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    Tillerson doesn't deny*climate change*–  dodges questions on Exxon's
    role in sowing doubt
    <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/01/11/tillerson-says-u-s-should-maintain-its-seat-at-table-on-fighting-global-climate-change/>

Washington Post 	 -‎55 minutes ago‎ 	

    ...about his personal position on*climate change*, Tillerson said he
    formed his views "over about 20 years as an engineer and a
    scientist, understanding the evolution of the science.

    Tillerson's Hearing Seals It: the US Won't Lead on*Climate Change*
    <https://www.wired.com/2017/01/tillersons-hearing-seals-us-wont-lead-climate-change/>

WIRED 	 -‎7 hours ago‎ 	

    Protesters at Wednesday's senate confirmation hearing for Donald
    Trump's Secretary of State nominee, former ExxonMobil CEO Rex
    Tillerson, had one thing on their mind:*climate change*. .
    At Exxon, Tillerson was charged with maximizing profits even at the
    expense of a warming planet. As secretary of state, he’ll play a key
    role in negotiating a global strategy to combat climate change. The
    question is whether he’ll be able to set aside his allegiance to the
    fossil fuel industry in favor of true progress on the climate. His
    noncommittal answers at today’s hearing —including his refusal to
    admit that the scientific evidence for human-caused climate change
    is conclusive—didn’t inspire confidence.

    Massachusetts judge requires Exxon to hand over*climate* documents
    <http://www.reuters.com/article/us-exxon-mobil-massachusetts-idUSKBN14W04Z>

Reuters 	 -‎5 hours ago‎ 	

    The investigations follow separate reports by online news
    publication Inside*Climate*News and the Los Angeles Times showing
    that Exxon worked to play down the risks of*climate change*despite
    its own scientists' having raised concerns about it

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Scientists just discovered a massive pool of carbon in central Africa 
that nobody knew was there 
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/01/11/scientists-just-discovered-a-massive-pool-of-carbon-in-central-africa-that-nobody-knew-was-there/>*

    The area is now believed to be the largest peatland system in the
    global tropics and possibly one of the region’s most important
    carbon sinks. ... the Cuvette Centrale peatlands are storing
    anywhere from 6.3 billion to 46.8 billion tons of carbon.
    If central Africa ...the Congo Basin peatlands ...becomes warmer and
    drier in the future, the wetlands could suffer...the region’s
    potentially vast carbon stocks have largely flown under the radar
    until now.
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/01/11/scientists-just-discovered-a-massive-pool-of-carbon-in-central-africa-that-nobody-knew-was-there/

    Devastating*global warming*is inevitable due to inaction of
    international community, says leading economist
    <http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/deadly-global-warming-is-inevitable-due-to-inaction-feasible-rhetoric-climate-change-fight-paris-a7521111.html>

The Independent 	 -‎10 hours ago‎ 	

    Professor Nordhaus, a noted expert on the economics of*climate
    change*, wrote in a paper called Projections and Uncertainties
    About*Climate Change*in an Era of Minimal*Climate*Policies: "The
    international target for*climate change*with a limit of 2C*...
    *

    Will Trump's*Climate*Team Accept Any 'Social Cost of Carbon'?
    <https://www.propublica.org/article/will-trumps-climate-team-accept-any-social-cost-of-carbon>

ProPublica 	 -‎1 hour ago‎ 	

    This value is the government's best estimate of how much society
    gains over the long haul by cutting each ton of the heat-trapping
    carbon-dioxide emissions scientists have linked to*global warming*.
    Currently set at $36 ... A deep cut would be both*...
    *

    Changing*climate*changes soils -ScienceDaily
    <https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170111133851.htm>

Science Daily 	 -‎2 hours ago‎ 	

    ...researchers used 12 climate change models to predict how soil
    organic carbon levels vary with climate change... "A majority of
    models showed a decline in soil organic carbon with climate change,"
    ... "But a few of the models actually predicted an increase."

    In Final Address, Obama Urges U.S. to Deal with*Climate Change*
    <https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/in-final-address-obama-urges-u-s-to-deal-with-climate-change/>

Scientific American 	 -‎3 hours ago‎ 	

    A hopeful President Obama delivered his farewell address to America
    last night, making a final plea for democratic engagement and
    fact-based debate, including on*climate change*. Speaking from
    Chicago, Obama urged restoring a "common purpose" ..*..
    *

*This Day in Climate History  January 12, 2013 
<http://mediamatters.org/video/2013/01/12/msnbcs-hayes-calls-out-broadcast-networks-for-i/192209> 
-  from D.R. Tucker*

    January 12, 2013: MSNBC's Chris Hayes rips the mainstream media's
    pre-Sandy and post-Sandy climate silence.
    http://mediamatters.org/video/2013/01/12/msnbcs-hayes-calls-out-broadcast-networks-for-i/192209

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