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Enviros pump money and energy into Colorado Senate race
2014-05-14 05:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: The U.S. Senate race in Colorado - which is a dead heat in the latest polls - pits a climate hawk against a climate change denier. The outcome may hinge partly on environmental issues, and it may also determine control of the Senate. Republicans need to pick up six seats to take the Senate. Luckily for the GOP, Democrats have to defend a number of seats in red and purple states, many with significant fossil fuel interests, including West Virginia, South Dakota, Montana, Arkansas, Louisiana, North...
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Bill to Encourage Energy Efficiency Fails in Senate
2014-05-13 01:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: A bipartisan bill to encourage energy efficiency in buildings died in the Senate on Monday, derailed by the contentious debate over the Keystone XL pipeline and President Obamas plans to issue new climate change regulations. The bills end came as the Senate voted 55 to 36 on a procedural motion, falling five votes short of the 60 required to bring the bill to a final vote. The measure, sponsored by Senators Rob Portman, Republican of Ohio, and Jeanne Shaheen, Democrat of New Hampshire, was a...
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Senate Republicans torpedo a non-controversial, bipartisan energy-efficiency bill
2014-05-13 00:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Back in March, the House of Representatives amazed jaded journalists like me by actually passing a bill that would slightly reduce carbon emissions. The Energy Efficiency Improvement Act, which passed the Republican-controlled chamber by an overwhelming margin, would, among other things, increase energy-efficiency requirements for federal buildings and create a voluntary certification system for private buildings. Passage of the Senate version, sponsored by Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Rob Portman...
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New Jersey Senate Passes Fracking Waste Ban
2014-05-12 23:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The New Jersey Senate`s members are on the same page when it comes to the disposal and treatment of fracking waste. Now, it`s time to see where the state`s general assembly stands. The senate on Monday passed a ban on the disposal, treatment and discharge of toxic waste from fracking by a 33-4 count. The state Assembly Environment Committee needs to act on the bill before the general assembly gets a chance. Time is running thin, as the legislature goes on recess in late June. Still, it`s a veto-proof...
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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