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Sens. Inhofe, Boxer trade barbs over climate change
2013-07-18 17:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairwoman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) opened Thursday's hearing on climate science saying she hoped one of Capitol Hill's chief climate skeptics, Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.), would be able to attend despite a competing event. "What would a climate change hearing be without him? I certainly was encouraging him to come," Boxer said. Inhofe joined the panel about 20 minutes later. And then the show began. The science is not settled," Inhofe said....
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Twitter troll annoys boxer, boxer pays him a visit
2013-03-13 00:55:06| CNET News.com
There are times when a virtual insult enters reality, as boxer Curtis Woodhouse proves when he is so annoyed by a troll that he pays him a visit. [Read more]
NIMBS (Not In My Boxer Shorts)
2013-03-02 19:40:00| Waste Age
Man sues waste facility claiming its emissions are responsible for swelling in his testicles.The Heap read more
Sen. Boxer Hopes to Bring Climate Legislation to Floor by Summer
2013-02-18 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
The Hill: Senate Environment and Public Works Chairwoman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) said Thursday that she plans to move a comprehensive climate bill through her committee and to the floor by this summer. Boxer called the bill, sponsored by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the gold standard for climate legislation. She said she has not yet discussed securing floor time with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), noting that would come after her committee marks up and potentially passes the bill. Were...
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Boxer, Sanders introduce bill to require carbon tax payment by fossil fuel producers
2013-02-16 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced a sweeping climate change bill Feb. 14 that would require several thousand coal, oil, and gas producers to pay a $20-per-ton carbon fee, which the two senators touted as a simpler alternative to the Democrat-led, economywide, cap-and-trade approach that collapsed in the Senate in 2010. Boxer, who chairs the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, said she plans to move the Climate Protection Act of 2013 (S. 332) through...
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