[TheClimate.Vote] Daily News briefing on Global Warming Issues May 27, 2016 - for voters, candidates and officials

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for May 27, 2016


    Trump vows to undo Obama's*climate*agenda in appeal to oil sector
    <http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-energy-idUSKCN0YH2D9>

Reuters 	 -‎4 hours ago‎ 	

	
	
	

Among the proposals, Trump said he would pull the United States out of 
the U.N. global*climate*accord, approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline 
from Canada and rescind measures by President Barack Obama to cut U.S.


    In a word, why*climate change*matters: Water
    <http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-climate-change-water-great-lakes-edit-0527-md-20160526-story.html>

Chicago Tribune 	 -‎
	

	
	
	

Think*climate change*and what comes to mind? The Arctic Ocean melting 
like an ice cube under a July sun? Island paradises swallowed up by 
rising seas?

*Oil sands found to be a leading source of air pollution in North 
America. 
<http://newsletters.environmentalhealthnews.org/t/215671/126248/164619/0/>
* ...noxious particles brewing in the air above the Alberta oil sands is 
one of the most prolific sources of air pollution in North America


    Senators float bipartisan*wildfire*bill
    <http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/281347-senators-float-bipartisan-wildfire-bill>

The Hill 	 -
	

	
	
	

“As fire season begins again, it's clear that we have a real and growing 
problem on our hands, and to resolve it we need a comprehensive solution 
that addresses both*wildfire*funding and forestry management,” said 
Murkowski, chairwoman of the Energy*...*


    French minister warns of mass*climate change*migration if world
    doesn't act
    <http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/may/26/french-minister-warns-of-mass-climate-change-migration-if-world-doesnt-act>

The Guardian 	 -
	

	
	
	

*Global warming*will create hundreds of millions of*climate 
change*migrants by the end of the century if governments do not act, 
France's environment minister has warned.


    *El Nino*Couldn't Save West From Drought, La Nina May Not Either
    <http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-05-26/el-nino-couldn-t-save-west-from-drought-la-nina-may-not-either>

Bloomberg 	 -
	

	
	
	

*El Nino*, marked by a warming of the Pacific's surface, held great 
promise for helping the state out of its drought. Now the ocean's 
surface is starting to cool, which may signal the start of a La Nina, a 
pattern that typically contributes to more*...*


    *Climate*talks in Bonn: Devil in the details
    <http://www.dw.com/en/climate-talks-in-bonn-devil-in-the-details/a-19285272>

Deutsche Welle 	 -‎5 hours ago‎ 	

	
	
	

This was no easy task: The*climate*treaty aims to keep*global 
warming*below 1.5 to 2 degrees Celsius - but how to reach that goal was 
not clearly outlined in the 31-page document.


    Trump Unlikely to Be Able to Renegotiate*Climate*Deal, U.N. Official
    Says
    <http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/trump-unlikely-to-be-able-to-renegotiate-climate-deal-u-n-official-says/>

Scientific American 	 -‎2
	

	
	
	

COLOGNE (Reuters) - Donald Trump would be "highly unlikely" to be able 
to renegotiate the global accord on*climate change*if elected U.S. 
president, the U.N.'s*climate*chief said on Wednesday, as doing so would 
require the agreement of 195 countries*...*


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