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global warming - Please forward this email. February 18, 2017<br>
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style="font-weight: bold;">Scott Pruitt, longtime adversary
of EPA, confirmed to lead the agency</span></a></h2>
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-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255,
255);">Scott Pruitt, who as Oklahoma's attorney general spent
years suing the Environmental Protection Agency over its efforts
to regulate various forms of pollution, was confirmed Friday as
the agency's next administrator.</div>
<font color="#666666" size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/07/us/politics/energy-firms-in-secretive-alliance-with-attorneys-general.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/07/us/politics/energy-firms-in-secretive-alliance-with-attorneys-general.html</a></font><br>
<b><a
href="https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/07/us/politics/energy-firms-in-secretive-alliance-with-attorneys-general.html">Energy
Firms in Secretive Alliance With Attorneys General</a></b><br>
<font color="#666666" size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://maplight.org/content/epa-nominee-pruitt-received-more-than-350000-from-energy-sources-in-oklahoma-races">http://maplight.org/content/epa-nominee-pruitt-received-more-than-350000-from-energy-sources-in-oklahoma-races</a></font><br>
<b><a
href="http://maplight.org/content/epa-nominee-pruitt-received-more-than-350000-from-energy-sources-in-oklahoma-races">EPA
Nominee Pruitt Received More Than $350,000 from Energy Sources
in Oklahoma Races</a></b><br>
<font size="-1">February 16, 2017 - President Donald Trump's
choice to lead the Environmental Protection Agency has received
$352,946 in contributions from members of the energy and natural
resources sector since 2001, according to a MapLight analysis of
data from the National Institute of Money in State Politics.</font><br>
<font size="-1"> The majority of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott
Pruitt's contributions from the energy sector in his campaigns
came from the oil and gas industry, which donated $276,611.
Donations from electric utilities, the next-highest donor group,
totaled $42,385.</font><br>
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<font color="#666666" size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.followthemoney.org/research/blog/energy-interests-power-pruitt/">https://www.followthemoney.org/research/blog/energy-interests-power-pruitt/</a></font><br>
<b><font color="#000066"><a
href="https://www.followthemoney.org/research/blog/energy-interests-power-pruitt/">Energy
Interests Power Pruitt</a></font></b><br>
<blockquote> <font size="-1">Pruitt, who clashed with the Obama
administration over its EPA regulations and has questioned the
legitimacy of the scientific consensus around climate change,
has received major backing from the energy and natural resources
sector over the course of his career. In fact, the sector ranks
second among all interests contributing to Pruitt.</font><br>
<font size="-1"> The Institute has contributions data on Scott
Pruitt since he won reelection to the Oklahoma State Senate in
2002. Contributions from the energy and natural resources sector
increased in each of his subsequent campaigns for lieutenant
governor and attorney general. In total, energy and natural
resources interests accounted for 12 percent of Pruitt's
campaign contributions during his attorney general campaigns,
matching the 12 percent they accounted for in all his campaigns
combined. To put that in perspective, attorney general
candidates nationwide have received just three percent of their
contributions from energy and natural resources interests since
2000</font><br>
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<font color="#666666" size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://climatenewsnetwork.net/canadas-glacial-ice-loss-sea-level/">http://climatenewsnetwork.net/canadas-glacial-ice-loss-sea-level/</a></font><br>
<font size="+1"><b><a
href="http://climatenewsnetwork.net/canadas-glacial-ice-loss-sea-level/">Canada's
glacial ice loss raises sea level</a></b></font><br>
<blockquote> Dramatic increase in ice loss from the Arctic glaciers
of Canada's northernmost archipelago is now a major contributor to
sea level rise. By Tim Radford<br>
<font size="-1">LONDON, 17 February, 2017 – Glaciers on Canada's
Queen Elizabeth Islands are melting at an ever faster rate.
Between 2005 and 2015, ice loss accelerated massively from three
billion tonnes a year to 30 billion, according to new research.</font><br>
<font size="-1"> The islands, which make up Canada's northernmost
archipelago, are home to a quarter of all the Arctic ice −
second only to Greenland. And the flow of meltwater there from
what once were frozen rivers is now a major contributor to sea
level rise.</font><br>
<font size="-1"> Scientists report in Environmental Research
Letters journal that they used satellite data from 1991 to 2015,
and ice thickness data...</font><br>
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<blockquote>On a page dedicated to coal, the following sentences
were deleted: "In the United States, most of the coal consumed is
used as a fuel to generate electricity. Burning coal produces
emissions that adversely affect the environment and human
health."...<br>
The two pie charts that were axed showed that although coal
generated only 42 percent of total U.S. electricity in 2014, it
created 76 percent of total carbon dioxide emissions linked to
electricity generation....<br>
"Impact" seems to have been a word the new administration disliked
in particular...<br>
The sentence "Reuse and recycling can also reduce coal's
environmental impact" was changed to "Reuse and recycling can also
reduce the environmental effects of coal production and use."
"Underground mines have less of an impact on the environment
compared to surface mines" became "Underground mines generally
have a lesser effect on the landscape compared to surface mines."
"Impacts of coal mining" was changed to "Effects of coal mining,"
and "Reducing the environmental impacts of coal use" became
"Reducing the environmental effects of coal use."..<br>
In a section on oil, the sentence, "There are environmental
concerns associated with hydraulic fracturing" became "Hydraulic
fracturing has some effects on the environment."..<br>
On a separate kids' page for greenhouse gases, a paragraph
detailing the U.S. share of global carbon dioxide emissions was
also deleted:<br>
"The United States, with 4 percent of the world's population,
produced about 17 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions from
burning fossil fuels in 2011, the most recent year for which
global data are available. The United States has the world's
largest economy and meets 83 percent of its energy needs by
burning fossil fuels."..<br>
Another change involved shrinking a paragraph into footnote-sized
font. The minimized text includes a description of methane as "a
strong greenhouse gas" that results from coal mining. In the same
paragraph, the sentence "Learn more about greenhouse gas
emissions" — along with a link to the EIA's page on "Where
Greenhouse Gases Come From" — was deleted.<br>
The EIA, which is part of the Department of Energy, bills itself
as a "statistical and analytical agency" that distributes
"independent and impartial energy information" for use in
policymaking and in educating the public.<br>
The Trump administration, it seems, wasn't altogether impressed
with the site or its awards. In recent weeks, language on the
website describing the environmental impacts of energy sources has
been reworked, and two pie charts concerning the link between coal
and greenhouse gas emissions have been removed altogether.<br>
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<font color="#666666" size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://envirodatagov.org/">https://envirodatagov.org/</a></font><br>
<font color="#000066" size="+1"><b><a
href="https://envirodatagov.org/">The Environmental Data and
Governance Initiative (EDGI) </a></b></font><br>
<blockquote>The Environmental Data and Governance Initiative (EDGI)
is an international network of academics and non-profits
addressing potential threats to federal environmental and energy
policy, and to the scientific research infrastructure built to
investigate, inform, and enforce. Dismantling this infrastructure
— which ranges from databases to satellites to models for climate,
air, and water — could imperil the public's right to know, the
United States' standing as a scientific leader, corporate
accountability, and environmental protection.<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.npr.org/2017/02/17/515621902/in-massachusetts-coastal-residents-consider-how-to-adapt-to-climate-change">http://www.npr.org/2017/02/17/515621902/in-massachusetts-coastal-residents-consider-how-to-adapt-to-climate-change</a><br>
<b><a
href="http://www.npr.org/2017/02/17/515621902/in-massachusetts-coastal-residents-consider-how-to-adapt-to-climate-change">(audio)
In Massachusetts, Coastal Residents Consider How To Adapt To
Climate Change</a></b><br>
<blockquote>Living by the ocean might sound nice, but in the era of
climate change, it's a risky proposition...<br>
As sea levels rise, coastal residents are faced with tough
choices: try to fortify their homes, move to higher ground or just
pull up roots and leave...<br>
Climate scientists predict that devastation of these areas from
storms will become more common. Higher seas mean even a less
powerful storm could push the tides up over Nahant's seawalls....<br>
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<font color="#666666" size="-1"><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.hakaimagazine.com/article-short/arctic-shipping-traffic-has-been-rising-decades">https://www.hakaimagazine.com/article-short/arctic-shipping-traffic-has-been-rising-decades</a></font><br>
<b><a
href="https://www.hakaimagazine.com/article-short/arctic-shipping-traffic-has-been-rising-decades">Arctic
Shipping Traffic Has Been Rising for Decades</a></b><br>
<blockquote> The opening of the Arctic Ocean is not a new
phenomenon.<br>
Researchers in Ontario have conducted the first detailed,
long-term spatial analysis of shipping activity in Canada's icy
northern waters and their results show that Arctic shipping has
been on the rise for longer than many of us realize. Conversely,
the research shows that some areas of the Canadian
Arctic—including most of the northern route of the fabled
Northwest Passage—are still essentially no-go zones.<br>
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<div class="gmail_default"
style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">The
latest NOAA ENSO forecast (02/13/2017):</div>
<div class="gmail_default"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><a
href="http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/lanina/enso_evolution-status-fcsts-web.pdf">http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/lanina/enso_evolution-status-fcsts-web.pdf</a></font><br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://gizmodo.com/gigantic-bats-die-upside-down-make-australias-heatwave-1792269548">http://gizmodo.com/gigantic-bats-die-upside-down-make-australias-heatwave-1792269548</a><br>
<b><a
href="http://gizmodo.com/gigantic-bats-die-upside-down-make-australias-heatwave-1792269548">Gigantic
Bats Are Dying Upside Down, Making Australia's Heatwave Look
Like a Horror Movie</a></b><br>
<blockquote> If you've ever seen Australia's grey-headed flying fox,
you know that they're absolutely terrifying. With an average
wingspan of over 3 feet, these threatened animals are sometimes
called megabats. But you haven't really seen terrifying until
you've seen the flying fox dying by the hundreds, which is
precisely what's happening Down Under right now....<br>
Most of Australia is experiencing an absolutely insane heatwave
this weekend. And while there are some heartening images being
circulated on social media, like of this koala getting a drink of
water from a helpful human friend, the deaths of the gigantic
freak bats is both sad and haunting to watch.<br>
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href="http://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/17/murray-energy-ceo-claims-global-warming-is-a-hoax.html">http://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/17/murray-energy-ceo-claims-global-warming-is-a-hoax.html</a></font><br>
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<blockquote>Murray Energy Chairman and CEO Robert Murray on Friday
claimed global warming is a hoax and repeated a debunked claim
that the phenomenon cannot exist because the Earth's surface is
cooling.<br>
Murray's claim that there is no scientific analysis behind climate
change is not true.<br>
His second claim that Earth is cooling is also false.<br>
"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," NASA and NOAA
said.<br>
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<font color="#666666" size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ucsusa.org/scientific_integrity/abuses_of_science/scientists-sign-on-statement.html">http://www.ucsusa.org/scientific_integrity/abuses_of_science/scientists-sign-on-statement.html</a>
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Day in Climate History February 18, 2004 </a>- from D.R.
Tucker<br>
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<blockquote><font size="+1"><b> </b></font>Sixty scientists,
including several Nobel laureates, issue a joint statement
denouncing the George W. Bush administration for distorting,
downplaying and disregarding scientific findings on such issues as
human-caused climate change.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ucsusa.org/scientific_integrity/abuses_of_science/scientists-sign-on-statement.html">http://www.ucsusa.org/scientific_integrity/abuses_of_science/scientists-sign-on-statement.html</a>
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