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WASHINGTON, DC, May 12, 2010 (ENS) - The federal agency that manages the nation's natural gas, oil and other mineral resources is going to be reorganized to separate its safety and environmental enforcement functions from its leasing and permitting functions.
Senate Democrats are scheduled to reintroduce the climate bill tomorrow in the wake of the BP oil spill. The new bill, created by Senator John Kerry, Joe Lieberman, and Lindsey Graham, is expected to come before a vote prior to mid-term elections, where Democrats are expected to take heavy losses. S...
WASHINGTON, DC, May 11, 2010 (ENS) - President Barack Obama Monday nominated Solicitor General of the United States Elena Kagan as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, she would fill the position on the nine-judge bench that will be left vacant by the ret...
The German magazine Der Spiegel released an "accidental" audio recording of closed-door Copenhagen negotiations between world leaders. The audio tape, which has been verified to be legitimate, features world leaders negotiating for a climate treaty in a kind of tone not often captured by the cameras...
In an attempt to calm the furor surrounding the upcoming immigration bill, Senate majority leader Harry Reid announced that the climate and energy bill will be brought to the floor prior to working on immigration reform. This comes after Senator Lindsey Graham, a key Republican supporter and co-auth...
The revised climate bill, which was set to be unveiled yesterday, was shelved after a key Republican co-author withdrew support from the bill. The new bill was drafted by John Kerry (D-MA), Joe Lieberman, (I-CT) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC). Graham was considered a vital bridge to the Republican party...
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 21, 2010 (ENS) - Teens who want to fight climate change now have a place to share their pledges, actions and ideas.
Inconvenient Youth, the new teen climate education initiative of The Climate Project, a program of Al Gore's Alliance for Climate Protection, will launch on...
COCHABAMBA, Bolivia, April 21, 2010 (ENS) - Bolivian President Evo Morales said capitalism is to blame for global warming and the accelerated deterioration of the planetary ecosystem in a speech Tuesday opening an international conference on climate change and the "rights of Mother Earth."
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A movement to postpone California's global warming laws has stalled, giving environmentalists hope that the measure will not appear on the state ballot this November. Private interests opposing California's climate bill, AB32, have been losing a funding war against supporters who consist of Silicon...
WASHINGTON, DC, April 19, 2010 (ENS) - Discovery Communications has acquired the global rights to "Sarah Palin's Alaska," a new eight-part documentary series about the controversial former Alaska Governor and Republican vice presidential candidate and the natural resources of her home state.
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