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0As new Congress opens, Republicans disband global warming committee 1294447980
Wednesday marked the end of an era in the U.S. – the demise of the Select Committee for Energy Independence and Global Warming. Created under Nancy Pelosi in 2006, the global warming committee – devoted entirely to scientific discussions of climate change and energy-related issues ...
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Markey and Reed: opening up carbon-based energy sector will bring jobs, lots of them 1268250780
Just how important are plug-in vehicles (PHVs) to America? According to Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA, pictured), the chairman of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, and Reed Hundt, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission from 1993-1997, PHVs are one of the three ...
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Just how much impact will new House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming really have? Grist talks to the chairman 1174671540
With auto industry stalwart John Dingell in charge of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Democrats wanted to ensure that lawmakers and the rest of the country got an earful of global warming issues. So House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urged the House to create a new committee to address energy ...
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An artificial demand for inefficient vehicles 1157046900
According to a report from the office of Massachusetts Congressman Edward Markey, tax breaks for buyers of SUVs, trucks and minivans are costing American tax payers billions of dollars per year.Aimed at two federal tax policies, the report includes estimates from the Joint Tax Committee of Congress ...
