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Article: SELECT COMMITTEE: GLOBAL WARMING A GEOPOLITICAL THREAT
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- April 18, 2007
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The House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming issued the following news release:
Responding to the growing concern over the geopolitical and national security concerns from the potential severe impacts of global warming, the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming held its first hearing today discussing these pressing issues and the solutions needed today to address global warming and America's dependence on oil.
"If left unchecked, global warming could ultimately create real global conflict," said Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Chairman of the Select Committee. "Minor skirmishes over diminishing resources like clean water will only amplify if we ...