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Syrian Conflict Has Boosted Keystone Pipeline's Chances, Says Sen. Hoeven

2013-09-13 15:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Hill: Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) believes the conflict in Syria could increase the odds that the Keystone XL pipeline will be approved. I believe it does, he told The Dickinson Press in an interview. Right now, were determining how to respond in the Middle East, specifically Syria, and it shows, with the volatile situation there, how important it is that we can produce our own energy in North America and not have to get it from the Middle East, Hoeven, a vocal pipeline backer, told the North...

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Sen. Roger Bedford: Saving Courtland paper mill should be 'priority,' urges Bentley,...

2013-09-13 09:18:38| Paper - Topix.net

COURTLAND, Alabama - In the wake of an announcement Wednesday that International Paper will close its Courtland paper mill and leave 1,100 workers out of work by early 2014 , Sen. Roger Bedford, D-Russellville, is calling on the Republican supermajority and Gov. Robert Bentley to save the facility and "show guidance in a dire situation."

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Sen. Rob Portman visited Cambridge manufacturing facility Wednesday

2013-08-25 23:57:52| Steel - Topix.net

Doing what politicians do best to keep in touch with constituents, U.S. Sen. Rob Portman , was in Cambridge Wednesday afternoon to visit the Quanex plant, to see first-hand how the company's energy efficient building products are in tandem with Portman's bill he co-sponsored earlier this year with U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, "to promote the ... (more)

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Sen. Marco Rubio "refuses to accept the basic science" on climate change

2013-08-16 20:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Tampa Bay Times: In a recent email to supporters in Florida, Organizing for Action -- a group that supports President Barack Obama -- criticized the climate change policies of Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., one of the Senates leading Republicans and a possible 2016 presidential contender. The email, signed by Ivan Frishberg, the groups climate campaign manager, begins like this: "Friend -- "We're spending the next week of Action August getting serious about climate change. "To get ready, we're calling out Sen. Marco...

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