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Headline	Author	Published	Section
House creates global warming committee Vote passes easily	David Roberts	08 Mar 2007	Gristmill
Today the House of Representatives voted to create the much-discussed committee on global warming: The U.S. House of Representatives Thursday passed a rule to create a committee that will focus on climate change. On a vote of 228-195, the House approved creation of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) has been pushing for the committee as a way to raise public and lawmaker awareness of climate ...
Topics: climate change adaptation, Ed Markey, John Dingell, Nancy Pelosi, politics, US House of Representatives (all these topics)

Dingell meets Gore Gore to testify to Congress	David Roberts	03 Feb 2007	Gristmill
Here's a handy political rule of thumb: don't front on John Dingell. In recent weeks, House Speaker Pelosi moved to create a special committee on global warming chaired by Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.). It won't have subpoena powers, but it will call hearings. It was a shot across Dingell's bow, letting him know he better take global warming seriously. Well, Dingell has just booked Al Gore as the sole testimony before a March 21 joint hearing of his Energy and Commerce ...
Topics: climate change adaptation, Ed Markey, John Dingell, Nancy Pelosi, politics, US House of Representatives (all these topics)