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    *Climate*Scientists Fear Trump May Fatally Undermine Their Work
    <http://time.com/4602461/climate-change-scientists-donald-trump/>

TIME 	 -‎10 hours ago‎ 	

    Donald Trump's victory in the presidential election
    shocked*climate*scientists and policymakers after a campaign in
    which Trump had suggested—falsely—that*climate change*was a hoax and
    vowed to largely undo federal and international measures aimed ...

    Conservatives can be convinced to fight*climate change*with a
    specific kind of language
    <http://qz.com/865544/conservatives-can-be-convinced-to-fight-climate-change-with-a-specific-kind-of-language/>

Quartz 	 -‎14 hours ago‎ 	

    Trump's campaign slogan, "Make America Great Again," is only one
    prominent example of a long-standing conservative tradition of
    eulogizing the past.... a new study shows that focusing on the past
    is effective in getting conservatives (who are much more likely than
    liberals to deny climate change) to act to protect the planet....
    Specifically, the key is using pro-environment messaging that
    focuses on preserving a greener past, rather than averting future
    climate disasters, according to the study, published Dec. 12 in
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences...."One way to make
    America great again would be to return the land to the way it once
    was—so perhaps the slogan, and the goals of climate activists, can
    actually come together to form common ground," says Matthew Baldwin,
    a researcher at the University of Cologne, and the lead author of
    the study.

    24 States Urge Trump to Kill Clean Power Plan
    <http://www.climatecentral.org/news/24-states-urge-trump-to-kill-clean-power-plan-20980>

Climate Central 	 -‎14 hours ago‎ 	

    Officials in 24 states have urged U.S. President-elect Donald Trump
    to kill the centerpiece of President Barack Obama's strategy to
    combat*climate change*and shut down coal-fired power plants. U.S.
    President-elect Donald Trump arrives to speak during a ...

    Nearly half of Republicans favor this kind of carbon tax, contrary
    to GOP platform
    <http://www.cnbc.com/2016/12/16/nearly-half-of-republicans-favor-this-kind-of-carbon-tax-contrary-to-gop-platform.html>

CNBC 	 -‎Dec 16, 2016‎ 	

    A clear majority of Americans, and about half of all Republicans,
    would support a carbon tax if it meant taxes were reduced elsewhere,
    according to a new survey.

    The world needs to consider how to manage the end of the fossil fuel
    era
    <http://theconversation.com/the-world-needs-to-consider-how-to-manage-the-end-of-the-fossil-fuel-era-67175>

The Conversation AU 	 -‎Dec 14, 2016‎ 	

    Georges Alexandre Lenferna is a Fulbright Scholar at the University
    of Washington studying*climate ethics*. He has worked as a research
    consultant for 350.

The Weekend Wonk: Alex Steffen on Trump, Putin, and the Carbon Bubble 
<https://climatecrocks.com/2016/12/17/the-weekend-wonk-alex-steffen-on-trump-putin-and-the-carbon-bubble/>

    American journalists, pundits and media executives have largely
    convinced themselves that climate change is not a serious political
    issue, because they think the polls tell them that. A majority of
    American voters regularly tell pollsters they don’t think climate
    change is a critically important election issue, so therefore the
    media decides it must not be an important political issue at all....
    Unfortunately, that conventional wisdom blinds us to both to the
    actual bedrock reality of this era, and to — as I see it — the
    defining aim of the in-coming Trump administration: delaying climate
    action....
    Here’s something critical it took me a long time (and the patience
    of a few smart friends) to understand: the Carbon Bubble will pop
    not when high-carbon practices become impossible, but when their
    profits cease to be seen as reliable....

*
Trump, Putin and the Pipelines to Nowhere*
You can’t understand what Trump’s doing to America without understanding 
the "Carbon Bubble"

    https://medium.com/@AlexSteffen/trump-putin-and-the-pipelines-to-nowhere-742d745ce8fd#.f69xeru5x

*This Day in Climate History  December 18, 2014 
<http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/18/opinion/coal-an-outlaw-enterprise.html?ref=opinion>- 
from D.R. Tucker *

    • In the New York Times, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. observes:
    "Coal is an outlaw enterprise. In nearly every stage of its
    production, many companies that profit from it routinely defy safety
    and environmental laws and standards designed to protect America’s
    public health, property and prosperity...it is no wonder that some
    in the [coal] industry use their inordinate political and economic
    power to influence government officials and capture the regulating
    agencies."
    http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/18/opinion/coal-an-outlaw-enterprise.html?ref=opinion

Surface Melting an Increasing Factor in East Antarctica 
<https://climatecrocks.com/2016/12/17/surface-melting-an-increasing-factor-in-east-antarctica/>
Winds blowing across Antarctica’s ice shelves may be contributing to an 
increase in meltwater, which could accelerate their break up, scientists 
say in a new report published in "Nature Climate Change." ...been 
discussing this in last few days with key Glacial researchers. The 
report above is simple, solid and accurate....delving into more depth in 
coming months.  The melt story in East Antarctica is a big deal.
https://climatecrocks.com/2016/12/17/surface-melting-an-increasing-factor-in-east-antarctica/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zb6sd4bHaw

    Leonardo DiCaprio:*climate*fight is US history's 'biggest economic
    opportunity'
    <https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/dec/17/leonardo-dicaprio-climate-change-united-nations>

The Guardian 	 -‎8 hours ago‎ 	

Close. Tackling*climate change*is the "biggest economic opportunity" in 
the history of the US no matter who holds political office, the 
Hollywood star and environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio said on Friday.

    UK's biggest energy supplier faces boycott calls over*climate
    change*denier links
    <http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/uk-energy-supplier-british-gas-centrica-boycott-climate-change-denier-links-a7480191.html>

The Independent 	 -‎Dec 16, 2016‎ 	

This view contrasts sharply with those of the TPPF, which has been 
praised by*climate science*denier Rick Perry - who will be US Energy 
Secretary under President Donald Trump - for opposing the "hysteria 
of*global warming*". At the TPPF's third annual ...

    Bloody great: Evolution:*Climate*is a board game "red in tooth and
    claw"
    <http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/12/bloody-great-evolution-climate-is-a-board-game-red-in-tooth-and-claw/>

Ars Technica 	 -‎10 hours ago‎ 	

Evolution:*Climate*—hereafter simply referred to as Evolution—presents 
itself as a bucolic game. I start by creating some adorable new species 
with tiny body sizes and low populations.

*East Antarctic Icesheet Unsettles Science 
<http://us6.campaign-archive2.com/?u=6e13c74c17ec527c4be72d64f&id=b145258428&e=30dc80e2f6>*
Scientists now believe that the East Antarctic ice sheet could become 
unstable, a discovery with potentially serious global implications.
"Virtually all the climate models had the Antarctic ice sheet as a 
constant entity," said Pepijn Bakker, of the Centre for Marine and 
Environmental Sciences in Bremen, Germany. "It was a static blob of ice, 
just sitting there. What we discovered, however, is that the ice sheet 
has undergone numerous pulses of variability that have had a cascading 
effect on the entire climate system."..."Meltwater from the Antarctic 
won't just raise global sea level, but might also amplify climate 
changes around the world. Some parts of the North Atlantic may end up 
with warmer temperatures as a consequence of part of Antarctica 
melting." – Climate News Network...
---Through a unique combination of field work, satellite data and a 
climate model, the researchers were able to explain why some parts of 
the East Antarctica ice shelves are melting so rapidly. This is because 
the strong and persistent wind transports warm, dry air to the region, 
and blows away the snow. This darkens the surface, which subsequently 
absorbs more of the sun’s heat. The result is a local warmer 
microclimate with a few literal ‘hotspots’. Because the ice shelf is 
floating in the ocean, its melting does not immediately contribute to 
sea level rise. However, the ice shelves around Antarctica are extremely 
important for ice sheet stability, because they hold back the land ice. 
If the ice shelves collapse, this land ice ends up in the ocean and 
consequently sea level will rise.
https://www.kuleuven.be/english/news/2016/mysterious-crater-on-antarctica-is-indication-of-vulnerable-ice-sheet
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-12/osu-nss120816.php
http://us6.campaign-archive2.com/?u=6e13c74c17ec527c4be72d64f&id=b145258428&e=30dc80e2f6

*This is not normal – climate researchers take to the streets to protect 
science 
<https://www.skepticalscience.com/not-normal-scientists-take-to-streets-agu16.html>*
... over 800 Earth scientists and energy experts signed a letter urging 
the President-elect to take six key steps to address climate change:
1) Make America a clean energy leader;
2) Reduce carbon pollution and America’s dependence on fossil fuels;
3) Enhance America’s climate preparedness and resilience;
4) Publicly acknowledge that climate change is a real, human-caused, and 
urgent threat;
5) Protect scientific integrity in policymaking; and
6) Uphold America’s commitment to the Paris Climate Agreement.
... Over 11,000 women scientists also signed a pledge committing "to 
build a more inclusive society and scientific enterprise." The leaders 
of 29 scientific societies signed a letter encouraging Trump to appoint 
a "nationally respected" science advisor with sufficient expertise. ..
This was an unusual activity for scientists to participate in; after 
all, they’re often accused of remaining isolated in the ivory towers of 
academia. Scientists generally prefer to focus on their scientific 
research, use their findings to inform the public and policymakers, and 
leave it to us to decide what actions we should take in response. In 
fact, one of the keynote speakers at the rally, Harvard science 
historian Naomi Oreskes made that exact point:
*We don’t want to be here. We want to be doing the work we were trained 
and educated to do, which is science ... but we are at a moment in 
history where we have to stand up...*
..As Georgia Tech climate scientist Kim Cobb noted, with the 
appointments made thus far by the incoming Trump administration, science 
is under attack and scientists feel compelled to protect their research, 
and their ability to keep doing it. Cobb also called on more of her 
scientific colleagues to step outside their comfort zones and engage in 
activism:
https://www.skepticalscience.com/not-normal-scientists-take-to-streets-agu16.html

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