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Nebraskans pledge to act on climate change
2013-07-27 21:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Lincoln Journal Star: Sen. Ken Haar saw a few familiar faces in the crowd of people gathered on the Capitol steps Saturday morning. The state senator went off script and called for the dozen or so children in the group to join him next to the podium. "This is why I'm working on climate change," Haar told his applauding audience. "For this generation." Lincoln was the latest stop on the 27-state "I Will Act on Climate" bus tour, a series of rallies in support of taking action on climate change. The tour seizes on a...
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Federal officials pledge to reduce fire risks, protect watershed
2013-07-20 03:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
My Desert: With fire-scarred hillsides and the glittering water of Horsetooth Reservoir serving as a backdrop, federal officials on Friday announced an initiative aimed at protecting western water supplies from the ravages of wildfire. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Tom Vilsack, the secretary of agriculture, signed a document committing their agencies to work with state and local officials and private landowners in reducing the risk and impact of massive fires. The partnership also is expected...
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AUDIO: 1bn pledge for automotive industry
2013-07-12 11:22:56| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The government and the car industry are to invest 1bn building a new advanced propulsion centre, Business Secretary Vince Cable has announced.
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Republicans Pledge To the Kochs That They Will Oppose Any Climate Change Bill
2013-07-06 18:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
PoliticusUSA: It is a fairly safe bet that if one polled 100 Americans and asked if they supported clean air and water, and some means of controlling the devastating weather events, few would opt for foul air, polluted water, and more intense weather unless there were Republican politicians taking part in the survey. Republicans love to pledge allegiance to causes like never raising taxes, preventing same-sex couples from marrying, and nearly any cause promoting inequality, and now they are signing on to a new...
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The Koch Brothers' 'pledge'
2013-07-03 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Minn Post: It isnt as famous as Grover Norquists Taxpayer Protection Pledge, but the billionaire Koch Brothers have apparently been getting candidates to sign a pledge to oppose any effort to address climate change by imposing a net tax on the sale and use of fossil fuels. (The Kochs are in the fossil fuel game.) Signatories to the pledge promise to vote against legislation relating to climate change unless it is accompanied by an equivalent amount of tax cuts. And theyve had quite a bit of success....
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