Sentences with phrase «senator whitehouse»

Also, in my written testimony, and in the plot that Senator Whitehouse showed, the surface temperature shows frequent periods of short cooling, even while it is undergoing a long - term warming trend.

The power of a sticky visual is demonstrated by the fact that the Escalator has been featured in a PBS documentary and by Senator Whitehouse on the senate floor.

Senator Whitehouse has no scientific expertise to say human - induced CO2 causes global warming, and reporters could easily show how scientific assessments he points to are contradicted by others.

Senator Whitehouse is the most eloquent and accurate Senator to speak on global warming.

Just days ago, Senator Whitehouse offer the following as the top sentence for his opinion piece at the Washington Post:

from Senator Whitehouse's letter: Civil discovery would reveal whether and to what extent the fossil fuel industry has crossed this same line.

We strongly endorse Senator Whitehouse's call for a RICO investigation.

Would have been a good post if Curry actually knew what RICO was, understood its application, made clear that a case — however piecemeal — could muster standing, and recognize Senator Whitehouse's experiences with RICO — especially given Rhode Island's RICO scandal.

On July 10, Representative Waxman and Senator Whitehouse released a 20 - page letter to the State Department, highlighting errors in the State Department's assumption that the Keystone XL project would not have major climate impacts, and called on the State Department to conduct a more thorough evaluation for the final report.

Congressman Waxman and Senator Whitehouse challenge the underlying assumption of State's review — that the expansion of tar sands is inevitable.

During the Hearing, Senator Whitehouse asked me a question about why people refer to me as a «contrarian.»

We're encouraged that Senator Whitehouse — in many ways the Senate's outspoken climate «conscience» — is championing a simple, explicit carbon tax as the key policy to avert climate catastrophe.

And yes, we must applaud Senator Whitehouse for his efforts.

When Senator Whitehouse unveiled his bill last November, we applauded its broad coverage of all major greenhouse gases and its WTO - oriented border tax adjustment provisions.

While James and Matt are right on target and illuminate the issues related to the value of running the «marathon» rather than «sprint,» unless Senator Whitehouse has overwhelming support for a $ 42 price per ton of CO2, which I doubt he does, it seems like a good strategy to let him bargain high and hard to push for that price and let those who oppose a high price «win» a lower price, since that's what we think will establish a more effective long term carbon tax.

Kathleen White should perhaps have realized that Senator Whitehouse was just blowing smoke during his obnoxious questioning of her.

Whenever someone encounters Senator Whitehouse, the safest assumption is that he knows NOTHING about climate science.

American Bird Conservancy (ABC) thanks Senator Whitehouse for cosponsoring the legislation and his leadership for migratory bird conservation.

Another, Senator Whitehouse, has joined him, and he seems to have been the first to mention the RICO Act.

Your colleague, Senator Whitehouse, is among those who favor criminal penalties for those who disagree with him on climate policy.

Senator Whitehouse (D - RI) was sharp and on point, especially questioning Judith and the other skeptic and summarizing at the end.

«Senator Whitehouse is a great champion for our oceans,» said David Wilmot, Ph.D., Ocean Champions» President and Co-Founder.

«From his leadership in passing the National Endowment for the Oceans to his Chairmanship of the bipartisan Senate Ocean Caucus, Senator Whitehouse is a leader who works across the aisle to shape the future of ocean policy.»

American Bird Conservancy (ABC) thanks Senator Whitehouse for cosponsoring the legislation and his leadership for migratory bird conservation.

Senator Whitehouse also supported the Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act after denouncing the GOP for blocking it on the Senate floor.

Washington, D.C. — May 12th, 2011 — Ocean Champions commends Senators Whitehouse (D - RI), Snowe (R - ME), Rockefeller (D - WV), Inouye (D - HI), Nelson (D - FL), Stabenow (D - MI) and Landrieu (D - LA) for their leadership as original co-sponsors of this landmark ocean conservation legislation.

The following day, June 8, 2017, Joe Bast addressed a letter to Senators Whitehouse, Warren, Schatz, and Markey.

Senators Whitehouse (D - RI) and Snowe (R - ME) Introduce The National Endowment for the Oceans Ocean Champions Applauds the Strong Bipartisan Bill Washington, D.C. — May 12th, 2011 — Ocean Champions commends Senators Whitehouse (D - RI), Snowe (R - ME), Rockefeller (D - WV), Inouye (D - HI), Nelson (D - FL), Stabenow (D - MI) and Landrieu...

Not exact matches

Two Democratic senators, Jeanne Shaheen and Sheldon Whitehouse, have written to the banks, which include Bank of America Corp, JPMorgan Chase and Citibank as well as Europe - based Barclays, Deutsche Bank, UBS, HSBC and Credit Suisse.

The letters were sent by Senators Thomas Carper and Sheldon Whitehouse, and Representatives Elijah Cummings, Gerald Connolly and Donald S. Beyer Jr..

«There are warnings,» said U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D - R.I.).

The office of Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D - R.I.) noted that in a panel discussion last week, the senator called climate change a global problem that demands global leadership, adding, «This may be the only issue in which the Republican Party doesn't want the United States to exercise global leadership.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D - RI) asked Pruitt about the Oklahoma Attorney General's office lack of response to an open records request, made under state law, for emails between his office and fossil fuel companies it regulated.

During the hearing, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D — RI) asked Sessions how he would approach «making a decision about the facts of climate change» if a case before the Department of Justice required it.

«They are merchants of doubt, not factual information,» said Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, a Rhode Island Democrat who delivers a Senate speech every week demanding stronger air - quality standards.

On Wednesday, Senators Chuck Grassley (R - IA), Barbara Mikulski (D - MD), Bob Casey (D - PA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D - RI), and John Boozman (R - AR) introduced a measure known as the To Aid Gifted and High - Ability Learners by Empowering the Nation's Teachers or TALENT Act (S. 363).

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse flip - flopped between state and federal government duty throughout the 1990s and early 2000s.

In accordance with his fellow state Senator, Jack Reed, Whitehouse supports student borrower defense regulations and transparent student lending practices.

Washington, D.C. — May 31, 2012 — Ocean Champions, which works to build political power for the oceans by helping to elect pro-ocean candidates to the U.S. Congress proudly endorses Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D - RI) for reelection.

More interesting was this letter to U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos signed by four U.S. Senators — Sheldon Whitehouse (D - RI), Elizabeth Warren (D - MA), Brian Schatz (D - HI), and Edward Markey (D - MA)-- demanding to know if her department «had contact with individuals associated with the Heartland Institute on climate, science, or science education issues,» and demanding as well copies of said correspondence, any information regarding discussions between Heartland and other White House staff members, and more.

These activists include Sharon Eubanks, a former US Department of Justice attorney who once helped bring a similar case against Big Tobacco; House Democrats Ted Lieu and Mark DeSaulnier; Canadian eco-loon Bill McKibben (who talks, with characteristic wry understatement, of Exxon's «sheer, profound, and — I think — unparalleled evil»); and, of course, Rhode Island senator Sheldon Whitehouse, another attorney determined to use lawfare to shut down the debate on climate change once and for all.

As a result of my analyses that challenge IPCC conclusions, I have been called a denier by other climate scientists, and most recently by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse.

Rep. Henry A. Waxman, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Rep. Earl Blumenauer, and Senator Brian Schatz released draft carbon - pricing legislation (March 2013); see HERE.

Sheldon Whitehouse, a Democratic senator from Rhode Island, introduced a proposal for one last year.

She is the wife of Rhode Island's Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, who launched the malicious campaign to prosecute climate skeptics.

According to her email, Whitehouse and his allies, including Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.), have crafted a schedule for floor speeches on Monday and Tuesday that assigns each participating Senator at least one group to go after by name.

«Sheldon Whitehouse Calls for News Outlets to Suppress «Extreme» Op - Eds by Climate Skeptics --» Senator Sheldon Whitehouse wants newspapers to stop publishing extreme and phony op - eds written by climate - change skeptics, blasting such articles an industry propaganda»» — The Washington Times, July 14, 2016

This week's floor speeches are part of a PR push for a resolution introduced by Whitehouse and other Senators involved in the effort.

Anna - Marie Laura served as Ocean and Coastal Policy Advisor to a leading ocean champion, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse.

-- Sheldon Whitehouse, US Senator, May 20, 2013