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Oklahoma City board votes to close charter school
2013-05-29 15:54:00| American School & University
District officials say Marcus Garvey Leadership Charter School mismanaged finances and had subpar academic performance Schoolhouse Beat read more
Crapo Votes To Protect U.S. Sugar Program
2013-05-27 09:12:56| Sugar Industry News
WASHINGTON An Idaho senator has stepped up for the sugar industry. The sugar industry is vital to Idaho\'s economy, bringing in $1.1 billion in revenue each year, said Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho.
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House Votes to Fast Track Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline
2013-05-23 16:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Yesterday, the House of Representatives voted 241-175 to fast track the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, voting in favor of H.R. 3, the Northern Pipeline Approval Act, which would exempt the Keystone XL pipeline from any further environmental review. H.R. 3 marks the seventh time the House of Representatives has voted on a bill that would circumvent the nations most crucial environmental laws in order to force approval of Keystone XL. But yesterdays vote saw fewer Representatives in favor of...
House votes to take Keystone decision out of Obamas hands
2013-05-23 12:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Those rambunctious fossil-fuel flunkies in the U.S. House of Representatives were at it again Wednesday. They passed a bill that would allow Keystone XL to bypass environmental laws and be built without approval from President Obama. The House voted 241-175 to do away with an ongoing environmental review for the northern leg of the tar-sands pipeline project and make it more difficult for opponents to file appeals. (The southern leg is already more than halfway built.) The vote was mostly along...
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Keystone pipeline: House votes to bypass Obama
2013-05-23 07:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Congress has voted to shut Barack Obama out of the biggest environmental decision of his presidency -- the fate of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline -- and claimed the authority to approve the project. The vote to approve the pipeline, which passed 241-175 in the Republican-controlled house, was pure political theatre. The measure would dispense with additional environmental reviews of the pipeline and would allow only 60 days for legal challenges. The bill was unlikely to pass in the Senate...
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