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GOP Candidates Treading Gingerly on Climate Change
2014-10-24 21:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Republicans in competitive races are treading gingerly around climate change this campaign season, often saying they are not in a good position to make a judgment on the issue, then pivoting quickly to express concern for the environment, the economy or both. "I am not a scientist," Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky has said numerous times, a response that other members of his party have employed when asked if human activity is causing the earth to warm. Former Rep. Frank...
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ASA Seeks Candidates For Its SOY College Scholarship Program
2014-10-24 10:10:19| Chemicals - Topix.net
ASA is looking for high school seniors interested in pursuing agriculture in college. The Secure Optimal Yield Scholarship is a $5,000 one-time scholarship award presented to a high school senior who plans to pursue agriculture as an area of study at any accredited college or university in the 2015-16 academic year.
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Election 2014: Surrey school trustee candidates unite
2014-10-22 07:30:45| Real Estate - Topix.net
A group of six independent candidates for Surrey school trustee have joined forces in hopes of bringing a "new and progressive" voice to the board table. The so-called Surrey Progressives includes incumbent Trustee Charlene Dobie, as well as hopefuls Rayman Bhuller, Patricia Enair, Kirsty Peterson, Sara Sharma and Niovi Patsicakis.
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Gubernatorial candidates spar on outsourcing
2014-10-16 12:56:50| IT Services - Topix.net
Democrats stepped up their criticism of GOP gubernatorial nominee Charlie Baker on Wednesday over claims that as head of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, he allowed 200 jobs to be outsourced to India, while Republicans denounced the attack as misleading. The spat over outsourcing, a potential hot-button issue with both candidates stressing their job-creating ability, began a day earlier when Democrat Martha Coakley's campaign released a photograph of a tuxedo-clad Baker accepting an ''Outsourcing Excellence Award'' in 2008.
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Climate ChangeDenying Candidates Targeted by Green Billionaire Change Tune
2014-10-13 22:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
TakePart: Billionaire former hedge-fund manager Tom Steyer is spending $50 million of his own money to make climate change a defining issue in the 2014 midterm elections. That, according to New York Times columnist David Brooks, is just "stupid." The superrich San Francisco environmental activist could have spent the money "paying for kids to go to college," wrote Brooks on Oct. 10. "Instead he has spent that much money this year further enriching the people who own TV stations. What a waste." Except...
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