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      *Trump considering Exxon CEO for Secretary of State
      <http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/308363-scarborough-trump-considering-exxon-ceo-for-secretary-of-state>*

The Hill-6 hours ago
Texas native/Tillerson/has led the United States's largest oil company 
since .../Tillerson's/selection would put a spotlight on Exxon, a major ...


    Trump could face the 'biggest trial of the century' — over*climate
    change*
    <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/12/01/trump-could-face-the-biggest-trial-of-the-century-over-climate-change/>

Washington Post 	 -‎7 hours ago‎ 	

	
	
	

The case, brought by 21 youths aged 9 to 20, claims that the federal 
government isn't doing enough to address the problem of*climate 
change*to protect their planet's future - and that, they charge, is a 
violation of their constitutional rights on the*...*


    *Climate Change*and the Coming 'Humanitarian Crisis of Epic
    Proportions'
    <http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/12/01/climate-change-and-coming-humanitarian-crisis-epic-proportions>

Common Dreams (press release) 	 -‎8 hours ago‎ 	

	
	
	

*Climate change*—and resultant natural disasters, droughts, and*sea 
level rise*—"could lead to a humanitarian crisis of epic proportions," 
senior military figures told the Guardian on Thursday.


    Bernie Sanders burns the House Science Committee for promoting a
    misleading article on*climate change*
    <http://www.businessinsider.com/house-science-committee-climate-change-breitbard-2016-12>

Business Insider 	 -‎5 hours ago‎ 	

	
	
	

On Thursday, The House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, 
and Technology tweeted a misleading article published by Breitbart about 
the state of the global*climate*. "Global Temperatures Plunge. Icy 
Silence from ... Breitbart then states*.*


    Extreme Tornado Outbreaks Are Becoming More Extreme
    <http://www.climatecentral.org/news/tornado-outbreaks-becoming-more-extreme-20926>

Climate Central 	 -‎7 hours ago‎ 	

	
	
	

When researchers looked into what might be causing the trend - and 
whether it could be linked to expected changes in storm environments due 
to*climate change*- they found the opposite of what they expected, 
pointing to the need for more research on ...


    House Science Committee's Twitter Promotes Article
    Mocking*Climate*'Alarmists'
    <http://www.snopes.com/2016/12/01/house-science-committees-twitter-promotes-article-mocking-climate-alarmists/>

snopes.com 	 -‎4 hours ago‎ 	

	
	
	

“The last three years may eventually come to be seen as the final death 
rattle of the*global warming*scare” was the message promoted by the 
influential congressional committee's official Twitter account.


    (history) Jeff Sessions: The Fight Against*Climate Change*Hurts Poor
    People
    <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/jeff-sessions-climate_us_5840902fe4b09e21702da99e>

Huffington Post 	 -‎8 hours ago‎ 	

	
	
	

In a November 2015 interview with a conservative Christian lobbying 
group's in-house podcast, Sessions said investing trillions into clean 
energy does “almost nothing” to fight*global warming*and makes it harder 
for people in poor countries to afford*...*

*This Day in Climate History  December, 2, 1970 
<http://www2.epa.gov/aboutepa/epa-history>- from D.R. Tucker *
December 2, 1970: The United States Environmental Protection Agency is 
established.
http://www2.epa.gov/aboutepa/epa-history

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