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the President and First Lady jaunt off to Copenhagen — on
separate planes — to push for Chicago hosting the 2016 Olympics,
Democrats in the U.S. Senate are trying to get ready for another
meeting in Copenhagen: the UN Climate Change Conference in
December. While the Obamas were working to maximize their
“carbon footprint,” Senators Barbara Boxer and John Kerry were
introducing legislation that is ostensibly aim at eliminating
everyone else’s.  According to a Reuters story, “Climate control
debate heats up in the Senate,  The plan aims to cut carbon
dioxide and other pollutants by encouraging broader use of
solar, wind and other renewable fuels in place of dirtier ones
such as oil. It also would invest U.S. funds in finding cleaner
ways to burn coal and other fuels.  Written by liberal Senators
Barbara Boxer and John Kerry