[TheClimate.Vote] June 12, 2017 - Daily Global Warming News

Mon Jun 12 09:45:53 EDT 2017

/June 12, 2017/

*A Grab Bag of Uplifting News on Global Warming 
<http://www.joboneforhumanity.org/a_grab_bag_of_uplifting_news_on_global_warming>*
POSTED BY DAN SHAFER · APRIL 3, 2017 12:39 PM
Time for a few short-shorts on what's going on from the positive side of 
the global warming crisis and Climageddon.
Snow pack in the Sierra Mountains is at depths not seen in those parts 
in a couple of decades. That means that millions of Californians who've 
been laboring under severe drought conditions have re-built most of 
their reserves, which bodes well for the entire world since California's 
Central Valley is the "salad basket of the world." Check out this 
article from the New York Times for some great graphics depicting the 
2017 situation.
Several major U.S. corporations have signaled or outright told the Trump 
Regime that it's wrong on climate change and indicated plans to pursue 
climate-protecting activities in the absence of government regulations 
requiring them to do so. Tech giants Google, Microsoft, Apple and Amazon 
are among those companies, as are Nestle & General Electric.
In New York, a couple of neighborhoods are experimenting with something 
called the TransActive Grid that could turn into one of those viral 
things that has an impact far beyond its borders....
...The idea among those New Yorkers is to sell to one another the excess 
electricity they generate with solar panels and that they now give away. 
Sort of an electric power co-op. This article on Thompson Reuters says, 
"The change could herald a revolution in the way power is produced and 
sold not only in New York but potentially across the country and around 
the world, with roof-mounted solar panels joined to become 
neighbourhood-controlled power plants."
http://www.joboneforhumanity.org/a_grab_bag_of_uplifting_news_on_global_warming

*Exxon Describes 2 Formulas for Climate Accounting in Court Filing 
<https://insideclimatenews.org/news/09062017/exxon-climate-accounting-court-document>*
The oil giant responded to allegations that it used two sets of 
greenhouse gas accounting numbers, one shared publicly and another for 
internal business decisions.
By David Hasemyer
ExxonMobil defended itself in court documents Friday following claims by 
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman that the company used two 
sets of books in evaluating climate risk, one set of numbers for 
describing the risks to investors and the other for business decisions.
Exxon also disputes Schneiderman's contention that the company has 
destroyed records, including as many as seven year's worth of emails 
that Tillerson generated using an anonymous account under the name 
"Wayne Tracker." The hunt for the missing emails was described by an 
Exxon information technology officer in documents released by the 
attorney general.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/09062017/exxon-climate-accounting-court-document
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    NASA's Former Chief Scientist: America Is "Under Siege" from
    Fake*Climate Change *News
    <https://futurism.com/nasas-former-chief-scientist-america-under-siege-fake-climate-change-news/>

"We are under siege by fake information that's being put forward by 
people who have a profit motive. Fake news is so harmful because once 
people take on a concept it's very hard to dislodge it. The harder part 
is this active disinformation campaign. I'm always wondering if these 
people honestly believe the nonsense they put forward. When they say 'It 
could be volcanoes' or 'the climate always changes'… to obfuscate and to 
confuse people, it frankly makes me angry."
Stofan asserted that this "erosion of people's ability to scrutinize 
information" is not something limited to those leaning either to the 
right or left. This is a problem that we all face, and climate change 
isn't going anywhere. Populations are increasing, as are the emissions 
that we are pumping into the atmosphere. Whether or not fake news sites 
spread misinformation, climate change is real and threatening life on 
planet Earth
...when it comes to science, alternative facts do not exist. Any 
credible scientific topic covered should be able to be verified by 
multiple sources and true beyond a doubt. It might take us a little bit 
of extra time to be sure about the information that we absorb, share, 
and believe, but that extra time is what will make the difference. The 
important thing is, in Stofan's words, "Job one is to keep this planet 
habitable. I'd hate us to lose focus on that.".
https://futurism.com/nasas-former-chief-scientist-america-under-siege-fake-climate-change-news/*

****Finding when humans first altered the planet's geology 
<http://climatenewsnetwork.net/22392-2/>*
Stone Age humans changed a landscape. Then time buried the evidence. Now 
researchers have found when humans first altered the planet's geology. 
<https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-06/afot-emc060517.php>
By Tim Radford
LONDON, 10 June, 2017 - Israeli researchers claim to have pinpointed the 
first permanent geological change made by humankind, the moment when 
humans first altered the planet's geology.
They have identified a set of erosion processes made 11,500 years ago in 
theDead Sea Basin 
<http://arava.org/arava-research-centers/center-for-transboundary-water-management/jordan-river-dead-sea-basin-forum/>. 
This would represent the first hint of what increasingly has been 
calledthe Anthropocene 
<http://climatenewsnetwork.net/earth-at-risk-in-new-epoch-ruled-by-destructive-humans/>, 
a geological era in which the planet's characteristics are defined by 
just one species, Homo sapiens.
The evidence comes from the Dead Sea Drilling Project 
<http://climatenewsnetwork.net/dead-sea-warns-unprecedented-drought/>, 
which provides a sedimentary record of the last 220,000 years. And the 
scientists have found that erosion rates in the Dead Sea Basin during 
the Neolithic were, they say, dramatically at odds with the known 
tectonic and climatic regimes of the period under review, less than 
12,000 years ago.
"Human impact on the natural environment is now endangering the entire 
planet," said Shmuel Marco, of the Tel Aviv University school of 
geosciences. <https://english.tau.ac.il/profile/shmulikm>
...Right now, the region is experiencing the worst drought in 900 years 
<http://climatenewsnetwork.net/mediterranean-may-driest-900-years/>. 
Climate change could deliver even harsher things to come 
<http://climatenewsnetwork.net/mediterranean-heat-massive-change/>, 
according to a new study last year.
So the discovery by the Tel Aviv scientists represents a possible 
starting point: the story of human civilisation and human-induced 
climate change had a beginning that has now been identified in the sands 
of time 11 millennia ago at a depth of 457 metres under the Dead Sea.
The ending has yet to be written, but that too will be recorded, 
ultimately, in geological strata. - Climate News Network
more at: http://climatenewsnetwork.net/22392-2/

News Desk|June 5, 2017
*On Climate, the Koch Brothers Are No Longer Covert 
<http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/in-the-withdrawal-from-the-paris-climate-agreement-the-koch-brothers-campaign-becomes-overt>*
Now that they have been flushed from the shadows, the Koch brothers and 
their political operatives have proudly taken credit for obstructing the 
U.S. government from addressing climate change.
By Jane Mayer
http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/in-the-withdrawal-from-the-paris-climate-agreement-the-koch-brothers-campaign-becomes-overt

*(video) Climate & Extreme Weather News #32 (June 6th to June 8th 2017)* 
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sE1-Pdl4sXM>
Understanding Climate Change
Published on Jun 8, 2017
Climate destabilization news events reported by regional media.
https://phys.org/news/2017-06-india-temperatures-deadly.html
http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/3/6/e1700066
http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/aa6cb3
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jun/07/us-coastal-flooding-carbon-emissions-study?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sE1-Pdl4sXM

*What to Do When You Don't Know What's Next 
<https://tricycle.org/magazine/dont-know-whats-next/>*
There's so much chaos in the world right now that we have little choice 
but to wake up to it. Heightened uncertainty is an excellent opportunity 
for growth.
By Dawa Tarchin Phillips,
Suggesting here is that we're living through not just a transformation 
of the way we do things but possibly a deeper transformation of why we 
do them in the first place.
*1 SERVE THE LIGHT*
To serve the light means to show up-by which I mean, to be present-for 
yourself, as your best and highest self, and to show up for others in 
your life as well.
*2 BREAK THE NORM*
  ... be first a revolutionary in your own mind, someone who breaks down 
the rigid power structures and egoic defenses within through mindfulness 
and awareness training, and through love and compassion... Bring your 
limiting beliefs up to the surface.
*3 LOVE WITH ABANDON*
To love with abandon is about kindness and compassion, but it's also 
about gratitude. Remind yourself right now of all the things people have 
done for you in your life, from the time you were a small child needing 
food, clothing, shelter, training, and education, up to today. Think of 
all the people who had to show up today so that you can be in a warm, 
well-lit, friendly, comfortable environment reading this article right 
this minute....
*4 OWN YOUR SHIT*
   Cut through the narcissism, the hypocrisy, and the self-indulgence; 
cut through the mental noise and confused storylines in your own head 
that amplify ongoing drama in your life and in the world, and finally 
show up wherever you are needed, or wherever you find yourself, fully 
present....
Own your shit means to first reveal where you do or have done things 
that have caused yourself or others harm. Reveal it to your own mind and 
awareness. Lay it all open. Don't walk around hiding your shit from 
yourself. Second, once you reveal it and you actually see it, allow 
yourself to feel the regret that naturally arises when you realize 
you've hurt yourself or someone else. Third, reconnect with the part of 
you that knows better, the part of you that cares, the part of you that 
can understand, the part of you that is wise. And finally, redirect your 
ways. Commit to a different course of action,...
*5 FEAR NO ONE*
...To fear no one means to not be intimidated. Not by speakers on a 
stage, not by spiritual teachers with titles, not by lawyers, doctors, 
congresswomen, or senators, not by presidents. Don't be intimidated. 
Simple: Fear no one. You are like me, like everyone, immersed in the 
process of ripening and maturing your potential. You are ripening 
spiritually, you are ripening emotionally, you're ripening 
intellectually; you're ripening in your capacity to lead, and there is 
nobody you need to fear...
*6 DANCE IN THE FIRE*
... We're talking about awareness of a mind that is constantly 
liberating emotions and experiences. In the midst of it all, you can 
realize that you're actually not trapped. You've just illustrated 
through the exercise above that you can switch emotions quickly if you 
give yourself permission to do so. All it takes is a shift in your 
thoughts, a shift in your attitude, a shift in your focus, and your 
experience changes. You're free to make that shift at any time. The 
question then becomes: What will you do with that freedom? How will you 
use it, and to what aim?
*7 INVEST TRUST*
...choose to be the one who is not waiting around for others to be 
predictable or the world to be unchanging. Choose to be the one that 
invests trust again and again, because it's as good for you as it is for 
the rest of us.
*8 STAND ON TRUTH*
...Golden mountains are universal truths. Golden mountains don't need 
you to carry them. They are there for everyone to see in plain sight. 
Whenever you talk about the golden mountains people say: "Yes, that's 
true, that's timeless wisdom"—not because it is your opinion, but 
because it's true. You have a finely developed BS detector inside you. 
That BS detector is very sophisticated and consistent if you let it work 
for you. It will let you know what is true and what is not regardless of 
other people's opinions. To stand on truth means to cultivate that, to 
trust that, and to rely on that. Rely on truth.
https://tricycle.org/magazine/dont-know-whats-next/

The New Yorker Annals of Science *April 25, 2005 Issue*
*The Climate of Man - I 
<http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2005/04/25/the-climate-of-man-i>*** 
By Elizabeth Kolbert
Disappearing islands, thawing permafrost, melting polar ice. How the 
earth is changing.
Donald Perovich offered a comparison that he had heard from a 
glaciologist friend. The friend likened the climate system to a rowboat: 
"You can tip and then you'll just go back. You can tip it and just go 
back. And then you tip it and you get to the other stable state, which 
is upside down."
"Of the people involved in global warming, I think we're on top of the 
list of who would be most affected," Keogak went on. "Our way of life, 
our traditions, maybe our families. Our children may not have a future. 
I mean, all young people, put it that way. It's just not happening in 
the Arctic. It's going to happen all over the world. The whole world is 
going too fast."
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2005/04/25/the-climate-of-man-i

*This Day in Climate History June 12, 1996 
<http://stephenschneider.stanford.edu/Publications/PDF_Papers/WSJ_June25.pdf>  
-  from D.R. Tucker*
Unrepentant professional climate-change denialist Frederick Seitz 
wrongfully accuses climate scientist Ben Santer of fraud in a Wall 
Street Journal op-ed. Seitz's claims are quickly debunked, but the op-ed 
forms the centerpiece of a years-long effort by the fossil fuel industry 
to destroy Santer's life, reputation and career.
http://www.odlt.org/dcd/docs/Seitz%20-%20A%20Major%20Deception%20on%20Global%20Warming.pdf
http://stephenschneider.stanford.edu/Publications/PDF_Papers/WSJ_June25.pdf
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Py2XVILHUjQ

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