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Putin defends seizure of activists ship but questions piracy charges

2013-09-26 14:37:51| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

New York Times: President Vladimir V. Putin said Wednesday that the Russian authorities were justified in seizing a Greenpeace International ship at an offshore oil platform in the Arctic last week, but he questioned whether the activities of the ships 30 crew members warranted the piracy charges that Russian authorities said they would pursue. I dont know the details of what happened there, Mr. Putin said here at an international conference on the Arctic, but obviously they are not pirates. However, formally,...

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Nick Fish defends water, utility rates and promises a new day: Just in

2013-09-26 01:53:39| PortlandOnline

Len Reed in The Oregonian, September 25, 2013

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House GOP Defends Cruz from Media Attacks

2013-09-20 01:29:24| Electronics - Topix.net

Several House members are backing up Sen. Ted Cruz and his leadership role in the effort to defund Obamacare in the wake of attacks from the mainstream media and anonymous statements from establishment Republicans and their staffers.

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Gina McCarthy defends carbon capture for future plants

2013-09-19 04:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Politico: EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy defended the Obama administration's climate plan Wednesday as a necessary force to shift to a lower-carbon energy future -- but didn't dispute lawmakers' suggestions that it will place new burdens on coal. McCarthy and Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz declined to offer details about the proposed greenhouse gas standards for future power plants that EPA is scheduled to release this week. But the pair did nothing during Wednesday's House climate hearing to counter the...

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