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What happened to the House Select Committee for Energy Independence and Global Warming after 2011?

  • It was expanded

  • It was abolished

  • It was renamed

  • It was made permanent

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The House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming was abolished in 2011 after Republicans took control of the House of Representatives. The committee was created in 2007 by Democrats to investigate the causes and effects of global warming and to recommend policies to address the issue.
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