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Senate panel takes on climate bill
online.wsj.com - 10/26/2009
Senate panel takes on climate bill
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Wall Street Journal: The Senate debate over climate legislation is set to begin in earnest this week, with a key panel holding hearings on legislation that would curb U.S. greenhouse-gas emissions. The hearings by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works mark the first phase in what ...
washingtonpost.com - 11/2/2009
Senate climate bill faces challenges
— washingtonpost.com — Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from... the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ... (more) Senate climate bill faces challenges

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1sky.org - 11/3/2009
DC Hill update: Senate committee action set for September
— 1sky.org — As six Senate committees take up climate legislation, much work remains to be done to gain support... for a strong climate bill. Climate champions in the Senate will plot their next moves in July, in hopes of producing legislative text after the August ... (more) DC Hill update: Senate committee action set for September

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Senate panel faces partisan climate war
politico.com - 10/30/2009
Senate panel faces partisan climate war
— politico.com — The Environment and Public Works committee is engaged in public partisan warfare over a climate bill.... (more) Senate panel faces partisan climate war

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Earth2Tech:  @Google This Morn: DOE Secretary Chu and Eric Schmidt Announcement

Worldwatch Institute:  U.S. Public Still Unconvinced on Climate Change

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@Google This Morn: DOE Secretary Chu and Eric Schmidt Announcement
Earth2Tech — ... , and there will be major debates in the Senate over the climate bill in the coming days. And to kick off the week, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu plans to make an announcement at Google headquarters this morning around 11AM. ...

@Google This Morn: DOE Secretary Chu, for An Announcement
Earth2Tech — ... , and there will be major debates in the Senate over the climate bill in the coming days. And to kick off the week, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu plans to make an announcement at Google headquarters this morning around 11AM. ...

U.S. Public Still Unconvinced on Climate Change
Worldwatch Institute — ... a Pew survey that they were seriously concerned about climate change. The difference could be a matter of statistics. However, U.S. residents have been subjected to many confusing messages this year from conservative media, fossil fuel-dependent industries, and politicians who question the scientific certainty of climate change. The rise in contrarian voices coincides with the passage of a cap-and-trade bill by the U.S. House of Representatives and consideration of similar legislation by the Senate. Intense political debate, coupled with colder weather ...

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