In 50-49 vote, US Senate says climate change not caused by humans

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Source: Bangor Daily News

WASHINGTON — The Senate rejected the scientific consensus that humans are causing climate change, days after NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration declared 2014 the hottest year ever recorded on Earth.

The Republican-controlled Senate defeated a measure Wednesday stating that climate change is real and that human activity significantly contributes to it. Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, offered the measure as the Senate debated the Keystone XL pipeline, which would tap the carbon-intensive oil sands in the Canadian province of Alberta.

The Senate voted 50-49 on the measure, which required 60 votes in order to pass.

Read more: http://bangordailynews.com/2015/01/22/politics/senate-not-ready-to-tie-climate-change-to-mankind/

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Fuck our lives.

[joshcryer]

1. Well that's embarrassing...

[riversedge]

2. Embarrassing for US. Bad for the plant, humans, plants animals.

[earthside]

3. I hope they vote to close ...

... all of the earthquake monitoring stations, too.

Then we won't have any more of those damaging earthquakes.

[freedom fighter jh]

4. Not The Onion?

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5. :( Not the onion.... nt

[tk2kewl]

10. but i heard some dude in a garage was gonna fix it

also not the onion

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027571807

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12. holy shit. nt

[Gregorian]

6. Republican Senate denies reality. What's new?

[Stuart G]

7. I think this took place a year ago, not recently...couldn't find it in recent news., yes, last year

here is a link from 2015

:http://www.legitgov.org/50-49-vote-US-Senate-says-climate-change-not-caused-humans

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11. oh crap.

Well it was last modified 2 days ago, that's why it came up as new in the newsfeed my bad. Should I remove?

[Stuart G]

14. that is up to you...not me..look at link above for more info,,,I am not a mod

but. If it isn't late news..I guess it don't belong here

[JudyM]

8. This should make the front page of all MSM. If life was fair.

[Warpy]

9. All 50 will now waddle around with their heads stuffed up their assholes

Should be an interesting spectacle.

This vote meant nothing except identifying the 50 people in that chamber who are far too stupid to be there.

[floriduck]

13. This is EXACTLY why a revolution is needed. nm

[Helen Borg]

15. Because, you know...

All these Senators are well known rocket scientists...

[Journeyman]

16. Well, this settles it then. I can't wait for the vote on gravity -- if it passes, we'll all fly. . .

[Nye Bevan]

17. Locking thread.

This is a year old; LBN is for stories less than 24 hours old. You can repost in GD.