which, if approved, would mean...
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Senate bill would boost funding for weather satellites
2013-03-13 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: Key weather and climate satellites would get a boost under a new Senate spending proposal. The $984 billion measure, which Senate Appropriations Committee leaders introduced late Monday, would fund the federal government from March 27 until Sept. 30, the end of the current fiscal year. The bill would increase the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) budget for satellite procurement to $1.814 billion, $117 million more than the agency received last year. NOAA's overall budget...
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350 Action Backing Rep. Ed Markey to Fill Kerrys Old Senate Seat
2013-03-13 05:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: The political action arm of 350.org, in its first foray into electoral politics, has decided to back Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) in his primary race to fill the Senate seat left vacant by John Kerry's move to head up the State Department. The group, 350 Action, said that Markey's opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline was the decisive issue. His primary foe, Rep. Stephen Lynch (D), cast two votes for measures that 350 Action spokesman Daniel Kessler said were designed to force President Obama...
Senate Spending Bill Would Restore Highway Funds
2013-03-12 19:55:34| ENR.com: Headline News
If Senate clears bill, it would have to be reconciled with House-passed version, which includes the transportation cuts.
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