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Chuck Hagel at Defense? Energy, climate activists intrigued
2013-01-07 23:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Christian Science Monitor: It might seem a curious stance, given Mr. Hagel's past. He's been skeptical of claims that humans have had that much impact on global warming. As a Republican senator from Nebraska, he cosponsored a 1997 resolution to stop US participation in the Kyoto Protocol, which passed the Senate 95 to 0. But the new Chuck Hagel is sounding a different theme that energy, environment, and economic security are inextricably intertwined. For activists worried about climate change and clean-tech companies...
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Could Chuck Hagel, likely defense secretary nominee, turn out to be a climate hawk?
2013-01-07 06:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: On the one hand, Hagel - a Republican senator from Nebraska from 1997 to 2008 and now co-chair of the President`s Intelligence Advisory Board - has professed many views you might associate with a climate denier. In fact, his name is tied to the Senate`s first high-profile repudiation of climate action: In 1997, he cosponsored the Byrd-Hagel resolution calling for rejection of the Kyoto Protocol, arguing that it would hurt the U.S. economy and should have required emissions cuts from developing...
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