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The Pessimist’s Guide to 2019, Fire, Floods, and Famine
This article discusses a Bloomberg artice titled “The Pessimist’s Guide to 2019, Fire, Floods, and Famine”. It provides a scary scenario that could happen. Let’s hope not.
It’s the end of 2019 and America’s bountiful harvest is in. But President Donald Trump is facing a crisis few contemplated the year […]
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TVA defies Trump, votes to shut down two aging coal-fired power plants
This article discusses a recent decision by the TVA to shutter 2 old coal power plants.
The Tennessee Valley Authority board of directors voted to shut down two aging coal-fired power plants, defying a tweet from President Trump on Monday urging the agency to keep one of them open.
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Trump’s trade war is hitting solar workers hard
This article discusses how Trump’s trade war is hitting solar workers hard.
While politicians are debating the merits of a massive job-creating effort known as the Green New Deal, jobs in solar power are getting harder to find.
The solar industry lost 8,000 jobs last year, a drop of 3.2 percent and […]
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Four more Dem governors join alliance to uphold Paris climate goals
This article discusses why four more Democratic governors join an alliance to uphold the Paris climate goals. ‘There’s no reason for us to wait.” Some states aren’t waiting around for Congress to pass a Green New Deal to tackle climate change.
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) plans to announce today that he’s joining […]
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Needed: Reporting on climate risks from polar vortex
This article discusses the need for better reporting on the climate risks from the polar vortex. The late January deep freeze across much of the U.S. offers a valuable ‘teachable moment’ for media: Polar vortex heightens risks from climate change.
Americans watched toward the end of January as winter storm Jayden […]
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Using the big freeze to deny climate change… stupidity or cynicism?
This article by Michael Mann discusses how climate denialists are using the recent freezing weather to deny climate change.
The winters of the early 1970s were very cold and snowy in the northeastern United States where I grew up – as elsewhere around the US and Europe. I remember […]
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Study: The Navy Wants to Build a Wall to Stave Off Climate Change
This article discusses how the The Navy Wants to Build a Wall to Stave Off Climate Change.
The Navy is considering erecting a 14-foot flood wall around the Washington Navy Yard to protect the historic complex along the Anacostia River from rising sea levels, internal Department of Defense documents show. Military […]
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Scientists Weigh Quick-Response Strategy To Correct Climate Change BS — Like Trump’s
This article discusses how climate change deniers push idiotic theories about climate change. Scientists Weigh Quick-Response Strategy To Correct Climate Change BS — Like Trump’s. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine want to challenge misinformation by “highly influential individuals.”
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Study: If the Earth Is Warming, Why Is It So Cold Outside?
This article discusses global warming, answering the question: If the Earth is warming, why is it so cold now?
As climate change heats up the planet, winters are warming faster than summers. But on days when the temperature tumbles below freezing, it leaves many people wondering, “If the Earth is […]
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As Trump fibs, scientists consider correcting the record
This article discusses Trump’s lying about science, and how some scientists consider correcting the record.
President Trump has mocked and dismissed climate science. Now researchers seem increasingly inclined to correct the record.
NOAA, the federal agency that studies the Earth, tweeted what appeared to be a rebuttal to Trump’s assertion Monday night […]
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