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Sen. Majority Ldr announces health care debate and voteToday Sen. Majority Ldr. Harry Reid (D-NV) announced that on Friday and Saturday the Senate will debate health care reform. At 8pm on Saturday there will be a cloture vote on the motion to proceed to the bill. Sixty votes are needed to invoke cloture. If cloture passes, debate on the bill and amendments will take place after the holiday recess. |
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First posted 11/15/2009
By TODD WOODY nyt
for complete articles go to: www.greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com
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Dow Chemical has unveiled a new solar shingle that can be nailed to a roof like its asphalt predecessor — but which generates electricity. Test marketing is to begin in 2010.Dow designed the shingles, which will initially be manufactured at the company’s Midland, Mich., facility. Global Solar of Tucson, Ariz., is supplying the thin-film solar cells.
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A Santa Monica, Calif., company called SolarReserve has taken a step toward making that a reality, filing an application with California regulators to build a 150-megawatt solar farm that will store seven hours’ worth of the sun’s energy in the form of molten salt.
The Rice Solar Energy Project, to be built in the Sonoran Desert east of Palm Springs, will “generate steady and uninterrupted power during hours of peak electricity demand,” according to SolarReserve’s license application.
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Washington State news …R71 passes 66% in King County
For the complete article, go to: seattletimes.newsource.com
Posted by Susan Kelleher, Janet I. Tu and Jonathan Martin
In an apparent victory for gay rights supporters, voters seemed to be approving Referendum 71, which expands the state’s domestic partnership law.
The results, if they hold, would be a disappointment to religious conservatives, who had mounted an aggressive campaign against conferring additional benefits on committed gay couples and some senior couples.
Ref. 71 passed overwhelmingly in King County and was being voted up throughout the Puget Sound region. Voters in Eastern Washington, meanwhile, were rejecting the measure by wide margins — including in Spokane County.
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HR 3548 … President Obama signs Bill
Obama Signs Homebuyer, Jobless Bill Assistance
The Senate approved it unanimously on Wednesday, The House vote 403-12
Posted on 11/6/2009
President Barack Obama signs a $24 billion economic stimulus bill providing tax incentives to prospective homebuyers and extending unemployment benefits to the longtime jobless who have been left behind as the economy veers toward recovery.
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HR 3962…Affordable HC for America…vote is scheduled for 11/07/09
Congress Summary, by OC
…Rep.John Dingell
To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes
This is the big health care reform bill in the House of Representatives that will be debated and voted on during the week of November 2nd. It is the final, reconciled version of the health care bill that was amended by three House committees over the summer. Broadly, it seeks to expand health care coverage to the approximately 40 million Americans who are currently uninsured by lowering the cost of health care and making the system more efficient. To that end, it includes a new government-run insurance plan (a.k.a. a public option) to compete with the private companies, a requirement that all Americans have health insurance, a ban on denying coverage because of a pre-existing condition and, to pay for it all, a surtax on individuals with incomes above $500,000.
check out opencongress.org for the full legislation text, you can download the 1990-page bill as a PDF from the House Rules Committee.
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