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Published 07/01/2009 by Peoples Weekly World


Climate bill moves to Senate

Coalitions of labor and environmental groups cheered the passage of the historic climate change legislation in the House last month. But the hard work for a similar bill in the Senate has just begun, they added.

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...Aliance, said, "In addition to creating and keeping jobs in America, investments in domestic manufacturing will allow manufacturers across the country to tap into clean and efficient energy markets." The provision, known...
Climate bill moves to Senate [Peoples Weekly World - 07/01/2009]
...Sierra Club said, "falls far short of what President Obama has called for in order to repower America with renewable energy, create millions of new clean energy jobs, and fight global warming." The bill would also...
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...' But, he added, "We look to the Senate to really step upup to the plate. The future of our economy and our society hangs in the balance." A vote on the Senate...
Climate bill moves to Senate [Peoples Weekly World - 07/01/2009]

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