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Keystone Bill Expected to Pass House, but Senate in Doubt
2014-11-14 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives prepared to vote on Friday to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline that will help transport oil from Canada to the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, but a companion bill in the Senate may lack votes to pass next week. The bills would circumvent the need for approval of TransCanada Corp's $8 billion project by the Obama administration, which has been pending for more than six years. Final approval would bring to an end years of jousting between supporters,...
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Bills to approve Keystone pipeline could be headed to U.S. Senate, House
2014-11-12 13:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Bills to take approval of the contentious Keystone XL pipeline from Canada out of the hands of the Obama administration could be headed for votes in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. Democrat Mary Landrieu, chair of the Senate Energy Committee, said she would propose debate later on Wednesday and a vote on Thursday on a bill floated in May to approve the project, which would deliver heavy Canadian oil sands crude to the U.S. Gulf Coast. Landrieu of Louisiana, who faces a runoff...
Senate Dems press Obama for strong global climate treaty
2014-11-08 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: A group of Senate Democrats is pressuring President Obama to take ambitious actions in order to encourage other countries to sign onto a global climate accord. In a letter to Obama on Friday, four senators call for a strong post-2020 greenhouse gas emissions reduction target for the U.S. Democratic Sens. Bob Menendez (N.J.), Barbara Boxer (Calif.), Ron Wyden (Ore.) and Patty Murray (Wash.), who are all the current chairmen of the committees covering foreign relations, environment, finance and...
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Senate Now Has Enough Votes To Pass Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Bill
2014-11-05 21:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: The new Senate Republican majority creates an opportunity for likely Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to force a vote on the proposed Keystone XL pipeline he's been waiting years to hold. By The Huffington Post's count, the new Senate will have at least 61 votes in favor of a measure forcing the pipeline's approval -- a filibuster-proof majority. Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said Tuesday in an appearance on MSNBC that passing a Keystone approval bill would be...
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White House: GOP Senate wont stop Obama on climate
2014-11-05 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: President Obama will continue to take action on policies to fight climate change whether or not Republicans take control of the Senate, the White House said. White House press secretary Josh Earnest told reporters Tuesday that Obama plans to keep using his executive powers to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change. There are too many Republicans in Congress who even deny the basic scientific fact that climate change is occurring and something that policymakers should be concerned...
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