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Some Republicans, not all, clamor for a vote against a carbon tax
2013-07-30 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: The prospect of a House vote on a carbon tax turns Rep. Fred Upton, chairman of the House Energy Committee to thoughts of, well, love. He grasped a reporter by both shoulders last week and, when asked about the prospect of a vote, poured out his heart: "I would love to vote on it," he exclaimed. "I would love to vote on it, because the House would send a very strong signal against imposing a carbon tax." Upton, a Michigan Republican, believes the House would approve a pending House resolution against...
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Republicans criticize Obama for Keystone jobs claim
2013-07-30 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg News: Congressional Republicans criticized comments by President Barack Obama about the number of jobs the Keystone XL pipeline would create, saying the remarks undercut his own efforts to highlight policies to boost the U.S. economy. Representative Lee Terry, a Nebraska Republican, said Obama, in a New York Times interview published July 28, ignored estimates from the U.S. State Department about the direct and indirect jobs the $5.3 billion project proposed by Calgary-based TransCanada Corp. would create....
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Republicans May Make Keystone a Budget Issue, Ryan Says
2013-07-30 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan said the Keystone XL oil pipeline may be part of budget negotiations as his Republican colleagues criticized President Barack Obama for saying the project wouldnt create many jobs. The Wisconsin Republican, who was his partys 2012 vice-presidential nominee, told Bloomberg BNA yesterday that federal approval of the TransCanada Corp. (TRP) project and tax-code changes may be seen as concessions in looming budget talks with the White House. Given that we...
Republicans propose limiting Obama climate plan in budget
2013-07-23 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: House Republicans proposed cutting the Environmental Protection Agencys budget by a third and denying funds for a key part of President Barack Obamas plan to combat global warming. The House Appropriations committees panel that oversees the EPA will consider cutting $2.8 billion from the agencys 2014 budget, and prohibit the administration from spending on greenhouse-gas rules for power plants, the centerpiece of Obamas climate plan. The budget for the year starting Oct. 1, which will get a...
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House Republicans ready attack on Obama's social cost of carbon
2013-07-13 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: A House hearing next Thursday will provide a platform for GOP criticism of the White House decision to increase the estimated damages from carbon emissions that agencies use in crafting regulations. A subcommittee of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is delving into the higher social cost of carbon estimate. Howard Shelanski, the top White House regulatory official, will testify at the hearing, a committee aide said. Shelanski heads the Office of Information and Regulatory...
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