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In Senate race, claims sometimes cloud truths on environment
2014-09-13 23:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Detroit Free Press: Terri Lynn Land and her allies say Gary Peters is profiting from the very pollutant he railed against being piled next to the Detroit River last year -- petroleum coke. Peters and his supporters say its Land and her allies who are linked not only to that three-story-high pile of pet coke, but also to high levels of pollution in a southwest Detroit neighborhood. Both those claims and more are part of an environmental argument thats become a central theme in this falls U.S. Senate race in...
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Michigan Senate race: Can outsider millions make climate change an issue?
2014-09-04 00:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Christian Science Monitor: Green groups are pouring millions into the Michigan Senate race, running TV advertisements about climate change and pollution that attack the Republican and support the Democrat. But its unclear whether the climate messaging has had any effect. In fact, recent polls show that Democratic Rep. Gary Peters's lead is shrinking, with Republican Terri Lynn Land trailing a mere six percentage points. Other polling indicates the race is even tighter. So why harp on climate change if its not necessarily...
In Alaska Senate race, Joe Miller drives discussion climate change
2014-05-18 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Alaska Dispatch: Joe Miller, a tea party darling making his second bid for U.S. Senate, is trying once again to carve out the far-right territory as a climate change denier, though without directly saying so. Meanwhile, after Miller raised global warming as a campaign issue in recent weeks, both leading candidates in the race for Republican primary votes downplayed the role played by human activity in its cause. Related: Miller makes Senate campaign official with 'Liberty Launch' in WasillaMiller, Treadwell...
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A Senate race aboutclimate change!
2014-05-12 20:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: Dem Rep. Gary Peters, who is running for Senate in Michigan, is calling on GOP foe Terri Lynn Land to take a stand on whether she believes human activity is responsible for global warming. It may seem far fetched, but climate change could actually be an issue in this one Senate race, because of two factors: The centrality of the Great Lakes to the Michigan economy; and the huge expenditures on behalf of Land by the political group founded by Charles and David Koch. Land`s spokesperson, in a statement...
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