[TheClimate.Vote] April 1, 2017 - Daily Global Warming - Misinformation, alerts for teachers, march for Science
Richard Pauli
richard at theclimate.vote
Sat Apr 1 11:21:14 EDT 2017
/April 1, 2017 Misinformation, alerts for teachers, march for
Science/
https://billypenn.com/2017/03/31/pa-gopers-climate-change-theory-debunked-nope-not-getting-closer-to-the-sun/
PA GOPer's*climate change*theory debunked: Nope, not getting closer
to the sun
<https://billypenn.com/2017/03/31/pa-gopers-climate-change-theory-debunked-nope-not-getting-closer-to-the-sun/>
Billy Penn -8 hours ago
And human body warmth didn't cause global warming, either
"The earth moves closer to the sun every year - you know the
rotation of the earth. We're moving closer to the sun."...
Republican Pa. Sen. Scott Wagner believes that climate change is
probably happening. He also says he believes some of that change is
"manmade," too.
"I haven't been in a science class in a long time, but the earth
moves closer to the sun every year - you know the rotation of the
earth," Wagner said, according to State Impact, an NPR affiliate.
"We're moving closer to the sun."..
He added, "We have more people. You know, humans have warm bodies.
So is heat coming off? Things are changing, but I think we are, as a
society, doing the best we can."
The Earth technically does move closer to the sun every year as part
of its revolution around the sun, but it then moves back. That
revolution is not related to the rotation of the Earth, and as
experts point out, the Earth isn't on average moving closer to the
sun. That movement closer to the sun, scientists say, wouldn't have
an impact on climate change, and one scientist even called the claim
"ridiculous." Also, there's no evidence to suggest human body heat
is at all related to global climate change...
We rate the claim False.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/03/31/punchlines-climate-change-trump-kushner-bee-colbert-corden-conan/99851362/
Punchlines: Want to fix*climate change*? Just ban the phrase! The
week in politics
<http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/03/31/punchlines-climate-change-trump-kushner-bee-colbert-corden-conan/99851362/>
USA TODAY -8 hours ago
Well, the Trump administration has done it. They've found a way to
fix*climate change*. They have simply banned it out of existence - well
the words anyway.
https://newrepublic.com/minutes/141730/republicans-sneaky-plan-smother-future-environmental-regulations-just-passed-house
*Republicans' sneaky plan to smother future environmental regulations
just passed the House.
<https://newrepublic.com/minutes/141730/republicans-sneaky-plan-smother-future-environmental-regulations-just-passed-house>*
TheHonest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act
<https://science.house.gov/sites/republicans.science.house.gov/files/documents/SMITTX_010_xml.pdf>,
which passed on Wednesday by a 228-194 vote, is a pernicious attempt
<https://newrepublic.com/article/141227/republicans-war-science-just-got-frighteningly-real>
to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from creating rules
to protect the environment and public health.
The bill, introduced by Texas Republican Lamar Smith, requires the
EPA to only use scientific studies for which all data is publicly
available and the results are easily reproducible. This is much
harder to do than it sounds. Many public health studies use private
medical data, while others contain trade secrets and industry data.
Moreover, public health studies are impossible to reproduce when,
say, they're based on one-time pollution events or on people who
have died since the study was conducted.
-
https://science.house.gov/sites/republicans.science.house.gov/files/documents/SMITTX_010_xml.pdf
-
https://newrepublic.com/article/141227/republicans-war-science-just-got-frighteningly-real
- https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1430
"Almost everything that has been done in the last 10, 11, 12 years
would not pass the standards."...
By mandating the EPA only use studies with public data that can be
reproduced by outside researchers, it essentially prevents the
agency from using any study it doesn't conduct itself. Because it
would need to get permission to release private data, the EPA
wouldn't be allowed to use studies that, for example, track cancer
rates around polluted sites. On top of that, independent EPA studies
would be hobbled too. Longitudinal studies that track people over
the course of their lives obviously take decades, so reproducing
them would mean stalling regulations for decades...
And of course by definition, a one-time environmental disaster can't
be reproduced. So for the EPA to base future regulations off of
information gathered in the aftermath of something like the
Deepwater Horizon oil spill, it would have to cause another spill to
replicate the study.
http://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/03/31/trump-wages-war-science-energy-grows-worldwide-march-science
*As Trump Wages War on Science, Energy Grows for Worldwide March for
Science*
<http://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/03/31/trump-wages-war-science-energy-grows-worldwide-march-science>
by Nika Knight
/Nearly 400 marches in 37 countries will take place on April 22,
demonstrating global resistance to Trump agenda/
*http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2017/03/31/teachers-be-on-the-alert-for-this-anti-science-mailing/**
**(warning) Teachers: Be on the alert for this anti-science mailing!
<http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2017/03/31/teachers-be-on-the-alert-for-this-anti-science-mailing/>*
A well known anti-science "think" tank has sent around, to teachers,
a mailing including an antiscience book, a movie, and nice letter
and, oddly, a pamphlet exposing the fact that the mailing is
entirely politically motivated...
Most science teachers will ignore this. A few science teachers are
science deniers, and they already had the material in the mailings.
So, I think this was a huge waste of money and effort. But it
happened and you should know about it, and you should warn anyone
you know that is a teacher...
The real concern, in my opinion, is not this falling into the hands
of science teachers. The science teachers will recognize this for
what it is. The concern is this mailing in the hands of non-science
teachers who are not inoculated against it, who may then wonder why
their colleagues down the hall are not "teaching the controversy,"
as it were...
The Heartland Institute, famous for supporting research to prove
that smoking is not bad for people, and more recently for promoting
research that climate change is not real, has sent this mailing to
many thousands of teachers. I've heard the number 300,000, but that
number is probably from Heartland, and they lie all the time, so I
don't believe it.
https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/arctic/2017/03/putin-signals-climate-change-might-not-be-human-made
*Putin signals climate change might not be human made
<https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/arctic/2017/03/putin-signals-climate-change-might-not-be-human-made>*
On my visit to Franz Josef Land yesterday, I saw photos which
indicate that climate change is not necessarily triggered by human
activity, the Russian President described in today's round table
talk in Arkhangelsk.
By Atle Staalesen March 30, 2017
According to the President, he was shown a photo of a local glacier
taken by an Austrian scientist in the 1930s. Then, he was shown a
photo of the same glacier twenty years later. A comparison of the
photos revealed that the glacier had shrunk, despite the fact that
this was before the time of climate change, Putin told the audience
of Arctic experts, policy makers and diplomats....
This indicates that climate change in the area has its natural
dynamics, the President argued. He also made clear that he does not
necessarily disagree with the controversial new leader of the U.S.
Environment Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt, who disputes that
climate change is man-made...
At the same time, Putin underlined that the rapidly melting ice in
the Arctic is opening new opportunities for Russia...
"What it all tells us is that with the changing climate come more
favorable conditions for use of this region for economic purposes"...
At the same time, Putin underlined that Russia will meet its
obligations made in the Paris climate treaty.
https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/arctic/2017/03/putin-instructs-government-speed-arctic-development
*Putin instructs Government to speed up Arctic development
<https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/arctic/2017/03/putin-instructs-government-speed-arctic-development>*
The President says he wants to work with foreigners to implement
projects in Russia's Arctic economic program.
Russia has huge plans for its Arctic regions, including boosting
infrastructure along the Northern Sea Route, developingoil- and
natural gas fields on the Yamal Peninsula
<https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/life-and-public/2016/10/russian-arctic-growth-region>,
placing a floating nuclear power plant in Pevek
<https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/industry-and-energy/2016/10/russias-northernmost-town-prepares-nuclear-future>
and opening Arctic nature reserves for foreign tourist expedition
vessels.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/russia-putin-climate-change-beneficial-economy-1.4048430
*Russia's Putin says climate change in Arctic good for economy
<http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/russia-putin-climate-change-beneficial-economy-1.4048430>*
Speaking at an Arctic forum Russian leader says ice melting and
warming in the region are beneficial
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that global
warming and ice melting in the Arctic are beneficial for the use of
the region for economic purposes.
https://www.seeker.com/health/the-mental-health-toll-of-climate-change-could-be-dire
*The Mental Health Toll of Climate Change Could Be Dire
<https://www.seeker.com/health/the-mental-health-toll-of-climate-change-could-be-dire>*
Climate change isn't just causing extreme weather events, says a
report co-authored by the American Psychological Association. It's
also causing trauma and post-traumatic stress...
Climate change is making us mentally unhinged - and not because of
the stress we might endure when squabbling with a family member or
co-worker about its causes or possible solutions...
Global warming is already bringing about more extreme weather
events, like powerful storms, which can cause devastating inland
flooding or transform coastal communities into heaps of wreckage.
The death, displacement, and personal injury brought about disasters
are traumatizing survivors in the immediate aftermath and leaving
some with long-term post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according
to a report by the American Psychological Association and
ecoAmerica, a nonprofit focused on climate change...
the report suggests, an individual's core sense of identity could be
undermined due to climate change disasters, and the binds that hold
societies together might be pushed to their breaking point.
http://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/climate-change-is-not-in-the-future-but-is-here-and-now/
*Climate change*is not in the future but is here and now
<http://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/climate-change-is-not-in-the-future-but-is-here-and-now/>
Seattle Times -4 hours ago
Conservative interpretation of ongoing scientific research shows that we
are fully immersed within a rapidly changing environment.
https://www.seeker.com/culture/history/climate-change-incited-wars-among-the-classic-maya
*Climate Change*Incited Wars Among the Classic Maya
<https://www.seeker.com/culture/history/climate-change-incited-wars-among-the-classic-maya>
Seeker -8 hours ago
Does a warming world beget more wars? A new study that investigates
the relationship between climate change and clashes among the
Classic Maya believes so, drawing an explicit link between
temperature increases and growing conflicts...
The researchers cataloged inscriptions on monuments related to
violent struggles and compiled temperature and rainfall records for
the regions inhabited during the Classic period: the lowlands of the
Yucatán Peninsula, which includes parts of southern Mexico,
Guatemala, and Belize.
A total of 144 unique conflicts emerged from inscriptions on
monuments from more than 30 major Maya centers. The research team
then compared conflict records to palaeoclimate data, and the
correspondence was impressive...
The other mechanism, which Collard and his colleagues find more
likely and compelling, is economic, and involves the staple crop for
the Classic Maya: maize...
Throughout the Classic period, average temperature fluctuated
between 82.4 degrees Fahrenheit (28 degrees Celsius) and 84.2°F
(29°C). During periods when the temperature was around 82.4°F (28°C)
or less, maize yields were reasonably stable, with little or no food
shortage and little conflict....
"Instead, it's probably better to consider the increase in warfare
in a way that we often think about warfare today - namely as a tool
for the elite to maintain support," Collard said.
With declining maize yields, a ruler could not have relied on
opulent festivals or fed large labor forces needed to build
impressive monuments. Consequently, going to war more often would
have been an effective tactic to maintain status, prestige, and power.
"I think of it as being similar to the way that some modern
political leaders seem to use conflict with neighbors to distract
from problems within their country," Collard said.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277379116304292
*Increasing temperature exacerbated Classic Maya conflict over the
long term
<http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277379116304292>*
Abstract
The impact of climate change on conflict is an important but
controversial topic. One issue that needs to be resolved is whether
or not climate change exacerbates conflict over the long term. With
this in mind, we investigated the relationship between climate
change and conflict among Classic Maya polities over a period of
several hundred years (363–888 CE). We compiled a list of conflicts
recorded on dated monuments, and then located published temperature
and rainfall records for the region. Subsequently, we used a
recently developed time-series method to investigate the impact of
the climatic variables on the frequency of conflict while
controlling for trends in monument number. We found that there was a
substantial increase in conflict in the approximately 500 years
covered by the dataset. This increase could not be explained by
change in the amount of rainfall. In contrast, the increase was
strongly associated with an increase in summer temperature. These
finding have implications not only for Classic Maya history but also
for the debate about the likely effects of contemporary climate change.
http://trib.com/business/energy/majority-in-wyoming-believe-in-climate-change-fewer-think-humans/article_11667d39-b002-5a45-a17b-a358f0d059de.html
Majority in Wyoming believe in*climate change*, fewer think humans
are cause
<http://trib.com/business/energy/majority-in-wyoming-believe-in-climate-change-fewer-think-humans/article_11667d39-b002-5a45-a17b-a358f0d059de.html>
Casper Star-Tribune Online -6 hours ago
A majority of Wyomingites believe*climate change*is occurring, but
residents are split over whether human activities are causing the
phenomenon, according to a new Yale University study.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/could-global-warming-cause-extinction-of-plants-and_us_58d9ae7fe4b04f2f0792725b
Could*Global Warming*Cause Extinction of Plants and Animals?
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/could-global-warming-cause-extinction-of-plants-and_us_58d9ae7fe4b04f2f0792725b>
Huffington Post -Mar 30, 2017
Hence, for instance, we are seeing the mosquitoes that carry malaria
and dengue spreading further from the equator (Mosquito-borne
diseases on the uptick thanks to*global warming*) and we are seeing
fish moving further from their original geographic ...
Answer by Barbara Robson, Ph.D. in Oceanography, on Quora:
Yes, global warming could cause the extinction of plans and animals.
All animals and plants have a temperature range within which they
thrive, and outside of which they suffer...
To some extent, animals and plants can move polewards to stay in a
comfortable temperature zone as temperatures rise globally. Hence,
for instance, we are seeing the mosquitoes that carry malaria and
dengue spreading further from the equator (Mosquito-borne diseases
on the uptick thanks to global warming) and we are seeing fish
moving further from their original geographic ranges (Climate change
forcing fish migration)....
Global climate change is not just warming, either. It is also
causing changes in rainfall and evaporation, changes in ocean
acidity, changes in storm frequency and fire weather, and sea level
rise. All of these will also change environments, in some cases
beyond the tolerable ranges of many species...
Over time, many species will gradually adapt and evolve to the new
conditions or combine in new ways to create new functioning
ecosystems, but many others will not be able to adapt or move fast
enough. One of the reasons that climate change is such a problem is
that it is happening so much faster than past temperature changes in
the Earth's history....
Most of my examples have been aquatic, because that is my focus, but
I am sure it will not be hard for someone else to chime in with more
terrestrial examples.
http://us6.campaign-archive2.com/?u=6e13c74c17ec527c4be72d64f&id=bd033f03db&e=30dc80e2f6
*A new era dawns and it won't be human-friendly
<http://us6.campaign-archive2.com/?u=6e13c74c17ec527c4be72d64f&id=bd033f03db&e=30dc80e2f6>*
Human mistreatment of the planet is ushering in another era and it
is not going to be pleasant, according to Clive Hamilton's latest book.
By Kieran Cooke
LONDON, 31 March, 2017 - Clive Hamilton's book Defiant Earth – the
fate of humans in the Anthropocene is not for the faint-hearted.
Basically, its thesis is that the Earth - and us along with it - is
going down the tubes.
Our rampant, irrational use of the planet and its resources,
including our exploitation of climate-changing fossil fuels, means
we are interfering and upsetting the functioning of the Earth system
that sustains us.
"This bizarre situation, in which we have become potent enough to
change the course of the Earth yet seem unable to regulate ourselves
contradicts every modern belief about the kind of creature a human
being is," says Clive Hamilton,
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-age-of-warming/
/*This Day in Climate History April 1, 2007
<http://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-age-of-warming/> - from D.R. Tucker*
/April 1, 2007: "60 Minutes" reports on the toll human-caused climate
change is taking on Antarctica.
www.cbsnews.com/videos/global-warming/
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-age-of-warming//
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