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Senate Foreign Relations Chief Menendez Plans Keystone XL Hearing
2013-03-08 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
The Hill: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) said Thursday that he intends to hold a hearing on the State Departments review of the proposed Keystone XL oil sands pipeline. I am sure that at some point we will, Menendez told The Hill in the Capitol. We want to review their process, especially as they go into the next phase, he said of the State Departments review of TransCanada Corp.s proposed pipeline. The hearing would ensure an even greater spotlight on...
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NY Assembly Passes Two Year Fracking Moratorium, Senate Expected to Follow
2013-03-07 14:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: In a roll call vote of 95-40, the New York State Assembly has passed a two-year moratorium on hydraulic fracturing or fracking, the toxic horizontal drilling process through which oil and gas is procured that`s found within shale rock basins across the country and the world. The bill, if passed by the Senate and signed off by Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo, would close the state`s doors to the oil and gas industry`s desire to begin operating in New York`s portion of the Marcellus Shale basin until...
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Senate climate bill
2013-03-02 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Living on Earth: President Obama promises executive action on global warming, if Congress fails to enact climate legislation. Now Senator Barbara Boxer of California and Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont have introduced a climate bill that includes, among other measures, a tax on carbon emissions. Senator Bernie Sanders discusses the legislation with host Steve Curwood. Transcript CURWOOD: From the Jennifer and Ted Stanley Studios in Boston, this is Living on Earth. I'm Steve Curwood. With John Kerry now...
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Nominees for revamped DEQ boards to face Senate vote
2013-03-01 23:57:31| Waste Management - Topix.net
Gov. Gary Herbert Wednesday week submitted the names of 24 people to serve on three of the state's environmental policy boards.
Do Not Track privacy bill reintroduced in Senate
2013-03-01 02:58:37| CNET News.com
A new bill aims to ensure Web browsers and Internet companies give users an opt out option of being tracked online by advertisers and data brokers. [Read more]
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