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*Climate*Risk Is Poorly Represented in Company Financial Filings
<http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/climate-risk-is-poorly-represented-in-company-financial-filings/>
Scientific American -4 hours ago
Corporate America has a split personality when it comes to climate
change...In fact, analysts say, for investors interested in managing the
economic risks of climate change, the SEC is among the least helpful
places to look....When issuing marketing materials and press releases,
U.S. companies frequently warn that rising global temperatures could
cost them money. They tout specific green projects, like solar roofs and
increased efficiency. But when it comes time to report to the Securities
and Exchange Commission, the same companies stick to broad terminology
and sanded-down statements...Take Target Corp., which outlined some of
its efforts to become more climate-friendly in its 2015 sustainability
report: solar panels, smart-grid technology, low-power stores, recycling
programs and a recent pledge made at the White House to cut greenhouse
gas emissions.
Or IBM, which issued a detailed climate report last year, too, telling a
nonprofit that energy efficiency standards for computer products present
a “high” financial cost that would be “virtually certain” to affect the
tech giant within a year...A ClimateWire examination of corporate
documents, congressional audits and independent reports, along with
interviews with investors, former SEC employees and congressional
staffers, shows a disparity in what companies say about*climate
change*andwhere they say it.*...*
Hillary Clinton's*climate*army
<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/hillary-clinton-climate-team-226930>
Politico -15 hours ago
.Hillary Clinton has assembled*a virtual army of formal and informal
advisers on energy, the environment and climate chang*e..., who have
spent the past year compiling recommendations on everything from
chemical safety and Everglades restoration to nuclear power and climate
finance, includes holdovers from the Obama administration such as former
White House advisers Carol Browner and Heather Zichal... intends to
make*climate change*a bigger focus in the general election, ..in an
effort to draw a contrast with Trump, who has scoffed that*climate
change**.*..*the massive collection of Clinton advisers contrasts
sharply with Trump's campaign, which is relying on just a few outside
experts such as Oklahoma oilman Harold Hamm to help chart his energy
agenda....Like Obama, *Clinton is prepared to rely on her executive
powers to make progress on climate change, rather than waiting on
Congress to send her legislation...**.*Kristina Costa, a Clinton
campaign policy adviser who previously worked at the White House and the
Center for American Progress, has taken the lead in working with Houser,
Kobren and Ogden in evaluating the recommendations and determining
whether to translate them into official campaign positions...*pressure
is growing for Clinton to keep Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz and EPA
Administrator Gina McCarthy *on for at least the first few months of her
potential presidency. Both Moniz and McCarthy are well liked and are
seen as a crucial bridge to Obama's climate agenda. And they wouldn't
have to face a messy confirmation battle in the Senate. (Moniz was
approved unanimously and McCarthy won the support of six
Republicans.)...Several candidates have also emerged for interior
secretary, including Democrats such as former Colorado Sen. Mark Udall,
former Alaska Sen. Mark Begich and Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper.
Hayes, who served as a top Interior official until 2013, is also thought
to be seeking to rise to the role of secretary under Clinton.*
*Climate Change*May Be Doubted by Some, But Now It's the Law
<http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-11/climate-change-may-be-doubted-by-some-but-now-it-s-the-law>
Bloomberg -29 minutes ago
A federal appeals court in Chicago gave a thumbs-up this week to an
obscure regulatory practice that helps the U.S. government account for
projected costs of*climate change*. The decision comes less than a week
after the White House issued guidance to*...*
FOIA Request Probes Extent of Government Spying on*Climate*
Protesters
<http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/08/11/foia-request-probes-extent-government-spying-climate-protesters>
Common Dreams (press release) -5 hours ago
Citing an investigation that revealed federal agents went undercover to
spy on environmental activists, the Center for Biological Diversity
(CBD) on Thursday filed nine Freedom of Information Act requests seeking
information on surveillance of peaceful protests at federal fossil fuel
auctions. ..protests at federal fossil fuel auctions..Lakewood Police
Department collected details about the protest from undercover officers
as the event was being planned," they wrote. "During the auction, both
local law enforcement and federal agents went undercover among the
protesters."...The emails further show that police monitored Keep it in
the Ground participating groups such as 350.org, Break Free Movement,
Rainforest Action Network, and WildEarth Guardians, while relying upon
intelligence gathered by Anadarko, one of the largest oil and gas
producers in the region.
Uncertainty Can't Be an Excuse for*Climate*Inaction, Researchers
Argue
<https://insideclimatenews.org/news/11082016/uncertainty-excuse-climate-change-inaction-researchers-argue>
InsideClimate News -6 hours ago
Writers warn that waiting for absolute certainty in climate models
spells doom for a warming planet. ..In a new essay, researchers
dismantle a common form of*climate*skepticism: defending inaction
on*climate change*by citing lingering uncertainties in*climate*models
and in other scientific evidence of the mounting crisis. This tactic of
using*...*
*Global warming*has brought a hellish*heatwave*to the Middle East –
and it's coming to the rest of the world
<http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/global-warming-has-brought-a-hellish-heatwave-to-the-middle-east-and-its-coming-to-the-rest-of-the-a7185756.html>
The Independent -40 minutes ago
In coming decades, U.N. officials and*climate*scientists predict that
the region's mushrooming populations will face extreme water scarcity,
temperatures almost too hot for human survival and other consequences
of*global warming*. If that happens*...*
*Journalism: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bq2_wSsDwkQ>*
(video opinion) 19:22 Published on Aug 7, 2016
The newspaper industry is suffering. That’s bad news for journalists —
both real and fictional. (superb commentary)
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