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<font size="+1"><i>March 15, 2017 Climate Gallop Poll,
military, investors, & anxiety</i></font><br>
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href="http://www.gallup.com/poll/206030/global-warming-concern-three-decade-high.aspx">http://www.gallup.com/poll/206030/global-warming-concern-three-decade-high.aspx</a></font><br>
<b><a
href="http://www.gallup.com/poll/206030/global-warming-concern-three-decade-high.aspx">Gallop
Poll -- Global Warming Concern at Three-Decade High in US</a></b><br>
<blockquote>- Americans worrying a great deal up eight percentage
points to 45%<br>
- New high of 62% says effects of global warming are happening now<br>
- Belief that global warming poses a serious threat stretches to
42%<br>
Record percentages of Americans are concerned about global
warming, believe it is occurring, consider it a serious threat and
say it is caused by human activity. All of these perceptions are
up significantly from 2015.<br>
Forty-five percent of Americans now say they worry "a great deal"
about global warming, up from 37% a year ago and well above the
recent low point of 25% in 2011. The previous high was 41%,
recorded in 2007. Another 21% currently say they worry "a fair
amount" about global warming, while 18% worry "only a little" and
16% worry "not at all."<br>
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<font color="#666666" size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-03-14/trump-said-to-drop-climate-change-from-environmental-reviews">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-03-14/trump-said-to-drop-climate-change-from-environmental-reviews</a></font><br>
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style="font-weight: bold;">Trump to Drop<span
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class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>From Environmental
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<blockquote>President Donald Trump is set to sign a sweeping
directive to dramatically shrink the role climate change plays in
decisions across the government, ranging from appliance standards
to pipeline approvals, according to a person familiar with the ..<br>
The order, which could be signed this week, goes far beyond a
targeted assault on Obama-era measures blocking coal leasing and
throttling greenhouse gas emissions from power plants that has
been discussed for weeks. Some of the changes could happen
immediately; others could take years to implement...<br>
It aims to reverse President Barack Obama's broad approach for
addressing climate change. One Obama-era policy instructed
government agencies to factor climate change into formal
environmental reviews, such as that for the Keystone XL pipeline.
Trump's order also will compel a reconsideration of the
government's use of a metric known as the "social cost of carbon"
that reflects the potential economic damage from climate change.
It was used by the Obama administration to justify a suite of
regulations.<br>
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href="http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-rex-tillerson-exxon-email-alias-20170314-story.html">http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-rex-tillerson-exxon-email-alias-20170314-story.html</a></font><br>
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style="font-weight: bold;">At Exxon, Rex Tillerson
reportedly used alias for emails about<span
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style="font-weight: bold;">climate change</b></span></a></h2>
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255);">The New York attorney general says that while Secretary
of State Rex Tillerson was chief executive of Exxon Mobil he
used an alias in emails to talk about<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b style="font-weight:
normal;">climate change</b>. The attorney general, Eric
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<font color="#666666" size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://priceofoil.org/2017/03/13/forecasting-failure-report/">http://priceofoil.org/2017/03/13/forecasting-failure-report/</a></font><br>
<b><a
href="http://priceofoil.org/2017/03/13/forecasting-failure-report/">Forecasting
Failure: Why Investors Should Treat Oil Company Energy Forecasts
With Caution</a></b><br>
<blockquote>Greg Muttitt, Oil Change International, Greenpeace<br>
March 2017 <a
href="http://priceofoil.org/content/uploads/2017/03/forecasting-failure.pdf">Download
Report </a>Forecasting Failure<br>
Companies like ExxonMobil, Shell and BP routinely use their
in-house energy forecasts to justify investments in multi-decade,
high-cost projects, from the Arctic to the tar sands. While the
companies present their published forecasts as objective analyses,
the forecasts rather reflect the future they want us to believe
in.<br>
This report:<br>
- reveals the poor track record of oil company forecasting;<br>
- exposes the unlikely assumptions built into the forecasts; and<br>
- examines the consequences of these forecasts for investments and
for climate change.<br>
- It finds that the companies are highly vulnerable to disruption
by clean energy technologies, and that their forecasts are playing
an unhelpful role in the climate debate.<br>
The report includes a comparative analysis of the oil majors'
current approaches to thinking about energy futures, and
recommendations for more robust ways to think about the future of
energy, echoing the recent Task Force on Climate-Related Financial
Disclosures.<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trumps-defense-secretary-cites-climate-change-national-security-challenge">https://www.propublica.org/article/trumps-defense-secretary-cites-climate-change-national-security-challenge</a></font><br>
<b><a
href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trumps-defense-secretary-cites-climate-change-national-security-challenge">Trump's
Defense Secretary Cites Climate Change as National Security
Challenge</a></b><br>
<blockquote>James Mattis' unpublished testimony before a Senate
panel recognizes a threat others in the administration reject or
minimize.<br>
<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:
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href="http://www.propublica.org/site/author/andrew_revkin/"
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Revkin</a><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:
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!important; float: none;">ProPublica, March 14, 2017, 11:17 a.m.</span><br>
<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:
ff-meta-serif-web-pro, Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;
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!important; float: none;"></span>Secretary of Defense James
Mattis has asserted that climate change is real, and a threat to
American interests abroad and the Pentagon's assets everywhere, a
position that appears at odds with the views of the president who
appointed him and many in the administration in which he serves.<br>
... Mattis said it was incumbent on the U.S. military to consider
how changes like open-water routes in the thawing Arctic and
drought in global trouble spots can pose challenges for troops and
defense planners. He also stressed this is a real-time issue, not
some distant what-if.<br>
"Climate change is impacting stability in areas of the world where
our troops are operating today," Mattis said in written answers to
questions posed after the public hearing by Democratic members of
the committee. "It is appropriate for the Combatant Commands to
incorporate drivers of instability that impact the security
environment in their areas into their planning."<br>
Mattis' statements could hearten world leaders who have urged the
Trump administration to remain engaged on addressing global
warming. German Chancellor Angela Merkel is scheduled to meet
Trump on Friday.<br>
Security questions related to rising seas and changing weather
patterns in global trouble spots like the Middle East and
sub-Saharan Africa are one reason that global warming has become a
focus in international diplomatic forums. On March 10, the United
Nations Security Council was warned of imminent risk of famine in
Yemen, Somalia and South Sudan.<br>
Mattis: "Climate change can be a driver of instability and the
Department of Defense must pay attention to potential adverse
impacts generated by this phenomenon."<br>
Shaheen: "General Mattis, how should the military prepare to
address this threat?"<br>
Mattis: "As I noted above, climate change is a challenge that
requires a broader, whole-of government response. If confirmed, I
will ensure that the Department of Defense plays its appropriate
role within such a response by addressing national security
aspects."<br>
In a reply to another question, Mattis said:<br>
"I agree that the effects of a changing climate -- such as
increased maritime access to the Arctic, rising sea levels,
desertification, among others — impact our security situation. I
will ensure that the department continues to be prepared to
conduct operations today and in the future, and that we are
prepared to address the effects of a changing climate on our
threat assessments, resources, and readiness."<br>
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href="https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/security/2016/11/shipyard-reveals-unique-video-spy-submarine">https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/security/2016/11/shipyard-reveals-unique-video-spy-submarine</a><br>
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href="https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/security/2016/12/did-russia-test-doomsday-weapon-arctic-waters">https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/security/2016/12/did-russia-test-doomsday-weapon-arctic-waters</a><br>
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href="https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/security/2017/02/russia-details-barents-military-plane-spotting">https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/security/2017/02/russia-details-barents-military-plane-spotting</a><br>
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<font color="#666666" size="-2"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://journalistsresource.org/studies/environment/climate-change/arctic-melt-northern-trade-global-warming">https://journalistsresource.org/studies/environment/climate-change/arctic-melt-northern-trade-global-warming</a></font><br>
<b><a
href="https://journalistsresource.org/studies/environment/climate-change/arctic-melt-northern-trade-global-warming">Arctic
melt boosts northern trade routes, hurts Singapore and Suez </a></b><br>
<blockquote>Melting ice caps will not only impact our coastlines,
but may radically alter international trade, a new study finds.<br>
An academic study worth reading: "<a
href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ecoj.12460/full">Melting
Ice Caps and the Economic Impact of Opening the Northern Sea
Route,</a>" in The Economic Journal, 2017.<br>
Study summary: Using the latest climate research, Eddy Bekkers of
the University of Bern and his colleagues predict that by 2030, if
not sooner, enough Arctic ice will have melted to put the Northern
Sea Route (NSR) into use year-round. After calibrating baseline
predictions for global output and trade in 2030, they estimate the
economic impacts of this shock to global transportation.<br>
The paper predicts:<br>
<ul>
<li>The NSR will save between 20 and 30 percent on transport
costs between East Asia (China, Japan and South Korea) and
northern Europe (Germany, France, The Netherlands and the
United Kingdom).</li>
<li>Trade between East Asia and the European Union will increase
around 7 percent.</li>
<li>The NSR will absorb about 4.7 percent of global shipping;
for example, 13.4 percent of all Chinese trade will use the
route.</li>
<li>About 10,000 ships will cross the Arctic each year.</li>
<li>Trade in the Suez Canal will drop around two-thirds.</li>
<li>Expect "tremendous pressure on the facilities and economies
servicing" the southern route, including Egypt and Singapore.</li>
<li>There will be less trade between northern and southern
Europe.</li>
<li>There will be an increase in exports from northern Europe to
East Asia.</li>
<li>Countries that benefit economically – for example in
northern Europe and East Asia – can expect increases in real
incomes; southern European countries will experience real
income declines as their exports decrease.</li>
<li>The authors do not expect any major labor shocks since the
changes will occur gradually.</li>
<li>Though CO2 emissions will decline as ships spend fewer days
at sea, these gains will be offset by the increased quantities
of trade between Europe and Asia and the subsequent increased
production in Asia to meet that demand.</li>
<li>Overall, when all changes are factored in, global emissions
should rise by about 0.07 percent (or about the same amount as
Latvia or Lithuania produces annually).</li>
<li>These figures change little if the baseline year is moved to
2020 or to 2040.</li>
</ul>
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<blockquote> Many populations face threat of forced migrations<br>
With floods -- as well as storms, heat waves and droughts --
expected to increase in frequency thanks to climate change, the
impact such trauma may have on the minds of those affected is
something doctors, policymakers and governments are considering
when planning services to help populations at-risk.<br>
"One of the major health effects of flooding seems to be the
mental health aspects," said James Rubin, a psychologist at Kings
College London whose recent research looked into the psychological
impact of people both directly and indirectly effected by floods.
"There are a whole host of stressors around it," <br>
These types of natural disasters are expected to rise in frequency
due to climate change, and Rubin feels that the mental health
aspect deserves more attention...<br>
"Preventing (climate change) from happening, from worsening and
intervening is really important," <br>
Climate change is predicted to bring more than just floods: There
could be heat waves, sea level rises causing loss of land, and
forced migration and droughts affecting agriculture and the
farmers producing it. And with these concerns comes a plethora of
issues plaguing the human mind, such as depression, worry,
anxiety, substance abuse, aggression and even suicide among those
who cannot cope....<br>
Among direct flood victims, 20% had been diagnosed with
depression, 28.3% with anxiety and 36% with post-traumatic stress
disorder. Among those disrupted (meaning their area was flooded
but not their home), the team found almost 10% to have depression
and 15% with PTSD. Those unaffected showed just 6% depression and
8% PTSD.<br>
Clayton believes that when dealing the mental health aspects,
climate change can be broken down into three main categories:
natural disasters such as floods and storms, slower changes such
as an increasing global temperature, and the loss of social
networks or social capital...<br>
With the slower changes come consequences such as aggression and
violent behavior associated with higher temperatures, isolation
and depression linked to forced migration and landscape changes,
and the overall impact of stress...<br>
In terms of higher temperatures, "research suggests we are less
tolerant of other people," Clayton said. "Migration is associated
with all sorts of problems ... and much higher levels of mental
health issues.".<br>
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<blockquote>There was indeed a time when it was possible for a
fair-minded skeptic to doubt whether cigarettes increased the risk
of lung cancer. But, with smoking as with climate change, the time
for cautious skepticism is long past and the time to accept the
overwhelming evidence is here. The good news is that more people
are seeing past the obfuscations of people like Pruitt. <br>
</blockquote>
<br>
<font color="#666666" size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://thinkprogress.org/mustafa-ali-environmental-justice-epa-trump-3d4cf00f558a#.ssomtvz78">https://thinkprogress.org/mustafa-ali-environmental-justice-epa-trump-3d4cf00f558a#.ssomtvz78</a></font><br>
<b><a
href="https://thinkprogress.org/mustafa-ali-environmental-justice-epa-trump-3d4cf00f558a#.ssomtvz78">EPA
environmental justice leader on his resignation: 'I needed to
stand up'</a></b><br>
<blockquote> Mustafa Ali has been with the EPA since 1992. He told
ThinkProgress that he "saw something that was significantly
different" with the Trump administration.<br>
On March 8, Mustafa Ali, head of the environmental justice program
at the Environmental Protection Agency, sent a letter to his new
boss, Administrator Scott Pruitt, informing him that he would be
leaving the agency, effective immediately.<br>
Ali's resignation came amid rumors that the Trump administration
may seek to cut as much as a quarter from the EPA's budget — cuts
that would include the Office of Environmental Justice, where Ali
worked since 1992, when he helped found the environmental justice
program under President George H.W. Bush.<br>
In his three-page resignation letter, Ali urged Pruitt to support
critical programs meant to help the country's most vulnerable
populations — low-income communities, communities of color, and
indigenous communities — gain equitable access to clean air, clean
water, and unspoiled land.<br>
I'd like to start by talking about <a
href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3514958-Final-Resignation-Letter-for-Administrator.html">your
resignation letter.</a><br>
<b><a
href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3514958-Final-Resignation-Letter-for-Administrator.html">Final
Resignation Letter for Administrator Pruitt ICN</a></b><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3514958-Final-Resignation-Letter-for-Administrator.html">https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3514958-Final-Resignation-Letter-for-Administrator.html</a><br>
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<font color="#666666" size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.meteo.psu.edu/holocene/public_html/shared/research/ONLINE-PREPRINTS/Millennium/mbh99.pdf">http://www.meteo.psu.edu/holocene/public_html/shared/research/ONLINE-PREPRINTS/Millennium/mbh99.pdf</a></font><br>
<font size="+1"><b><a
href="http://www.meteo.psu.edu/holocene/public_html/shared/research/ONLINE-PREPRINTS/Millennium/mbh99.pdf">This
Day in Climate History March 15, 1999 </a> - from D.R. Tucker</b></font><br>
<blockquote> <font size="+1">The paper <b>"Northern Hemisphere
Temperatures During the Past</b></font><b><br>
</b><font size="+1"><b>Millennium: Inferences, Uncertainties, and
Limitations," by Michael E. Mann</b>, Raymond S. Bradley and
Malcolm K. Hughes, is published in the journal Geophysical
Research Letters. The paper features the "hockey stick" graph
that makes Mann a target of unrelenting rhetorical and legal
assaults by supporters and representatives of the fossil fuel
industry.</font><br>
<font size="+1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.meteo.psu.edu/holocene/public_html/shared/research/ONLINE-PREPRINTS/Millennium/mbh99.pdf">http://www.meteo.psu.edu/holocene/public_html/shared/research/ONLINE-PREPRINTS/Millennium/mbh99.pdf</a></font><br>
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