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others stay well-informed about global warming, f</i></font><font
size="+1"><i>orward this email. December 23, 2017</i></font><br>
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class="titletext" style="font-weight: bold;">The coming
battle between the Trump team and economists over the true
cost of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b
style="font-weight: bold;">climate change</b></span></a></h2>
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-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255,
255);">As we learn more and more about the tenor of the Trump
transition, a key part of its regulatory rollback strategy on<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b style="font-weight:
normal;">climate change</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>is
coming into focus. It seems increasingly likely that the Trump
administration would either alter,, or attempt to stop using
entirely, an Obama-era metric known as the “social cost of
carbon” in its federal rule-making processes. ... But experts
have countered that attacking the social cost of carbon may not
hold up under scientific, or even legal, standards. If anything,
many scientists believe that its monetary value should be set
even higher...<br>
But there are other potential ways to dull the metric’s bite, so
to speak, by making its value smaller. One way would be to
reconsider the calculations known as the “discount rate.” This
is a kind of interest rate which can be thought of as a way to
address how much the present generation is willing to pay to
prevent climate-related damage in the future.<br>
A higher discount rate results in a lower social cost of carbon.
Currently, the federal government uses a rate of 3 percent with
a value of $36 for the social cost of carbon — but according to
the Environmental Protection Agency, a discount rate of 2.5
percent would bring the cost up to $56 per ton of carbon
dioxide, while a rate of 5 percent would lower it to $11 per
ton....<br>
at least one member of the Trump transition team has already
argued for a higher discount rate. David Kreutzer, a member of
the Environmental Protection Agency transition team who has
previously questioned the science of anthropogenic climate
change, published an essay earlier this year suggesting that a 7
percent discount rate, rather than 3 percent, would be more
appropriate for use in regulatory policy.<br>
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-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255,
255);">In the decades since, as the world has warmed, the ice
has melted and the wildfires have spread, he has published
papers on everything from the risks of rapid<span
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normal;">sea-level rise</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>to
the role of soot in global temperature changes - all of it
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255);">A long-suspected irony of<span
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255);">An appeals court ruled on Thursday that<span
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-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255,
255);"><b style="font-weight: normal;">Climate change</b><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>was already a serious
threat. But now that President-elect Donald Trump has revealed
his choices for environment-related posts, the Earth's woes are
just warming up, Seth Meyers said on “Late Night” Wednesday.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/seth-meyers-drills-donald-trump-and-cabinet-on-climate-change_us_585bab8ce4b0de3a08f42c17">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/seth-meyers-drills-donald-trump-and-cabinet-on-climate-change_us_585bab8ce4b0de3a08f42c17</a><br>
(great rant) <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ce8H97Se6Gg">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ce8H97Se6Gg</a>
9:29<br>
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sig2-wYXaOfaII5NajuYN-7I6HQ did--604542419587811416"
href="http://www.governing.com/topics/transportation-infrastructure/gov-climate-change-states-cities-preemption.html"
url="http://www.governing.com/topics/transportation-infrastructure/gov-climate-change-states-cities-preemption.html"
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style="font-weight: bold;">Will States Stop Cities From
Combating<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b
style="font-weight: bold;">Climate Change</b>?</span></a></h2>
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<div class="esc-lead-snippet-wrapper" style="line-height: 1.2em;
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-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255,
255);">In 2016, for instance, “no states enacted legislation
that would preempt local governments from taking<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b style="font-weight:
normal;">climate change</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>into
account,” says Kim Tyrrell, program director on the environment
for the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL).</div>
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sig2-B-fvHNZqt9AueG682zwAgQ did--7396494803234902789"
href="https://www.poynter.org/2016/despite-fact-checking-zombie-myths-about-climate-change-persist/443460/"
url="https://www.poynter.org/2016/despite-fact-checking-zombie-myths-about-climate-change-persist/443460/"
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style="font-weight: bold;">Despite fact-checking, zombie
myths about<b style="font-weight: bold;">climate change</b><span
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sans-serif; font-size: 13.44px; font-style: normal;
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white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255,
255);">As journalists grapple with the rise of fake news, it's
worth examining what happens when policymakers embrace
misinformation instead of evidence when it comes to<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b style="font-weight:
normal;">climate change</b>. In September, YourNewsWire
breathlessly told its readers that thousands<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b style="font-weight:
normal;">...</b></div>
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href="https://www.desmogblog.com/2016/11/29/revealed-most-popular-climate-story-social-media-told-half-million-people-science-was-hoax">Revealed:
Most Popular Climate Story on Social Media Told Half a Million
People the Science Was a Hoax</a><br>
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href="http://www.eenews.net/special_reports/powershift/stories/1060047454"
style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align:
baseline; background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: red;
text-decoration: none; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-style:
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font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: bold; text-transform:
uppercase; position: relative; color: rgb(34, 47, 120);">TRANSITION</h2>
<h1 class="headline" style="background: transparent; border: 0px;
font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0,
0); text-decoration: underline;">How do Exxon and State line up
on human rights?</h1>
<section class="byline" style="background: transparent; border:
0px; font-size: 13px; margin: 0.25em 0px 0px; outline: 0px;
padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; display: block; color:
rgb(85, 85, 85); font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><time
datetime="2016-12-20 07:04:38 -0500" style="background:
transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px;
outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;
font-weight: normal; font-style: italic;">Energywire: Tuesday,
December 20, 2016</time></section>
</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,
sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal;
font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;
font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2;
text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;
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255); display: inline !important; float: none;"></span>
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border: 0px; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px;
padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; display: block; color:
rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-style:
normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps:
normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2;
text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;
white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">
<p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 12px;
margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline;">When President-elect Donald Trump
announced the nomination of Exxon Mobil Corp. CEO Rex
Tillerson to be his secretary of State, Tillerson was painted
as a master dealmaker. What Trump's team didn't talk about is
how well the choice at State matches up with the department's
role as the public face of the U.S. human rights agenda.</p>
</section>
</blockquote>
<!--EndFragment--><b>P</b><b>OLL: TRUMP VOTERS BACK CLIMATE ACTION:</b>
A poll released Tuesday by the Glover Park Group and Morning
Consult...<br>
<blockquote><font size="-1"> ..found 55 percent of Trump voters
support upholding current policies to combat climate change and
61 percent think the government should require companies to
slash carbon emissions. More than half (54 percent) would like
additional fossil fuel development on public lands, while 76
percent support requiring more energy efficient appliances.
"Contrary to campaign rhetoric and the Republican platform - the
'Trump voter' is not monolithic," Catharine Ransom, Glover Park
Group managing director, said in a statement. <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.eenews.net/eenewspm/2016/12/20/stories/1060047493">http://www.eenews.net/eenewspm/2016/12/20/stories/1060047493</a>
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style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align:
baseline; background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: red;
text-decoration: none; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-style:
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font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2;
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font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: bold; text-transform:
uppercase; position: relative; color: rgb(34, 47, 120);">SUPREME
COURT</h2>
<h1 class="headline" style="background: transparent; border: 0px;
font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 0,
0); text-decoration: underline;">5 ways Trump could reshape
environmental law</h1>
<section class="byline" style="background: transparent; border:
0px; font-size: 13px; margin: 0.25em 0px 0px; outline: 0px;
padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; display: block; color:
rgb(85, 85, 85); font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><time
datetime="2016-12-19 13:18:22 -0500" style="background:
transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px;
outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;
font-weight: normal; font-style: italic;">Greenwire: Monday,
December 19, 2016</time></section>
</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,
sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal;
font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;
font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2;
text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;
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255); display: inline !important; float: none;"></span>
<blockquote>
<section class="excerpt" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255);
border: 0px; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px;
padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; display: block; color:
rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-style:
normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps:
normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2;
text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;
white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">
<p style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 12px;
margin: 0.5em 0px 1em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline;">President-elect Donald Trump is set
as early as next month to pick a replacement for the late
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, but that's just the
start of what could be an overhaul of the court and
environmental law.<br>
</p>
</section>
</blockquote>
<font size="+1"><b><a
href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20998-2004Dec22.html">This
Day in Climate History December 23, 2004 </a>- from D.R.
Tucker</b></font><br>
<blockquote> <font size="-1">December 23, 2004: Proving that
climate-change deniers always stick together, syndicated
columnist George Will praises Michael Crichton's novel "State of
Fear."<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20998-2004Dec22.html">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20998-2004Dec22.html</a></font><br>
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