Trump White House to Take Aim at Obama Era Climate Policy

2017, Coal, Dirty Energy, Emissions Reduction, Energy, Policy, USALeave a comment

President Trump will take the most significant step yet in obliterating his predecessor’s environmental record Tuesday, instructing federal regulators to rewrite key rules curbing U.S. carbon emissions. References Now under attack, EPA’s work on climate change has been going on for decades http://theconversation.com/now-under-attack-epas-work-on-climate-change-has-been-going-on-for-decades-74065 Trump moves decisively to wipe out Obama’s climate-change record https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/trump-moves-decisively-to-wipe-out-obamas-climate-change-record/2017/03/27/411043d4-132c-11e7-9e4f-09aa75d3ec57_story.html Charting Irreversible…

Study: Human fingerprint found on global extreme weather

2017, Arctic Amplification, Cryosphere, Deglaciation, Drought, Extreme Weather, Heat wave, Impacts, Polar Amplification, Precipitation, StudyLeave a comment

Global warming makes temperature patterns that cause heatwaves, droughts and floods across Europe, north America and Asia more likely, scientists find Study Influence of Anthropogenic Climate Change on Planetary Wave Resonance and Extreme Weather Events http://www.nature.com/articles/srep45242 Further reading https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/mar/27/climate-change-human-fingerprint-found-on-global-extreme-weather

Over 200 Arctic lakes seeping methane gas

2017, Arctic, Arctic Circle, Environment, Impacts, Pedology, Permafrost, SoilLeave a comment

Satellite images have revealed more than 200 strange, bright blue lakes in Russia’s Arctic regions that are leaking methane gas. Arctic lakes seeping methane gas Arctic lakes seeping methane gas References Discovered: 200-plus Arctic lakes which bubble like jacuzzis from seeping methane gas http://siberiantimes.com/science/casestudy/features/discovered-200-plus-arctic-lakes-which-bubble-like-jacuzzis-from-seeping-methane-gas/ Photos Reveal More Than 200 Bright Blue Arctic Lakes Have Started…

Talk a big game old men

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A reminder of a nice story on betting, and what such a challenge means. Climate scientist and a climate economist made £2,000 from two Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) advisors, for a bet they made on the odds of global warming back in 2008. Climate economist Chris Hope explained: The record warmth of 2015 just…

Coal CEO claims Earth cooling & climate change a hoax

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Asked about the economic analysis behind President Barack Obama’s energy regulations, Murray said, “There’s no scientific analysis either. I have 4,000 scientists that tell me global warming is a hoax. The Earth has cooled for 20 years.” Murray Energy is the country’s largest coal miner. Asked for clarification, a spokesperson for Murray Energy sent links…

NASA Documentary: The Search For Life 🚀(2017)

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On September 21, 2016, NASA scientists and stakeholders came together at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum for a presentation on the agency’s search for life beyond Earth. “The Search for Life” featured presentations from some of NASA’s leading scientists, including the late former astronaut, Dr. Piers Sellers. Through compelling visualizations, “The Search for…

The Rate We add Carbon Dioxide to the Atmosphere (Vizualisation)

2016, Climate Change, CO2 Emissions, Communication, Greenhouse GasesLeave a comment

Check out powerful #Film4Climate video on the need for carbon pricing. http://Connect4Climate.org Related https://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2017/sessions/the-return-of-carbon-markets Reference Check out powerful #Film4Climate video on the need for carbon pricing https://t.co/bCPGU4j4dU #wef17 @Connect4Climate pic.twitter.com/JGgerPQ3bu — UN Climate Change (@UNFCCC) January 28, 2017