In this echo-chamber environment, raw intelligence that supported the case for the existence of such weapons was played up, and that which cast doubt on them was dismissed.

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"That's pretty serious, " says the chamber's environment steering committee chairman, Evan Auyang.

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"In no instance is this going to go unchallenged, " says William Kovacs, the Chamber's senior vice president for environment, technology and regulatory affairs.

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Opening an opposition-led debate in a packed Commons chamber on 2 February 2011, shadow environment secretary Mary Creagh said the plans could result in the "sale of the century".

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Summing up for the government, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Minister Richard Benyon told the chamber he would be in Brussels the following week to discuss the CFP.

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The Chamber said 67% of corporate lawyers say the litigation environment affects how companies decide where to place their operations.

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Environment Minister Roseanna Cunningham insisted she had said no, when Ms Godman asked if the chamber agreed on the amendment.

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The forum is designed to provide a "reassuring environment where victims and survivors can recount their experiences in a more relaxed setting than a statutory inquiry chamber".

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Environment Minister John Griffiths AM said it was "heartening" to see consensus on the matter accross the chamber.

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"This is part of the back-to-basics discussion about what kind of environment business needs to operate, " says Janet Kavinoky, who directs lobbying and congressional efforts for the Chamber on transportation and infrastructure.

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