[TheClimate.Vote] April 14, 2017 - Daily Global Warming News

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https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170413084647.htm

    Next 10 years critical for achieving*climate change*goals
    <https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170413084647.htm>

Science Daily 	 -‎5 hours ago‎ 	

"Compared to other climate and integrated assessment models, the FeliX 
model is less detailed, but it provides a unique systemic view of the 
whole carbon cycle, which is vital to our understanding of 
future*climate change*and energy," says IIASA*...*

https://thinkprogress.org/new-york-times-hires-extreme-climate-denier-after-hyping-itself-as-antidote-to-fake-news-441826c4071d
*After hyping itself as antidote to fake news, New York Times hires 
extreme climate denier 
<https://thinkprogress.org/new-york-times-hires-extreme-climate-denier-after-hyping-itself-as-antidote-to-fake-news-441826c4071d>*

    New columnist Bret Stephens dismisses as "imaginary" the climate
    reality routinely reported by the Times.
    The New York Times - which advertises itself as a defender of truth
    in the Trump era - just hired an extreme denier of climate science
    as a columnist.
    Stephens was most recently deputy editorial page editor for Rupert
    Murdoch's deeply conservative and climate-denying Wall Street
    Journal, where, in 2015, he wrote that climate change - along with
    hunger in America, campus rape statistics, and institutionalized
    racism- are "imaginary enemies."  He will now take those views to
    the New York Times.
    Stephens is unusually extreme and divisive even for a climate
    science denier, also comparing scientists and those who accept their
    findings to Stalinists, anti-semites, and communists.
    In a fawning press release
    <http://www.nytco.com/bret-stephens-joins-nyt-opinion/>, the Times
    calls Stephens "a beautiful writer" who brings to the paper,
    "profound intellectual depth, honesty and bravery."  Judge for yourself:
    Stephens' July 2008 column, titled,"Global Warming as Mass
    Neurosis," <https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB121486841811817591>
    begins, "last week marked the 20th anniversary of the mass hysteria
    phenomenon known as global warming. Much of the science has since
    been discredited."
    His November 2015 column, "Liberalism's Imaginary Enemies,"
    <https://www.wsj.com/articles/liberalisms-imaginary-enemies-1448929043>
    previewing the Paris climate talks, calls concern over climate
    change "hysteria" and compares global warming to hunger in America,
    institutionalized racism, and campus rape statistics - all things he
    says are "imaginary enemies."
    Robert Brulle with Stephen's 11/30/2015 editorial:
    https://twitter.com/RBrulle/status/852513547368181761/photo/1
    http://www.nytco.com/bret-stephens-joins-nyt-opinion/
    NYTimes Fawning Press Release
    <http://www.nytco.com/bret-stephens-joins-nyt-opinion/>
    ...I'm thrilled to tell you that a new colleague is joining the
    greatest roster of columnists in the world. Bret Stephens will be
    coming to The Times later this spring from the Wall Street Journal,
    where he writes the Global View column ...

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-climatechange-politics-youth-feature-idUSKBN17E2XF

    In generational shift, college Republicans poised to reform party
    on*climate change*
    <http://www.reuters.com/article/us-climatechange-politics-youth-feature-idUSKBN17E2XF>

Reuters 	 -‎22 hours ago‎ 	

    "Climate change is really real and really alarming to me
    personally," said Grace Woodward, the College Republicans' president.
    In the U.S. Congress and in U.S. party politics, beliefs about
    climate change often match party membership: Democrats believe it is
    a largely man-made problem and something that needs urgent action,
    while a share of Republicans – including President Donald Trump –
    have dismissed it as anything from a natural phenomenon to a hoax...
    But a younger generation of Republicans – those on college campuses
    today – increasingly say they believe climate change is a
    human-caused problem, and that Americans have a responsibility to
    act on it and protect the environment, according to a Thomson
    Reuters Foundation review of college Republican clubs across the
    United States.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNnaTKfUQ3Y
*(YouTube video) Climate Change: How can young people take charge of 
their future? Dr James Hansen (March 2017) 
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNnaTKfUQ3Y>*

    Dr James Hansen gives current summary and speaks to younger
    generations about his past and their future.   Video 1:12
    Excellent description of the inter-related nature of the problems
    and solutions - including nuclear energy.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4404212/Harvard-scientists-test-atmosphere-protecting-aerosols.html

    Harvard scientists to test atmosphere protecting aerosols
    <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4404212/Harvard-scientists-test-atmosphere-protecting-aerosols.html>

Daily Mail 	 -‎Apr 12, 2017‎ 	

    Harvard researchers are set to test aerosol sprays that could be
    used to combat climate change. The controversial technique could one
    day be used to block incoming solar radiation and cool down Earth to
    combat the effects of global warming.
    During testing, the team will analyse a variety of aerosol materials
    that could be used at scale in future.
    But the researchers claim that they will not fire more than 1kg
    (2.2lbs) of any substance into the stratosphere during testing.
    The idea has stirred controversy in the scientific community, even
    among those who believe it could effectively tackle global warming...
    'Geoengineering is like taking painkillers,' said Keutsch.
    'When things are really bad, painkillers can help but they don't
    address the cause of a disease and they may cause more harm than
    good. We really don't know the effects of geoengineering but that is
    why we're doing this research.'
    The research is published in the Proceedings of the National Academy
    of Sciences.

http://time.com/4712153/climate-change-deniers-donald-trump-epa-global-warming/

    *Climate Change*Deniers Have President Trump's Ear. But Now They
    Want Results
    <http://time.com/4712153/climate-change-deniers-donald-trump-epa-global-warming/>

TIME 	 -‎Apr 12, 2017‎ 	

The past eight years have not been kind to people who dispute that 
the*climate*is*changing*. Leading scientists strengthened the case that 
the earth is warming and humans are at fault, while the Obama 
administration prioritized fighting its effects.

http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/climate-change-and-faith/8431646

    Buddhists and*climate change*
    <http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/climate-change-and-faith/8431646>

ABC Online 	 -‎4 minutes ago‎ 	

As environmentalists prepare for civil disobedience actions against the 
proposed Adani Carmichael mine in Queensland, faith communities have 
been running campaigns to raise awareness about*climate change*. In 
conjunction with Australian Religious ...

http://tnhdigital.com/9778/news/how-climate-change-may-affect-your-cup-of-coffee/

    How*climate change*may affect your cup of coffee
    <http://tnhdigital.com/9778/news/how-climate-change-may-affect-your-cup-of-coffee/>

The New Hampshire 	 -‎1 hour ago‎ 	

UNH associate professor of resource and environmental economics, Shady 
Atallah, gave a presentation titled, "*Climate Change*in Your Cup: The 
Bio-Economics of Shade-Grown Coffee," in the Memorial Union Building 
Theater II. He spoke about something ...

https://weather.com/news/climate/news/global-warming-hurricane-forecasting-difficult

    *Global Warming*Could Make Hurricane Forecasting More Difficult,
    Study Suggests
    <https://weather.com/news/climate/news/global-warming-hurricane-forecasting-difficult>

The Weather Channel 	 -‎Apr 12, 2017‎ 	

*Global Warming*Bad for Hurricane Forecasting. A new study 
suggests*global warming*could cause hurricanes to intensify more 
rapidly, which means bad news for forecasters.

http://www.vermontbiz.com/news/april/mcclaughry-putting-climate-change-act-250

    McClaughry: Putting '*Climate Change*' into Act 250
    <http://www.vermontbiz.com/news/april/mcclaughry-putting-climate-change-act-250>

Vermont Biz 	 -‎6 hours ago‎ 	

by John McClaughry Act 250, Vermont's landmark land use and 
environmental control act of 1970, is coming up on its 50^th 
anniversary, and the people who promoted it then have a lot more of the 
same in store for us. The organization that went all out to*...*

http://www.nationalobserver.com/2017/04/10/opinion/atmospheric-co2-levels-accelerate-upwards-smashing-records
*Atmospheric CO2 levels accelerate upwards, smashing records 
<http://www.nationalobserver.com/2017/04/10/opinion/atmospheric-co2-levels-accelerate-upwards-smashing-records>*

    Despite decades of global efforts towards climate policies, clean
    energy and efficiency, CO2 levels continue to rise and are actually
    accelerating upwards. For those of us hoping for signs of climate
    progress, this most critical and basic climate data is bitter news
    indeed. It shows humanity racing ever more rapidly into a full-blown
    crisis for both our climate and our oceans.
    That's the story told by the newest CO2 data released by the United
    States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    *Even the increases are increasing*
    The amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere continues to
    accelerate upwards despite global efforts
    The last two years had "unprecedented" increases
    The primary driver of global warming, disruptive climate changes and
    ocean acidification is the ever-increasing amount of carbon dioxide
    in our atmosphere.
    Despite decades of global efforts towards climate policies, clean
    energy and efficiency, CO2 levels continue to rise and are actually
    accelerating upwards....  It shows humanity racing ever more rapidly
    into a full-blown crisis for both our climate and our oceans....
    The scientists also pointed out that 2016 "was a record fifth
    consecutive year that carbon dioxide (CO2) rose by 2 ppm or
    greater." Those last five years also broke a new record by exceeding
    +2.5 ppm per year for the first time....
    All told, we've managed to pull off the triple crown of climate
    failure. The last ten years, five years and two years have all
    smashed records for CO2 increases...
    Recently the climate press has been buzzing about a hopeful CO2
    report from the International Energy Agency (IEA). The IEA estimates
    that fossil fuel CO2 didn't increase in either 2015 or 2016. ...how
    to reconcile this plateau in fossil fuel CO2 with the continued
    acceleration of atmospheric CO2.
    *Fossil fuel CO2 might be increasing. *The IEA numbers might be
    wrong. They rely on nations to accurately report their fossil fuel
    use. Not all of them do, especially when it comes to burning their
    own coal supplies. In fact, the lack of a system to accurately
    verify national CO2 claims was a key issue in the Paris Climate
    Accord discussions. The worry is that as nations face increasing
    pressure and scrutiny around their CO2, the incentives to cook the
    books will increase. Incorrect accounting of just one percent
    globally could switch the storyline from "hopeful plateau" to
    "continuing acceleration". The IEA devotes two chapters of their
    "CO2 Emissions from Fuel Combustion" report to the various issues
    impacting data accuracy.
    *Humans might be increasing CO2 emissions from other sectors*.
    Roughly a quarter of the CO2 released by humans comes from
    non-energy sources not covered in the EIA numbers. These include
    land use changes, agriculture, deforestation, fugitive emissions,
    industrial processes, solvents and waste. We could be increasing CO2
    from these.
    *Climate change might be increasing CO2 emissions*. Increases in
    wildfires, droughts, melting permafrost - as well as changes to
    plankton and oceans - can all cause sustained increases in CO2
    emissions. And climate change is affecting all of these. Perhaps
    some of these changes are underway.
    *The oceans and biosphere might be absorbing less of our CO2*. Much
    of the CO2 humans release gets taken up by the oceans (ocean
    acidification) and the biosphere (increased plant growth). Some
    climate models predict these "CO2 sinks" will lose their ability to
    keep up. If that is starting to happen, then dumping the same amount
    of CO2 into the atmosphere will result in increasing amounts staying
    there.
    Unfortunately we don't have good enough measurements to say what the
    mix of these factors is. However, what we can accurately measure is
    the CO2 level in our atmosphere. That's the CO2 number we have to
    stop from rising because it is what drives global warming, climate
    changes and ocean acidification. Sadly, it's also the CO2 number
    that shows no sign of slowing down yet.

http://www.nytimes.com/books/97/10/05/reviews/carson-obit.html
*This Day in Climate History April 14, 1964 
<http://www.nytimes.com/books/97/10/05/reviews/carson-obit.html> -  from 
D.R. Tucker*

    Writer and biologist Rachel Carson, whose 1962 book
    "Silent Spring" galvanized a generation to take environmental concerns
    seriously, passes away at  56.  Miss Carson's position had been
    summarized this way:
    "Chemicals are the sinister and little-recognized partners of
    radiation in changing the very nature of the world - the very nature
    of life...
    "Since the mid-nineteen forties, over 200 basic chemicals have been
    created for use in killing insects, weeds, rodents and other
    organisms described in the modern vernacular as pests, and they are
    sold under several thousand different brand names...
    "The sprays, dusts and aerosols are now applied almost universally
    to farms, gardens, forests and homes--non-selective chemicals that
    have the power to kill every insect, the good and the bad, to still
    the song of birds and the leaping of fish in the streams - to coat
    the leaves with a deadly film and to linger on in soil - all this,
    though the intended target may be only a few weeds or insects...
    "Can anyone believe it is possible to lay down such a barrage of
    poison on the surface of the earth without making it unfit for all
    life?  They should not be called 'insecticides' but 'biocides.'"
    http://www.nytimes.com/books/97/10/05/reviews/carson-obit.html

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