[TheClimate.Vote] May 15, 2017 - Daily Global Warming News

Mon May 15 09:55:44 EDT 2017

/May 15, 2017/

https://www.*sciencedaily.com*/releases/2017/05/170510115232.htm

    *Climate change*could increase ER visits for allergy-related asthma
    <https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170510115232.htm>

Science Daily 	 -‎May 13, 2017‎ 	

The study is part of a growing area of research on the health impacts 
of*climate change*and the economic burden to individuals.

http://www.*pbs.org*/newshour/bb/rising-conservative-voices-call-climate-change-action/

    Rising conservative voices call for*climate change*action
    <http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/rising-conservative-voices-call-climate-change-action/>

PBS NewsHour 	 -‎7 hours ago‎ 	

*Climate change*is one of many issues seen as dividing Democrats and 
Republicans. A dominant wing of the GOP has denied*climate 
change*exists, as some Democrats have tried to reduce air pollution and 
push for alternative forms of energy. But meanwhile ...

http://*climatenewsnetwork.net*/eyes-show-stress-reduces-climate-concern/
*Eyes show that stress reduces climate concern 
<http://climatenewsnetwork.net/eyes-show-stress-reduces-climate-concern/>*

    An eye-tracking study reveals that stress levels affect how much
    attention people pay to climate change imagery, even if they are
    supportive of environmental issues.
    By Inga Vesper
    LONDON, 14 May, 2017  – People who are stressed pay less attention
    to climate change images and struggle to be receptive to messages
    about its impact, a study has found.
    Researchers from Switzerland used eye tracking to measure how much
    attention a group of test subjects paid to images illustrating
    climate change. The goal of the study, published in theAugust issue
    of the Journal of Environmental Psychology
    <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272494417300245>,
    was to find out how everyday stress affects the attention that
    people pay to global warming, even when generally they  have a
    pro-environment stance.
    "The results of our study suggest that individuals might be more
    receptive if they are in a relaxed and unpreoccupied state," says
    Silja Sollberger, a researcher at the University of Zurich's
    department of psychology. Based on their answers to a questionnaire,
    71 men were split into two groups with either high or low
    environmental interest. They were then randomly put into stressful
    or control conditions and shown images related to climate change,
    alongside other negative images...
    "The results of our study suggest that individuals might be more
    receptive if they are in a relaxed and unpreoccupied state," says
    Silja Sollberger, a researcher at the University of Zurich's
    department of psychology. Based on their answers to a questionnaire,
    71 men were split into two groups with either high or low
    environmental interest. They were then randomly put into stressful
    or control conditions and shown images related to climate change,
    alongside other negative images.
    *Eye movements:*
    By measuring the eye movements of the test subjects, the scientists,
    from the University of Zurich and ETH Zurich, found that all the
    men, regardless of their environmental stance, paid less attention
    to negative imagery when stressed. This was true even for those men
    who were interested in climate change and considered themselves
    pro-environment.
    The behaviour of the test subjects suggests that governments and
    non-profit organisations running climate change awareness campaigns
    should think carefully about where and when they broadcast their
    message.
    "It might be more successful to place climate change posters in
    recreational places rather than targeting commuters at a busy train
    station"
    However, the researchers explain that the effects of stress on
    climate change interest observed in the study apply only to
    individuals. They say it is not possible to draw conclusions from
    their work about climate change attention in societies plagued by
    stress factors such as war or poverty.
    Sollberger says that previous research has shown little difference
    between poor and rich countries in people's attention to climate
    change. In fact, people living in poorer countries experience the
    impact of climate change much more strongly than those living
    elsewhere, which has a positive influence on their interest in the
    topic.
    "Residents of poorer countries generally tend to be just as
    concerned about the environment, or more so, than residents of
    wealthier countries," says Sollberger

https://www.*theguardian.com*/us-news/2017/may/14/donald-trump-climate-change-mentions-government-websites

    Trump is deleting*climate change*, one site at a time
    <https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/may/14/donald-trump-climate-change-mentions-government-websites>

The Guardian 	 -‎17 hours ago‎ 	

One of the starkest alterations to the White House's website following 
Trump's assumption of office was the scrapping of an entire section 
on*climate change*, stuffed with graphs on renewable energy growth and 
pictures of Barack Obama gazing at*...*

https://www.*sciencedaily.com*/releases/2017/05/170509150026.htm

    The latest weapons against*climate change*: The beaver, the oyster,
    cold water and more…
    <https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170509150026.htm>

Science Daily 	 -‎May 12, 2017‎ 	

Solutions profiled include traditional and innovative conservation tools 
applied strategically to address*climate change*impacts such as 
decreasing water availability, increasing risk of flooding and 
wildfires, rising sea levels, direct effects on*...*

http://*climatenewsnetwork.net*/oil-industry-power-slithering/
*Oil industry power is slithering away 
<http://climatenewsnetwork.net/oil-industry-power-slithering/>*

    With oil prices remaining low, hopes of combating climate change
    through emissions reduction are improving as the oil industry shrinks.
    By Paul Brown
    LONDON, 13 May, 2017 - Big oil is getting smaller. Many of the oil
    services companies that are employed when new fields are being
    developed have been laying off workers, and oil companies have been
    writing down their assets.
    The problem is the persistent low price of oil. Despite the best
    efforts of OPEC - the organisation representing the developing
    world's oil producing countries − to limit production and put a
    squeeze on supplies, oil prices have risen only slightly.
    This has put many potential fields in the category of being too
    expensive to exploit - particularly in the case of the tar sands of
    Canada, and in the Arctic and difficult-to-reach offshore locations.
    One of the areas where small fluctuations in the price of oil make a
    big difference is in the expansion of the fracking industry in North
    America, which led to the glut of oil on the world market.
    Oil industry majors:
    The US, once the world's biggest importer of oil, has increased home
    production so much that it now provides more than 75% of its own
    oil. This has left OPEC countries looking for new customers.
    According to research by oil and gas consulting service Rystad
    Energy
    <https://www.rystadenergy.com/NewsEvents/Newsletters/OfsArchive/ofs-april-2017>,
    about 300,000 people in the sector have lost their jobs between
    2014-16. That is about 35% of the total workforce of the world's top
    50 oilfield services companies.

https://*newpittsburghcourieronline.com*/2017/05/14/climate-change-is-creating-climate-refugees/

    *Climate change*is creating climate refugees
    <https://newpittsburghcourieronline.com/2017/05/14/climate-change-is-creating-climate-refugees/>

New Pittsburgh Courier 	 -‎5 hours ago‎ 	

*Climate change*has a direct impact on the future of the Marshall 
Islands. At three feet above sea level, the Marshall Islands do not have 
much room to maneuver.

http://www.*smh.com.au*/environment/climate-change/false-sense-of-security-global-warming-looks-set-to-accelerate-study-finds-20170509-gw158c.html

    'False sense of security':*Global warming*looks set to accelerate,
    study finds
    <http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/false-sense-of-security-global-warming-looks-set-to-accelerate-study-finds-20170509-gw158c.html>

The Sydney Morning Herald 	 -‎May 9, 2017‎ 	

The pace of*global warming*is likely to quicken in coming years as 
natural processes in the Pacific switch from serving as a brake to an 
accelerator, placing the planet on course to exceed a landmark level 
within a decade, according to a new paper.

https://*timesofsandiego.com*/tech/2017/05/14/ucsd-climate-change-forcing-yellowstones-threatened-grizzly-bears-change-diet/ 

    UCSD:*Climate Change*Forcing Yellowstone's Threatened Grizzly Bears
    to Change Diet
    <https://timesofsandiego.com/tech/2017/05/14/ucsd-climate-change-forcing-yellowstones-threatened-grizzly-bears-change-diet/>

Times of San Diego 	 -‎1 hour ago‎ 	

*Climate change*is altering the environment in Yellowstone National Park 
and forcing threatened grizzly bears to change their diet, a new study 
from UC San Diego finds.

http://www.*potatopro.com*/news/2017/pepsico-confirms-its-new-emission-targets-keep-global-warming-below-two-degrees-celcius

    PepsiCo confirms its new emission targets keep *global warming*
    below two degrees Celcius
    <http://www.potatopro.com/news/2017/pepsico-confirms-its-new-emission-targets-keep-global-warming-below-two-degrees-celcius>

PotatoPro 	 -‎2 hours ago‎ 	

    PepsiCo has today confirmed that its ambitious new target for
    greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction has been verified and
    approved by the Science Based Targets Initiative as being in line
    with what climate science says is necessary to keep global warming
    below two degrees Celsius.
    The global food and beverage company has committed to work to reduce
    absolute GHG emissions across its value chain by at least 20 percent
    by 2030.
    Under its Performance with Purpose vision, PepsiCo has already had
    significant success in limiting its GHG emissions. Between 2006 and
    2015, it achieved an 18 percent improvement in the energy efficiency
    of its legacy operations. It also extended its use of renewable
    energy and introduced fuel-efficient vehicles, as well as vending
    machines and coolers free of hydrofluorocarbons. ..
    http://www.pepsico.com/purpose/performance-with-purpose

http://www.*nytimes.com*/2001/05/15/business/pre-emptive-strike-global-warming-many-companies-cut-gas-emissions-head-off.html?pagewanted=print
*This Day in Climate History May 15, 2001 
<http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/15/business/pre-emptive-strike-global-warming-many-companies-cut-gas-emissions-head-off.html?pagewanted=print> 
-  from D.R. Tucker, *hat tip to Wen Stephenson and Marla Marcum
The New York Times reports:

    "Despite the Bush administration's decision to back away from
    regulating emissions of global- warming gases, many multinational
    companies plan to continue reducing such emissions because they face
    strong pressure to do so in Europe and Japan, fear rising energy
    costs or want to promote their products as being friendly to the
    environment.
    "Some of the executives with plans to reduce emissions say they are
    trying to be good corporate citizens. But companies also cite a wide
    range of business reasons that have little to do either with the
    environment or with what happens in Washington.
    "And even as they move ahead on their own, some top officials at
    these companies say that while voluntary action is the right
    approach in the short run, at some point they expect the United
    States and others to adopt binding restrictions on the gases."

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