Controlling Earth’s thermostat: Global-Warming Goal Set: ‘Global temperatures shouldn’t rise more than 2 degrees C’
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Skeptics = Holocaust Deniers? ‘IS MEDIA HELPING ADVANCE OBAMA’S ENERGY AGENDA BY SPREADING GLOBAL WARMING PROPAGANDA?’
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Baaad news? Global warming now shrinking sheep
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Survey Finds Climate Bill ‘Could Force Nearly 20% of U.S. Manufacturers to Close’ — ‘Energy costs will skyrocket’
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Here it Comes! Report: U.S. To Sign Up For A Global Climate Pact For The First Time
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50 reasons to stop climate bill’s passage
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Svensmark paper: ‘Results show global-scale evidence of conspicuous influences of solar variability on cloudiness and aerosols’
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Scientist: ‘Since when do computer models trump real-time temperature data?’
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Arctic temp above 80N parallel still below freezing – ‘latest date in 50 years of record keeping – trend flat
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By the Numbers: Greenwire Identifies 23 U.S. Senators Currently On the Fence on Climate Bill
Geenwire (6/29) reports, (subscription required)
Excerpt: “[President Obama’s senior advisor David] Axelrod acknowledged that Democrats lack the 60 Senate votes they need to overcome a filibuster. But he insisted Obama would not let the House bill wither.
“The vote is not tomorrow,” Axelrod said. “The vote will come sometime in the fall. I think we will fashion an energy package that will move this country forward and carry the day.”
According to an E&E analysis of the Senate, 60 votes is within reach for a cap-and-trade climate bill, but many concessions must be made to get the measure across the goal line. To start, there are 45 senators in the “yes” or “probably yes” camp, including Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), Environment and Public Works Chairwoman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Maine Republicans Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe.
There are 23 fence sitters. Alaska’s Mark Begich (D) and Lisa Murkowski (R) need to keep their home state’s oil and gas interests in mind, while Ohio’s Sherrod Brown (D) and Michigan Democrats Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow are pressing for provisions that help agriculture and their state’s ailing manufacturing and auto industries.
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