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After years of debates and documentaries, Congress is poised to address the issue of climate change. The Warner-Lieberman bill is the vehicle and it’s headed for a bumpy ride, as industries mobilize to set up roadblocks to stall or wreck the passage of legislation that could cost them millions. Advocates are equally passionate, and they include some heavy hitters. Co-sponsor John Warner (R-Va.), who is retiring, plans to make it his “top priority for the next 14 months that I’m blessed to be in this Senate,” he said. An industry lobbyist said Warner pressed Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and...

A trio of University of Victoria students has pulled off a minor public relations coup, convincing climate change crusader Al Gore to speak over the Empress Hotel's famous high tea in late September. "It's going to be a 'green tea' of sorts," chuckled Justin Yorke, 20, who still can't believe their good fortune in securing the former U.S. vice-president for the Sept. 29 event at Victoria's conference centre. He and two pals, Jeff Jacobson and Stefan Krepiakevich, all of them fourth-year students minoring in commerce, worked for months on the deal. Six hundred guests will pay $200 apiece for the...