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*Climate*Kids Demand Testimony From Exxon's Tillerson in Landmark
Lawsuit
<http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/12/29/climate-kids-demand-testimony-exxons-tillerson-landmark-lawsuit>
Common Dreams (press release) -2 hours ago
The group of young people suing the federal government for failing
to protect their constitutional right to a stable*climate*is seeking
testimony in their landmark case from Rex Tillerson, CEO of
ExxonMobil and President-elect Donald Trump's nomineefor secretary
of state...
Attorneys representing the 21 young people in their federal climate
lawsuit served the notice of deposition (pdf)
<https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571d109b04426270152febe0/t/58645e359f74562190fa14f2/1482972726374/2016-12-28+Notice+of+Depo+Tillerson.pdf>
on Thursday, demanding Tillerson's testimony on January 19, 2017 in
Dallas, Texas. They claim that "[a]s CEO of ExxonMobil, Tillerson
has unique personal knowledge of the fossil fuel industry's
historical relationship with the federal government."...
What's more, they add, Tillerson and Exxon have been leaders in the
American Petroleum Institute (API), National Association of
Manufacturers (NAM), and American Fuel and Petrochemical
Manufacturers (AFPM)—the trade associations that joined the federal
climate lawsuit as defendants.*..
http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/12/29/climate-kids-demand-testimony-exxons-tillerson-landmark-lawsuit.
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571d109b04426270152febe0/t/58645e359f74562190fa14f2/1482972726374/2016-12-28+Notice+of+Depo+Tillerson.pdf....*
Tillerson Led Exxon's Shift on Climate Change; Some Say 'It Was All
P.R.'
<http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/28/business/energy-environment/rex-tillerson-secretary-of-state-exxon.html>
Rex W. Tillerson, in line to be secretary of state, publicly backed
a carbon tax in 2009. Yet the oil giant has done little or nothing
to help put carbon taxes into effect.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/28/business/energy-environment/rex-tillerson-secretary-of-state-exxon.html
States Face off Over Future of Obama*Global Warming*Plan
<http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/states-face-off-future-obama-global-warming-plan-44454022>
ABC News -3 hours ago
Two weeks after officials in two dozen states asked Republican
President-elect Donald Trump to kill one of Democratic President
Barack Obama's signature plans to curb*global warming*, another
group of state officials is urging Trump to save it*...*
Dilbert creator Scott Adams issues bad-faith '*climate*challenge'
<http://www.theverge.com/2016/12/29/14112056/dilbert-scott-adams-climate-change-challenge-models-carbon-dioxide>
The Verge -4 hours ago
Too bad*climate science*won't actually change his mind. by Angela
Chen at chengela ... In a longer version of the challenge posted to his
blog, Adams writes that he wants to find a scientist who believes
that*climate*models do a good job of predicting the*...*
A 23-year-old 'Star Trek' episode nails the most troubling thing
about Trump's*climate*research proposal
<http://www.businessinsider.com/best-trump-climate-policy-critique-star-trek-2016-12>
Business Insider -6 hours ago
Last night, I took a break from the news to watch an episode of
"Star Trek," and it turned out to be the most relevant commentary on
science and President-elect Donald Trump I've seen so far.
Climate deniers, conspiracists and one-percenters: Trump's cabinet
...
<https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/dec/28/donald-trump-cabinet-climate-deniers-conspiracy-wealth>
The Guardian -8 hours ago
The president-elect plans to surround himself with enemies of the
environment, billions of dollars in net worth and people who are
against their own agencies.
*On climate change and the economy, we're trapped in an idiotic
netherworld
<https://www.theguardian.com/business/grogonomics/2016/dec/11/on-climate-change-and-the-economy-were-trapped-in-an-idiotic-netherworld>*
Viewing investment in a coal mine as the solution is like a smoker
suggesting another cigarette at least will alleviate the nicotine
withdrawal.
Last month a group of economists including Nobel laureate Joseph
Stiglitz, signed "the Stockholm Statement" which seeks to guide
policymaking.
The statement notes as one of its core principles that
"Environmental Sustainability is a Requirement, Not an Option".
The lack of spine displayed by Malcolm Turnbull this week on carbon
pricing and the glee by both the federal and Queensland government
towards the Carmichael mine highlight that politics remains wedded
to the belief that economic growth trumps concerns of climate change.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/grogonomics/2016/dec/11/on-climate-change-and-the-economy-were-trapped-in-an-idiotic-netherworld
I spend my time writing about the economy, but the climate data hits
me right in the gut
<https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jul/28/i-spend-my-time-writing-about-the-economy-but-the-climate-data-hits-me-right-in-the-gut>
Businesses no longer have an excuse not to disclose
their*climate*risks
<https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2016/dec/29/business-climate-risk-disclosure-bloomberg>
The Guardian -8 hours ago
It is vitally important for investors to understand the risks
that*climate change*may pose to the businesses they have invested in
- and the opportunities in transitioning to a low-carbon economy.
These Are the 10 Most Important*Climate*Stories of 2016
<http://www.climatecentral.org/news/most-important-climate-change-stories-2016-21007>
Climate Central -8 hours ago
Ironically, they're also a*greenhouse gas*that's thousands of times
more potent than carbon dioxide when it comes to trapping heat in
the atmosphere.
The climate struggle is real: 10 biggest global warming stories of
...
<http://www.salon.com/2016/12/29/10-best-climate-stories-of-2016_partner/>
Salon -8 hours ago
2016 was the year the impacts of rising carbon pollution became
impossible to ignore.
It's been an excellent year for one thing:*climate*doom
infographics.
<http://grist.org/briefly/its-been-an-excellent-year-for-one-thing-climate-doom-infographics/>
Grist -1 hour ago
It's been an excellent year for one thing:*climate*doom
infographics. I'm not sure whether that's because there's an
infographic Renaissance happening across this great land, or
because*climate change*has become so alarming that graphs are extra
dramatic.
*Scientists Scramble to Protect Decades of Climate Research Before Trump
Takes Office
<Scientists%20Scramble%20to%20Protect%20Decades%20of%20Climate%20Research%20Before%20Trump%20Takes%20Office>*
(DemocracyNow.org video + transcript)
"So, what we're doing in the Data Refuge effort, it's a really large
collaborative effort, with—including the Internet Archive and, as
you mentioned, the folks in Toronto, as well as researchers,
scholars, librarians, citizen scientists from many different places,
basically creating safe channels for data that is currently stored
and made accessible through federal websites and through the federal
government to move to new locations so that it can—we can continue
to ensure access to these facts for research. It's also an effort to
raise awareness of the value of this data and of how data is
preserved and shared today."
https://www.democracynow.org/2016/12/29/scientists_scramble_to_protect_decades_of
Study: Sea level rise may severely impact Tampa by 2040 | WTSP.com
<http://www.wtsp.com/news/local/study-sea-level-rise-may-severely-impact-tampa-by-2040/379718201>
WTSP.com -9 hours ago
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. -- A study released by the City of Tampa
and the county's Planning Commission said that many low-lying areas
could be ...
The assessment was mandated by the state of Florida following the
passage of the Peril of Flood Act in 2015. If local governments do
not complete their assessment, they could face sanctions by the
state. The county, in conjunction with the City of Tampa and the
Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council, completed the survey to bring
the county into compliance with the state law..
Mexico's*climate*migrants are already coming to the United States
<http://grist.org/article/mexicos-climate-migrants-are-already-coming-to-the-united-states/>
Grist -7 hours ago
Right now, the primary factors driving Mexicans to migrate to the
United States are better economic prospects or family connections -
both of which can be twisted up with*climate change*. But in Mexico
and around the world,*climate*changes tend to*...*
<http://mediamatters.org/blog/2014/12/30/the-11-dumbest-things-conservative-media-said-a/201964>*This
Day in Climate History December 30, 2012
<http://www.npr.org/2012/12/30/168310474/2012-a-tipping-year-for-climate-change>
from D.R. Tucker*
December 30, 2012: NPR interviews Bill McKibben about the prospects
for action on carbon pollution in President Obama's second term.
This year's extreme weather was one for the record books; 2012 is
slated to be the hottest summer on record...
The worst drought in 50 years struck the South and Midwest,
devastating the U.S. agriculture industry. Deadly floods and
superstorms paralyzed the northeast and other parts of the country...
While the public is in shock by extreme weather events that have
taken place, environmentalist Bill McKibben and other members of the
science community say it is a result of climate change...
"We've already passed all kinds of tipping points," McKibben, the
founder of 350.org, tells weekends on All Things Considered host
Jacki Lyden. "The NASA scientist Jim Hansen was saying, 'There's no
other word for where we are now than planetary emergency.'"....
http://www.npr.org/2012/12/30/168310474/2012-a-tipping-year-for-climate-change
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