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Skelos Says Republicans Will Block a Vote on N.Y. Fracking Ban
2013-03-11 14:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: Dean Skelos, a Long Island Republican and co-leader of the New York Senate, said he will block a vote on a bill to extend a ban on fracking. Its unnecessary, Skelos said today in an interview in Albany. The governor has a process thats been going on and I think thats where we should leave it. Governor Andrew Cuomo has kept in place a four-year moratorium on hydraulic fracturing for natural gas until an environmental review is complete. That review hinges on an analysis by Health Commissioner...
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Gallivan, Senate Republicans unveil 'Grown in New York'
2013-03-09 00:14:32| Agriculture - Topix.net
Growing the state's agriculture industry and helping New York's family farms prosper is the goal of the "Grown in New York" plan, unveiled Tuesday at a Capitol news conference by members of the Senate's agriculture committee, as well as leaders of the New York Farm Bureau.
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Will Republicans block EPA chief nominee Gina McCarthy?
2013-03-06 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Christian Science Monitor: President Obama's pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency has some believing the administration is redoubling its efforts to slow climate change. That may complicate the confirmation process for Gina McCarthy, as Republicans and coal-state Democrats size up the longtime state and federal environmental policymaker. Already, some on the right are expressing their displeasure. This nomination represents a missed opportunity for the President to chart a new course that balances environmental...
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Republicans to Obama: Approve the Keystone pipeline
2013-02-23 04:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CNN: As Washington grapples with how to reduce the nation's deficit, Republicans are again pointing to the Keystone XL pipeline as a project that would boost the economy and ultimately make dents in paying off the federal debt. Republican Sen. John Hoeven of North Dakota called on President Obama to approve the full transnational pipeline that would bring oil from Canada's tar sands down to the Gulf of Mexico. "Mr. President, it takes more than a sound bite to get the economy going, but in this...
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Republicans, public criticize Bangor paper's request for concealed weapons permit information
2013-02-15 05:31:43| Footwear - Topix.net
A Bangor newspaper came under a withering attack from gun-rights advocates, top politicians and hundreds of online readers Thursday after requesting personal information on concealed weapons permit holders from all Maine police departments.
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