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Multiple articles from Yale Climate Connection
These Yale Climate Connection articles discuss:
Why it’s not good to ignore people’s emotions about climate change. Many people feel helplessness, hopelessness, anger, and fear when they hear about the topic.
How to talk about climate change at social gatherings. A guide to bringing up the topic without turning into Debbie Downer.
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Virginia pipelines set off ‘an alarm bell’ for skeptical energy regulator
This Virginia Mercury article discusses how the Mountain Valley and Atlantic Coast pipelines set off ‘an alarm bell’ for skeptical FERC energy regulator Cheryl LaFleur.
LaFleur, appointed to the commission by President Barack Obama in 2010, made waves a couple of years ago when she split with her Republican colleagues over […]
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DeSmog Blog
This week’s posting contains articles on the oil industry subterfuge. activists fighting the chemical industry in Louisiana, Australian deniers meeting with the Koch Brothers, the financial impact of Trump’s rollback of clean car standards and his appointing an Independent Petroleum Association of America insider to the top DOI post, […]
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Floods show national security threat posed by climate change
This article discusses how floods, exacerbated by climate change, are impacting national security. The Missouri River floodwater surging on to the air base housing the U.S. military’s Strategic Command overwhelmed round-the-clock sandbagging by airmen and others. They had to scramble to save sensitive equipment, munitions and dozens of aircraft.
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Dirty lies: how the car industry hid the truth about diesel emissions
This The Guardian article discusses how the car industry hid the truth about diesel emissions. The ‘Dieselgate’ scandal was suppressed for years – while we should have been driving electric cars.
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DeSmog Blog
This week’s email contains articles about:
Global Banks, Led by JPMorgan Chase, Invested $1.9 Trillion in Fossil Fuels Since Paris Climate Pact
‘All Rhetoric and No Action’: Oil Giants Spent $1 Billion on Climate Lobbying and Ads Since Paris Pact, Says Report
‘They Have Lied for Decades’: European Parliament Scrutinise […]
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Study: Record high US temperatures outpace record lows two to one
This The Guardian article discusses a study that shows that record high US temperatures outpace record lows two to one. Scientists say AP study consistent with peer-reviewed literature and shows clear sign of human-caused climate change.
The AP shared the data analysis with several climate and data scientists, who all […]
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Federal judge demands Trump administration reveal how its drilling plans will fuel climate change
This Washington Post article discusses Federal judge demands Trump administration reveal how its drilling plans will fuel climate change. The ruling temporarily blocks drilling on 300,000 acres of leases in Wyoming.
A federal judge ruled late Tuesday that the Interior Department violated federal law by failing to take into account the climate […]
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Why don’t U.S. nuclear regulators acknowledge the dangers of climate change?
This Washington Post article discusses why U.S. nuclear regulators won’t acknowledge the dangers of climate change. [Hint: money and Trump].
When America’s fleet of nuclear reactors was designed some four-plus decades ago, few people had ever heard the phrase “climate change.” Today, the global threats of worsening weather patterns […]
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Report: How Much Would Trump’s Climate Rule Rollbacks Worsen Health and Emissions?
This article discusses How Much Trump’s Climate Rule Rollbacks Would Worsen Health and Emissions. Using government data, a new analysis adds up the harm to humans and the climate from scrapping 6 greenhouse gas rules involving cars, power plants and oil and gas.
The report, released Tuesday, homes in on […]
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