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California bills could delay fracking
2013-03-21 14:38:17| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
San Francisco Chronicle: Fracking for oil and natural gas in California could slam to a halt, at least temporarily, under legislation circulating in Sacramento. One bill calls for a moratorium on the practice until the state conducts a sweeping study of fracking's benefits and risks, including the potential for groundwater contamination. Another piece of legislation would allow fracking while the state conducts such a study. But the same bill, from Sen. Fran Pavley, would slap a moratorium on fracking if the study...
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U.S. lawmakers push bills to approve Keystone pipeline
2013-03-16 00:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: U.S. lawmakers in both chambers of Congress said Friday they are moving forward with bills introduced this week to pluck the power of approving the Keystone XL pipeline, which would run from Canada's oil sands to Texas, from the hands of the Obama administration. Republican Representative Lee Terry from Nebraska introduced a bipartisan bill on Friday to approve TransCanada Corp's 800,000 barrels per day pipeline, which has been held up in the review process for more than four years. Fred Upton,...
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Entergy Ark. says residential bills to decrease
2013-03-15 21:27:07| Energy - Topix.net
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Entergy Arkansas says a reduction in its costs for power will mean a 4.75% cut in the average residential customer's utility bill.
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Michigan legislators pass harbor dredging bills
2013-03-15 13:04:50| Waste Management - Topix.net
The Michigan House and Senate have approved a series of bills designed to aid the state's water-starved harbors.
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State House committee OKs Great Lakes dredging bills
2013-03-13 11:59:13| Waste Management - Topix.net
The House Natural Resources Committee on Tuesday approved three bills that would expedite the permit process and drastically the cost for dredging Great Lakes harbors and marinas facing low water levels.
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