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Green ally to head US energy panel | Green ally to head US energy panel |
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US Congressman Henry Waxman has unseated John Dingell to become chair of the powerful energy committee of the House of Representatives. | US Congressman Henry Waxman has unseated John Dingell to become chair of the powerful energy committee of the House of Representatives. |
Democratic members of Congress voted 137 to 122 for Mr Waxman, 69, to take up the committee chairmanship. | Democratic members of Congress voted 137 to 122 for Mr Waxman, 69, to take up the committee chairmanship. |
Mr Dingell, 82, a representative from Michigan, had been viewed as a strong ally of the US car industry. | Mr Dingell, 82, a representative from Michigan, had been viewed as a strong ally of the US car industry. |
Mr Waxman, who represents a California district, is a keen proponent of measures to ease global warming. | Mr Waxman, who represents a California district, is a keen proponent of measures to ease global warming. |
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Incoming president Barack Obama has indicated that he will make tackling climate change a top priority. | Incoming president Barack Obama has indicated that he will make tackling climate change a top priority. |
The BBC's Adam Brookes, in Washington, says Mr Obama may now find it easier to get his environmental agenda through Congress with Mr Waxman in such a powerful position. | |
Mr Dingell, with his links to the automobile lobby, had been viewed as an obstacle to the progress of climate change legislation, our correspondent adds. |
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