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On September 25th, a CIA press release announced the opening of its new Center on Climate Change and National Security. On October 6, Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) announced his intent to block funding for the center though an amendment to the FY 2010 Defense Appropriations bill. However, Barrasso’s amendment failed, and the spending bill was approved. [...] The NYT has been emphasizing the national security frame for climate policy this month. Following Aug. 9’s front page story about increasing attention to climate-related security issues at State and DOD, today the paper’s editorial board laments lack of progress on greenhouse gas regulations and recommends that framing the issue in security terms could be [...] The New York Times fronts a story this morning about the potential security implications of climate change. As the story notes, climate change has not generally been framed as a security issue: Much of the public and political debate on global warming has focused on finding substitutes for fossil fuels, reducing emissions that contribute [...] |
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