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 Stories About: climate change adaptation AND Ed Markey AND Nancy Pelosi AND politics AND US House of Representatives
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Membership of the new House committee on global warming
All but one of the R's voted against it |
David Roberts |
09 Mar 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Pelosi has announced the membership of her new global warming committee. Here are the Democrats, appointed by Pelosi: Ed Markey of Massachusetts, Chairman Earl Blumenauer of Oregon Jay Inslee of Washington John Larson of Connecticut Hilda Solis of California Stephanie Herseth of South Dakota Emanuel Cleaver of Missouri John Hall of New York Jerry McNerney of California Here are the Republicans, appointed by John Boehner: James Sensenbrenner ... |
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| Topics: climate change adaptation, Ed Markey, Nancy Pelosi, politics, US House of Representatives (all these topics) |
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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 ... |
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| Topics: climate change adaptation, Ed Markey, John Dingell, Nancy Pelosi, politics, US House of Representatives (all these topics) |
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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 ... |
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| Topics: climate change adaptation, Ed Markey, John Dingell, Nancy Pelosi, politics, US House of Representatives (all these topics) |
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