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California governor pans Republican water plan in face of drought
2014-02-04 01:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: California Governor Jerry Brown, whose state is facing its worst drought in decades, harshly criticized on Monday an effort by Congressional Republicans to roll back environmental rules limiting how much water agencies can pump out of the fragile San Joaquin-Sacramento River delta in dry years. The emergency legislation would allow state and federal water managers to send water to farms and communities in California's parched breadbasket next summer, when the impact of the drought begins to hit...
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Republican Jewish Coalition Founder Gordon Zacks Dies
2014-02-02 23:39:01| Footwear - Topix.net
Gordon Zacks, a founder of the Republican Jewish Coalition and an unofficial adviser to George H.W. Bush, has died.
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Republican candidates for lt. gov. hold TV debate
2014-01-26 19:51:10| Electronics - Topix.net
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst is facing one of the toughest re-election bids of his career against Houston Sen. Dan Patrick, Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson and Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples.
Republican Senators urge Obama to move on Keystone XL pipeline
2014-01-24 11:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: All 45 Republican U.S. Senators urged President Barack Obama on Friday to end delays and approve the northern leg of the Keystone XL pipeline that would connect Canada's tar sands with refiners at the Gulf of Mexico. The letter was timed ahead of the president's annual State of the Union speech on Tuesday, although it is unknown if Obama will make a reference to Keystone. "Given the length of time your administration has studied the Keystone XL pipeline and the public's overwhelming support...
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Will Barack Obama's climate agenda survive a Republican pushback?
2014-01-16 19:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Barack Obama built a climate change strategy on bypassing Congress and using his existing authority to cut carbon pollution and prepare for an altered future. As it turns out, though, Obama could use some help from Congress after all in heading off Republican attempts to circumvent that effort. Four of Obama's top climate change officials appeared before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Thursday to try to build momentum behind Obama's use of federal government agencies to...
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