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"The Obama administration should stop trying to scare Americans and then impose costly, unnecessary regulations on them," said House Science, Space and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith. "When assessing climate change, we need to make sure that findings are driven by science, not an alarmist, partisan agenda." (Associated Press)

Unsettling: House panel hears debate on climate change science

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

In this Feb. 10, 2014, photo, a farmer shows a cluster of dead snails prior to being prepared for planting at a rice field in Calamba city, Laguna province, about 70 kilometers (44 miles) south of Manila, Philippines. The aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines has added urgency to finding a solution to a longstanding problem: Less than 10 percent of farmers have crop insurance, and while its advantages are widely understood, few can afford it. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

U.N. climate author withdraws because the report has become ‘too alarmist’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times