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Three Senators Say No to John Kerry and Yes to Keystone XL
2013-01-31 16:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly approved the nomination of Sen. John Kerry as the new Secretary of State, by a vote of 94-3. The three "no" votes were cast by infamous climate denier James Inhofe (R-OK), and two anti-environment Texas Republicans, John Cornyn and Ted Cruz. All three Republican Senators, Cornyn, Cruz and Inhofe signed the letter to President Obama last week calling for the approval of the Keystone XL pipeline, which would lead to the expansion of the Alberta tar sands, one of the...
Will Climate Change Hawk Kerry Kill Keystone XL?
2013-01-31 15:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Energy Collective: The Senate confirmed John Kerry as a Secretary of State by a vote of 94 to 3. I believe this is a turning point in the fight to stop the Keystone XL pipeline. Once again, I do not think that a man who had dedicated his Senate career to fighting catastrophic climate change would start his term as Secretary approving the expansion of one of the dirtiest sources of fossil fuels in the world. Keystone is a gateway to a huge pool of carbon-intensive fuel most of which must be left in the ground...
Senate Approves Kerry for Secretary of State
2013-01-30 00:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The Senate approved one of its own to become President Obama`s second Secretary of State in a near-unanimous vote today. Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) sailed through the chamber in a 94-to-3 vote, with Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Texas Sens. Ted Cruz (R) and John Cornyn (R) casting the only no votes. In nearly three decades in the U.S. Senate, John Kerry has distinguished himself as a champion for action against climate change, an advocate for the international cooperation we need to protect...
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Sen. John Kerry voted secretary of state
2013-01-29 23:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The Senate overwhelmingly confirmed President Obama's choice of five-term Sen. John Kerry to be secretary of state, with Republicans and Democrats praising him as the ideal successor to Hillary Rodham Clinton. The vote Tuesday was 94-3. One senator - Kerry - voted present and accepted congratulations from colleagues on the Senate floor. The roll call came just hours after the Senate Foreign Relations Committee unanimously approved the man who has led the panel for the past four years. Kerry...
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U.S. Senate approves Kerry as secretary of state
2013-01-29 16:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: John Kerry's nomination as President Barack Obama's new secretary of state sailed through the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, as his fellow senators voted overwhelmingly to confirm him to replace Hillary Clinton as the country's top diplomat. The vote was 94-3 in favor. The two senators from Texas, John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, and Oklahoma Senator James Inhofe, all Republicans, were the only no votes. Three senators did not vote. Kerry, the senior Democratic senator from Massachusetts, voted "present."...
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