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Maryland Senate passes bill for offshore wind project
2013-03-09 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: A measure to help develop a wind project off the coast of Ocean City by requiring electricity suppliers to buy offshore renewable energy credits passed the Maryland Senate on Friday. The measure that passed 30-15 has been a priority for Gov. Martin O'Malley, who pushed unsuccessfully for the bill for two years before finally finding success with a scaled-back proposal. The bill was already passed this session by the House of Delegates, which will only have to sign off on several small changes...
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NY Assembly Passes Two Year Fracking Moratorium, Senate Hoped to Follow
2013-03-08 16:47:28| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
In a roll call vote of 95-40, the New York State Assembly has passed a two-year moratorium on hydraulic fracturing , the toxic horizontal drilling process through which oil and gas is procured that's found within shale rock basins across the country and the world.
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NY Assembly Passes Two Year Fracking Moratorium, Senate Expected to Follow
2013-03-07 14:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: In a roll call vote of 95-40, the New York State Assembly has passed a two-year moratorium on hydraulic fracturing or fracking, the toxic horizontal drilling process through which oil and gas is procured that`s found within shale rock basins across the country and the world. The bill, if passed by the Senate and signed off by Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo, would close the state`s doors to the oil and gas industry`s desire to begin operating in New York`s portion of the Marcellus Shale basin until...
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Illinois Senate Executive Committee Passes Bill to Get the Smart Grid and Job Creation Back on Track
2013-02-14 22:25:00| Transmission & Distribution World
Today, the Illinois Senate Executive Committee passed Senate Bill 9 out of committee by a vote of 14 to 0. SB 9 clarifies existing language in the Smart Grid law enacted in 2011 to get the Smart Grid program back on track, and ensures the state's economy and consumers reap the full benefits of improved reliability, job creation and investment in the state's infrastructure, while maintaining strong consumer protections.
Guns-in-parking lots bill passes Tennessee Senate
2013-02-12 15:14:14| Air Courier - Topix.net
The Tennessee state Senate approved a measure to allow employees to bring handguns to their workplace and store them in their locked cars By a 25-7 margin, the measure was passed after Senator Minority Leader Jim Kyle , D-Memphis attempt to add an amendment aimed at allowing businesses with "special risks" to obtain a waiver to maintain the ban.
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