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"Obama Aide's Husband Lobbied for Oil Drilling"

White House climate czar Carol Browner's husband, former Rep. Thomas Downey, was a paid lobbyist for the group pushing for more oil drilling off Florida's coast.

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Source: Sarasota Herald-Tribune, 06/29/2009

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Enviros Have Rough Term in Supreme Court

"Environmental interests were trounced in the 2009 Supreme Court term that ends Monday."

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Source: Greenwire, 06/26/2009

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House Dems Limit Amendments to Interior-EPA Spending Bill "

"House Democrats yesterday decided to allow votes on 13 of the 105 amendments submitted for the spending bill that funds environmental agencies, prompting cries of foul play from Republicans."

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Source: Greenwire, 06/26/2009

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Farm Lobby Wins: USDA in Charge of Offsets

"The Agriculture Department will have the lead role in overseeing agriculture offsets under the House climate bill...."

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Source: ClimateWire, 06/25/2009

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"Limits on Emissions Have Wide Support"

"Three-quarters of Americans think the federal government should regulate the release into the atmosphere of greenhouse gases from power plants, cars and factories to reduce global warming, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll...."

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Source: WashPost, 06/25/2009

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Gingrich Ad Uses GOP, Coal Money To Slam Climate Bill

"As the House barrels toward a vote on climate and energy legislation, a group headed by a prominent Republican is launching a national campaign aimed at scuttling the bill."

06/24/2009

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Species-Protection Law Overhaul Sits In Senate

By ALLISON A. FREEMAN

Congress is considering a rewrite of the nation's law overseeing the protection of imperiled plants and wildlife – in a move that could make sweeping changes to the Endangered Species Act for the first time since it was put into law over 30 years ago.

The House of Representatives has already passed its overhaul of the act, which would throw out many of the existing mandatory requirements in favor of voluntary measures.

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"Environmentalists Baffled by Obama's Strategy"

"The administration is defending in court environmental measures that the president once vowed to roll back. Officials say it is part of a long-term plan, but critics see it as backpedaling."

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Source: LA Times, 06/23/2009

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"New York Sign Counts Global Greenhouse Gases"

"Deutsche Bank lit a seven-storey-high sign in the middle of Manhattan on Thursday that counts the total amount of greenhouse gases trapped in the Earth's atmosphere."

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Source: Reuters, 06/19/2009

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Vilsack Aide Named to FERC

"John Norris, a veteran Iowa political aide who has been chief of staff for Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, was nominated Wednesday by President Barack Obama to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission."

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Source: Des Moines Register, 06/17/2009

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