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href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/house-science-panel-adds-climate-denying-members/">https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/house-science-panel-adds-climate-denying-members/</a></font><br>
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255);">The panel has also challenged government scientists who
refuted the theory of a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b
style="font-weight: normal;">global warming</b><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>pause, a favorite
conservative talking point...<br>
Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.). Biggs, the former president of the
Arizona state Senate, said on the campaign trail this fall that
the climate isn't changing.<br>
"I do not believe climate change is occurring," he responded to
a candidate survey from the Arizona Republic. "I do not think
that humans have a significant impact on climate. The federal
government should stop regulating and stomping on our economy
and freedoms in the name of a discredited theory.".<br>
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<font color="#666666" size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-noaa-data-show-2016-warmest-year-on-record-globally">https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-noaa-data-show-2016-warmest-year-on-record-globally</a></font><br>
<b><a
href="https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-noaa-data-show-2016-warmest-year-on-record-globally">NASA,
NOAA Data Show 2016 Warmest Year on Record Globally</a></b><br>
<blockquote><font size="-1">Earth's 2016 surface temperatures were
the warmest since modern recordkeeping began in 1880, according
to independent analyses by NASA and the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).</font><br>
<font size="-1">Most of the warming occurred in the past 35 years,
with 16 of the 17 warmest years on record occurring since 2001.
Not only was 2016 the warmest year on record, but eight of the
12 months that make up the year – from January through
September, with the exception of June – were the warmest on
record for those respective months. October, November, and
December of 2016 were the second warmest of those months on
record – in all three cases, behind records set in 2015.</font><br>
<font size="-1">Globally-averaged temperatures in 2016 were 1.78
degrees Fahrenheit (0.99 degrees Celsius) warmer than the
mid-20th century mean. This makes 2016 the third year in a row
to set a new record for global average surface temperatures.</font><br>
<font size="-1">The 2016 temperatures continue a long-term warming
trend, according to analyses by scientists at NASA's Goddard
Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York. NOAA scientists
concur with the finding that 2016 was the warmest year on record
based on separate, independent analyses of the data.</font><br>
<font size="-1">"2016 is remarkably the third record year in a row
in this series," said GISS Director Gavin Schmidt. "We don't
expect record years every year, but the ongoing long-term
warming trend is clear."</font><br>
<font size="-1">The planet's average surface temperature has risen
about 2.0 degrees Fahrenheit (1.1 degrees Celsius) since the
late 19th century, a change driven largely by increased carbon
dioxide and other human-made emissions into the atmosphere.</font><br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/noaa-nasa_global_analysis-2016.pdf">https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/noaa-nasa_global_analysis-2016.pdf</a><br>
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<font color="#666666"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2017/01/18/climate-science-isnt-political-lying-about-it-is/">http://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2017/01/18/climate-science-isnt-political-lying-about-it-is/</a></font><br>
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-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255,
255);">The science is very straightforward and there are
thousands of scrupulous people who study it, all reaching the
same conclusion. The Earth is warming. The warming is severe and
continues unabated. There are natural variations in weather and
climate over long periods – up to 15 years at a time – but the
long-term trend will continue to show warming. And the warming
is human-caused and due to our emission of greenhouse gases into
the atmosphere. The more we emit, the worse this problem will
get....<br>
Our politicians may deny it. Our corporations may deny it. And
even the secretary of state and the president may deny it. But
denying it doesn't change reality. The Earth is warming; we are
the cause; the consequences are severe and increasing; it's up
to all of us to do something about it. Even with La Niña in
place for 2017, global temperature levels are likely to never
sink back to the 20th century average, not for a single year in
the 21st century. The Earth belongs to us all, including all the
humans who'll come after us. If we have any hope of taking care
of it, it has to start with accepting the truth. Even if it's
inconvenient.<br>
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<font color="#666666" size="-2"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
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-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255,
255);">And now that a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b
style="font-weight: normal;">climate science</b>-denier is
moving into the White House, activists, mayors, and state
legislators from across the country are pulling up their organic
cotton socks and setting more aggressive goals.<br>
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<font color="#666666" size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/17/arts/design/natural-history-museum-trump-climate-change.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/17/arts/design/natural-history-museum-trump-climate-change.html</a></font><br>
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style="font-weight: bold;">Climate Change</b></span></a></h2>
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255);">The American Museum of Natural History has long been on
the front lines of the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b
style="font-weight: normal;">climate change</b><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>discussion, as its
scientists study the potential damage and its educators try to
alert new generations to the dangers of<span
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<font color="#666666"><font size="-1"><a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://climatecrocks.com/2017/01/18/katharine-hayhoe-a-support-group-for-scientists/">http://climatecrocks.com/2017/01/18/katharine-hayhoe-a-support-group-for-scientists/</a></font></font><br>
<font size="+1"><b><a
href="http://climatecrocks.com/2017/01/18/katharine-hayhoe-a-support-group-for-scientists/">(video)
Katharine Hayhoe: A Support Group for Scientists </a></b></font><br>
<blockquote><font size="-1">Collin Maessen of the Realsceptic blog
caught up with Katharine Hayhoe at AGU last month.</font><br>
<font size="-1"><a href="https://youtu.be/6OaRuQTbL2I">https://youtu.be/6OaRuQTbL2I </a>
Katharine Hayhoe is an atmospheric scientist and associate
professor of political science at Texas Tech University. She's
become a star in the climate science communication world with
how effective she can communicate climate science to Christians.
In this tidbit she talks about how important the AGU Fall
Meetings are for her and fellow scientists.</font><br>
<font size="-1">Below, Hayhoe and others answer the question, what
would you say to Donald Trump?</font><br>
<font size="-1"><a
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOibBy290cM">A Message
to Trump from Climate Scientists </a> <a
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOibBy290cM">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOibBy290cM</a></font><br>
<font size="-1">Before the AGU meeting I read John Abraham's
article 'Trump begins filling environmental posts with clowns'
in which he made the following point:</font><br>
<font size="-1">"Or Trump could attend the world's largest
geophysics meeting, which occurs in just a few weeks (American
Geophysical Union Fall Meeting). He could walk around with a TV
camera and a clipboard. Ask any random 10 scientists any
question on climate change. Let's see how their answers compare
to the information he is going to get from his handpicked
insiders."</font><br>
<font size="-1"><a
href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2016/nov/17/trump-begins-filling-environmental-posts-with-clowns">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2016/nov/17/trump-begins-filling-environmental-posts-with-clowns
</a></font><br>
<font size="-1">Trump most likely would never do this. Nor can I
possibly know what kind of questions he would ask if he did
visit the AGU Fall Meeting. But I can ask scientists what their
message to Trump would be if they had a chance to speak to him.
That one paragraph from Abraham's article inspired me to do just
that. During the Fall Meeting I asked several scientists what
their message would be and compiled their responses into this
video.<br>
</font></blockquote>
<font color="#666666" size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://nexusmedianews.com/pruitt-hides-pro-polluter-record-behind-process-jargon-7c9269941100#.8puahlxmk">https://nexusmedianews.com/pruitt-hides-pro-polluter-record-behind-process-jargon-7c9269941100#.8puahlxmk</a></font><br>
<font size="+1"><b><a
href="https://nexusmedianews.com/pruitt-hides-pro-polluter-record-behind-process-jargon-7c9269941100#.8puahlxmk">Pruitt
Hides Pro-Polluter Record Behind Process Jargon</a></b></font><br>
<blockquote><font size="-1">...Senator Markey wastes no time, and
gets back to the Endangerment Finding that "carbon pollution
poses a danger to America." Will Pruitt promise to keep that
finding on the books?</font><br>
<font size="-1">Pruitt answers that the finding is "the law of the
land" and as the EPA administrator he will uphold it. He says
there's nothing he's aware of that would cause him to revisit
that finding. An important reassurance.</font><br>
<font size="-1">After talking about fuel standards, Markey asks
Pruitt to support the right of states to do more to fight
climate change than the federal government, turning Pruitt's
states' rights position on its head. Pruitt then dips into
legalese, stumbling over the word "adjudicated" as he refuses to
make any concrete statement. Does he support the California
waiver law? He respects it as something the Administrator has to
do, but says it'd be his responsibility to review it. Which
Markey hears as "undo" it, and proceeds to artfully call out
Pruitt's hypocrisy on the "double standard" that states like
Oklahoma should have the right to resist protecting the
environment, but Massachusetts' right to set more stringent
policies needs "review."...</font><br>
<font size="-1">Senator Merkley resumes by commenting on Inhofe's
submission of "Climategate," introducing a UCS debunking of
Inhofe's favorite myth. Inhofe doesn't like that. Merkley then
notes that the National Black Chamber of Commerce is funded by
the Kochs and ExxonMobil, and that the NAACP takes the opposite
stance endorsing the Clean Power Plan. He then submits documents
showing Native Americans and Latinos are very concerned about
Pruitt's nomination.</font><br>
<font size="-1">Getting to a question for Pruitt, Merkley brings
up the "if 97 doctors say you have cancer…" line of thought.
After establishing the validity of the science, Pruitt
acknowledges that the Endangerment Finding and Mass v. EPA would
compel him to act. But, asks Merkley, does Pruitt actually
accept this or will he only do the legally obligated minimum?
Pruitt's response is more of the process argument that clearly
fails to alleviate Merkley's concerns....</font><br>
<font size="-1">Moving on, Whitehouse looks at the list of
Pruitt's cases, basically none of which are brought by Pruitt on
behalf of the environment. Pruitt tries to pass the buck and say
an underling was responsible for environmental action. But
Whitehouse, who as a former AG knows a thing or two about the
position, remains adamant about Pruitt's startling absence of
any actions brought to protect the environment....</font><br>
<font size="-1">Senator Booker remains fixated on the Illinois
River case involving poultry producers. Booker maps out how
Pruitt stopped the standard, disbanded the OK AG's environmental
unit, and supported a "Right to Farm" law that weakens local
laws to regulate farming. Which is all part of the pattern of
Pruitt defending polluters from regulations, leaving Booker
"worrying about which side you're on."...</font><br>
<font size="-1">Finally, thankfully, the hearing comes to an end.
What have we learned? Mostly that Pruitt has taken a lot of
steps to protect polluters from regulation, and basically none
to protect people from pollution.</font><br>
<font size="-1">After six and a half hours of questions, did
Pruitt move any Democratic votes in his favor? Probably not.
Will that mean he won't be the next EPA administrator? We'll
see.</font><br>
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<font color="#666666" size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3RWTTtPg8E">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3RWTTtPg8E</a></font><b><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3RWTTtPg8E">(yideo)
NASA's Analysis of 2016 Global Temperature</a></b><br>
<blockquote><font size="-1">2016 was the hottest year on record,
continuing a decades-long warming trend. Scientists at NASA's
Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) analyzed measurements
from 6,300 locations and found that Earth's average surface
temperature has risen about 2.0 degrees Fahrenheit (1.1 degrees
Celsius) since the late-19th century, largely a result of human
emissions into the atmosphere. <a
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3RWTTtPg8E">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3RWTTtPg8E</a></font><br>
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<font size="-1"><font color="#666666"><a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://columbia.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0ebaeb14fdbf5dc65289113c1&id=5feb42fb56&e=c4e20a3850">http://columbia.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0ebaeb14fdbf5dc65289113c1&id=5feb42fb56&e=c4e20a3850</a></font></font><br>
<font size="+1"><b><a
href="http://columbia.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0ebaeb14fdbf5dc65289113c1&id=5feb42fb56&e=c4e20a3850">Global
Temperature in 2016</a></b></font><br>
<blockquote><font size="-1">Abstract. Global surface temperature in
2016 was the highest in the period of instrumental measurements.
Relative to average temperature for 1880-1920, which we take as
an appropriate estimate of "pre-industrial" temperature, 2016
was +1.26°C (~2.3°F) warmer than in the base period. The 2016
temperature was partially boosted by a 2015-16 El Niño, which
was almost as strong as the 1997-98 "El Niño of the century". We
estimate current global temperature excluding short-term
variability as +1.07°C relative to 1880-1920, based on linear
fit to post-1970 global temperatures.</font><br>
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scenarios of what the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b
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changes to make so we don't overheat the planet is not easy,
however. Researchers around the globe have built complex
computer simulations, called Integrated Assessment Models, or
IAMs, that give them a view into possible futures. The models
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255);">The discovery of organic-rich sediments, often described
as black shales, at numerous deep-sea drilling sites during the
early 1970s, led to the wider acknowledgement of the oceanic
impact of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b
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<a
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Day in Climate History January 19, 1999 </a> - from D.R.
Tucker</b></font><br>
<blockquote><font size="-1">In his State of the Union address,
President Clinton declares, "But our most fateful new challenge
is the threat of global warming; 1998 was the warmest year ever
recorded. Last year’s heat waves, floods, and storms are but a
hint of what future generations may endure if we do not act
now." <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://youtu.be/v3bZwSXjtCM">http://youtu.be/v3bZwSXjtCM</a></font><br>
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