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chron.com - 10/19/2009
Unlikely ally joins fight against climate change
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Houston Chronicle: WASHINGTON -- Proponents of capping greenhouse gas emissions blamed for global warming may have just found an unexpected ally on Capitol Hill: Republican Lindsey Graham. The two-term senator from South Carolina drew the ire of conservative activists last week after he joined ...

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Switchboard, from NRDC — ... In the Houston Chronicle Dan Lashof emphasized the importance and significance of bi-partisan support for the Senate climate bill... The Virginian-Pilot, the ...

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