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GOP undercuts Obama: Senate votes to upend centerpiece of Obama climate pledge

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/11/senate-rejects-obama-climate-rule-215984 The Senate approved a pair of resolutions on Tuesday aimed at killing the centerpiece of President Barack Obama’s climate agenda, part of a Republican-led effort to undercut the White House goal of striking a new global warming deal in Paris next month. The Senate voted to green-light two disapproval resolutions under the Congressional Review […]

UN rejects over 1,000 journalists as Paris Climate Summit security is tightened

Via Politico.EU (Subscription Required) UN rejects over 1,000 journalists as COP21 security is tightened By Sara Stefanini 11/17/2015 12:05 PM EDT The COP21 climate summit organizers have turned away more than 1,000 journalists because of tougher security following last week’s terrorist attacks in Paris. “We had hoped to have some flexibility regarding increased media accreditation […]

Morano: ‘No one seriously believes the Middle East was a peaceful place when CO2 was below 350ppm’

http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2015/11/17/stories/1060028090 (subscription required)Excerpts Below: Does climate change provoke terrorism? An old feud rekindles Jean Chemnick, E&E reporter Published: Tuesday, November 17, 2015 Last week’s deadly attacks on Paris have reignited the debate over whether climate change is a distraction from legitimate security threats like terrorism, or a contributor to them. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) lit the […]