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<font size="+1"><i>May 17, 2017<br>
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style="font-weight: bold;">As cicadas emerge four years
early, scientists wonder if<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b
style="font-weight: bold;">climate change</b>is providing
a nudge</span></a></h2>
Cicadas overwhelm tree branches across Maryland once every 17
years, like clockwork. But something - some suspect<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b style="font-weight:
normal;">climate change</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>-
could be sounding their alarm clocks four years early. In recent
days, the red-eyed, nugget-shaped insects have been ...</div>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://">https://</a><b>newrepublic.com</b>/article/142660/media-failing-miserably-challenge-trump-climate-change<br>
<b><a
href="https://newrepublic.com/article/142660/media-failing-miserably-challenge-trump-climate-change">The
Media Is Failing Miserably to Challenge Trump on Climate Change</a></b><br>
(New Republic, Emily Atkin analysis)<br>
<blockquote>The press is covering the president's attacks on climate
science and policy, but when the time comes to press him in
person, reporters go silent...<br>
Here is a rough, and likely incomplete, list of sit-down
interviews with Trump since he took office. The numbers indicate
how many questions were asked about his environmental agenda.<br>
Jan. 26, ABC News: 0<br>
Jan. 26, Fox News: 1<br>
Jan. 27, Christian Broadcasting Network: 0<br>
Feb. 7, Fox News: 0<br>
Feb. 16, general press conference: 0<br>
Feb. 21, NBC News: 0<br>
Feb. 28, Fox News: 0<br>
March 15, Fox News: 0<br>
March 18, Fox News: 0<br>
March 21, Washington Post: 2<br>
April 5, New York Times: 0<br>
April 23, Associated Press: 0<br>
April 28, Reuters: 0<br>
April 30, CBS News: 0<br>
May 11, The Economist: 0<br>
May 11, Time: 0<br>
The questions that were asked were woefully non-substantive. In
Fox News' January 26 interview, Sean Hannity asked, "How important
a goal is it that you want this country to move towards energy
independence?" Trump responded: "Very important. It's very
important." Then he insisted, "I'm an environmentalist, OK?"...<br>
<span style="font-family:helvetica
neue,helvetica,arial,verdana,sans-serif"></span>By sheer number
of actions, Trump has done more on the environment than in any
other area since becoming president. He's signed at least eight
anti-environmental executive actions, and ordered delays and
reviews of anti-pollution rules. He's appointed climate-change
deniers to cabinet positions, and scrubbed scientifically accurate
information about climate change from EPA websites. And Trump is
considering whether to leave the Paris climate agreement, which is
casting a dark shadow over talks in Bonn, Germany, where
representatives from 200 countries are discussing the terms of the
deal.<br>
Which makes it all the more bewildering that reporters with access
to the president have failed to press him on the subject....<br>
Climate change is, admittedly, a difficult story to cover. The
impacts of global warming can seem opaque and far off. A majority
of Americans are concerned about the crisis, but it's an
ever-present one, and thus not likely to lead the news most days.
Plus, the science of climate change is complicated, making it
difficult for non-expert journalists to digest, fact-check and
explain to readers—on a deadline, no less. But such difficulties
are no excuse for political journalists, who manage to ask Trump
informed questions about other complicated subjects, like health
care or tax reform.<br>
In the coming weeks, Trump will decide whether to withdraw the
U.S. from the Paris agreement. He'll begin the process of opening
up oil drilling in the Atlantic Ocean. And his EPA will start the
process of repealing and replacing clean water regulations. If
there were ever a time for journalists to force Trump to defend
his assault on the environment, it's now.<br>
</blockquote>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www">http://www</a>.<b>newyorker.com</b>/news/daily-comment/why-trump-will-make-the-wrong-decision-on-paris<br>
<b><font color="#000066"><a
href="http://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/why-trump-will-make-the-wrong-decision-on-paris">WHY
TRUMP WILL MAKE THE WRONG DECISION ON PARIS</a></font></b><br>
<b> ...whatever the Administration decides, it will make the wrong
choice...</b><br>
<blockquote> If, when the Administration finally makes the call, it
decides to remain a party to the Paris Agreement, this will be
interpreted as a victory for the more "moderate" voices in the
President's inner circle, and as a win (albeit it a modest one)
for the planet. But would it really do the world any good to have
the U.S. remain in the agreement purely for the sake of flouting
it? As Jorgen Henningsen, a former climate negotiator for the
European Commission, wrote in the Financial Times, "The US has
already <i>de facto</i> left the agreement, insofar as President
Trump has done everything within his powers not to deliver the
policies and actions necessary for the US to be a serious party to
it. Ignoring this fact, and accepting that the US remains a
partner in the discussions . . . would only underline how weak the
Paris agreement is."<br>
In other words, the Administration has already passed up the
chance to make the right decision on Paris. The only choices that
remain are different shades of wrong. - Elizabeth Kolbert<br>
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<!--StartFragment--><!--EndFragment--><a
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href="https://phys.org/news/2017-05-lost-underwater-climate.html"
url="https://phys.org/news/2017-05-lost-underwater-climate.html"
id="MAA4DEgGUABgAWoCdXM" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);
text-decoration: underline;"><span class="titletext"
style="font-weight: bold;">What can lost underwater lands
tell us about<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b
style="font-weight: bold;">climate change</b>?</span></a><br>
</h2>
Underwater lands that were submerged following the last Ice Age
could yield vital clues about our current approach to climate
change. Global experts in archaeology, climate change, history and
oceanography are discussing how we can unlock these secrets ...<br>
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<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://">http://</a><b>icleiusa.org</b>/toward-1-5-degrees-2016-annual-report/<br>
<b><a
href="http://icleiusa.org/toward-1-5-degrees-2016-annual-report/">Toward
1.5 Degrees: ICLEI USA Annual Report</a></b><br>
<blockquote> ICLEI USA reports on U.S. city efforts to uphold the
Paris Agreement's goals to limit average global temperature
increases to 1.5 degrees.<br>
With telling visuals, city GHG emissions reductions are explained
using ICLEI USA's wealth of city-level emissions data compiled
with its flagship ClearPath tool. Find out what local governments
are doing on the ground to support sustainability and promote
climate action, including:<br>
• Aspen reaches 100% renewable energy target<br>
• Miami Beach launches its solar marketplace<br>
• Santa Cruz strives toward Compact of Mayors commitments<br>
• Metro Washington Council of Governments surpasses its GHG
reduction goals<br>
• Denver leads on sustainable procurement<br>
• Sarasota innovates with climate finance<br>
Become inspired and take away lessons for your city. Read the
report and discover the ways ICLEI USA is supporting local
government sustainability efforts throughout the United States:
Read Toward 1.5 Degrees.<br>
</blockquote>
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<font color="#666666" size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www">https://www</a>.<b>theguardian.com</b>/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2017/may/16/ny-times-stephens-cant-see-the-elephant-in-the-room-on-climate-change</font><br>
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href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2017/may/16/ny-times-stephens-cant-see-the-elephant-in-the-room-on-climate-change"
url="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2017/may/16/ny-times-stephens-cant-see-the-elephant-in-the-room-on-climate-change"
id="MAA4DEgBUABgAWoCdXM" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);
text-decoration: none;"><span class="titletext"
style="font-weight: bold;">NY Times' Stephens can't see the
elephant in the room on<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b
style="font-weight: bold;">climate change</b></span></a><br>
</h2>
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<blockquote>There was tremendous outcry when the New York Times
hired opinion columnist Bret Stephens, who has a long history of
making misinformed comments about climate change. Stephens didn't
assuage those fears when he devoted his first column to punching
hippies, absurdly suggesting that our lack of progress on climate
policy is a result of greens being too mean to climate deniers.<br>
Stephens lamentably stayed on the subject of climate change in his
second and third Times columns as well. In those pieces, he used
corn-based ethanol subsidies as an example of where climate policy
has gone wrong...Stephens' focus on corn-based ethanol is like a
cancer patient worrying about a hangnail...<br>
It's worthwhile to challenge New York Times readers' notions and
worldviews, but not if it's done in an intellectually dishonest
way on the greatest existential problem we face today. Stephens
could use his platform and influence to try and reverse his
party's policy obstruction; instead he's chosen to concern troll
Times readers. They expect and deserve much better.<br>
</blockquote>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://">http://</a><b>globalnews.ca</b>/news/3452948/ancient-ice-stored-in-alberta-offers-new-information-on-climate-change-study/<br>
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url="http://globalnews.ca/news/3452948/ancient-ice-stored-in-alberta-offers-new-information-on-climate-change-study/"
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class="titletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Ancient ice
stored in Alberta offers new information on <b
style="font-weight: bold;">climate change</b>: study</span></a><br>
</h2>
</div>
<blockquote>The ice cores samples, some of which were drilled in the
1980s, had been stored in the Geological Survey of Canada's Ottawa
freezers until the program was discontinued about five years ago.<br>
"When we were told we had to disband, we sent out an all-points
bulletin, as it were, to any scientists around the world who
wanted ice cores," Fisher said.<br>
For a while, he said the cylinders were being stored in commercial
freezers along with meat and ice-cream.<br>
The call was answered by the University of Alberta, which accepted
them earlier this year.<br>
Some of the collection didn't survive in its new home in Edmonton.
A freezer malfunction at the university last month destroyed 12
per cent of the collection.<br>
more video
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://globalnews.ca/video/3252474/canadas-melting-arctic-major-contributor-to-rising-sea-levels">http://globalnews.ca/video/3252474/canadas-melting-arctic-major-contributor-to-rising-sea-levels</a><br>
</blockquote>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://">https://</a><b>phys.org</b>/news/2017-05-climate-cereal-yields-predictstechnological-advances.html#nRlv<br>
<font color="#000066"><b><a
href="https://phys.org/news/2017-05-climate-cereal-yields-predictstechnological-advances.html#nRlv">Climate
change will cut cereal yields, model predicts<font
color="#000066"> - </font>technological advances could
offset those losses</a></b></font><br>
May 16, 2017 by Pat Bailey<br>
<blockquote>Climate change will likely cause wheat and barley yields
to decline by 17 to 33 percent by the end of the century, predicts
a new statistical model developed by researchers at the University
of California, Davis, and Cornell University.<br>
Read more at:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://phys.org/news/2017-05-climate-cereal-yields-predictstechnological-advances.html#jCp">https://phys.org/news/2017-05-climate-cereal-yields-predictstechnological-advances.html#jCp</a><br>
The newly published study focused on three major crops: winter
wheat, winter barley and spring barley, all of which are primarily
watered by rainfall, rather than being irrigated. The winter crops
are planted in the fall, lying dormant through the winter and then
growing during spring and summer. Spring barley is planted in
spring and grows through summer.<br>
Key predictions<br>
Based on the historical weather and yield data, the new model
predicted that by the end of the century:<br>
Yields are projected to decrease by 21 percent for winter wheat,
17.3 percent for winter barley and 33.6 percent for spring barley
under the most severe warming scenario.<br>
The negative impacts of increased heat during climate warming
won't be offset by a decrease in extreme cold temperatures during
winter.<br>
Possible increases in rainfall would help mitigate the effects of
heat stress but would not be sufficient to offset the negative
impacts of warming temperatures.<br>
The model did predict that if technological improvements continue
on their current trajectory, they could offset most of the
negative effects of climate change. Such improvements could
include new heat-tolerant crop varieties and improved farming
methods.<br>
"We now want to explore what role adaptation to climate change
will play in mitigating negative impacts on yields of wheat,
barley and other cereal grains," Gammans said.<br>
more at:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://phys.org/news/2017-05-climate-cereal-yields-predictstechnological-advances.html#jCp">https://phys.org/news/2017-05-climate-cereal-yields-predictstechnological-advances.html#jCp</a><br>
</blockquote>
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href="http://www.abc2news.com/newsy/a-science-nerd-takes-on-congress-top-climate-change-doubter">http://www.abc2news.com/newsy/a-science-nerd-takes-on-congress-top-climate-change-doubter</a></font><br>
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id="MAA4DEgGUABgAWoCdXM" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);
text-decoration: underline;"><span class="titletext"
style="font-weight: bold;">A 'Science Nerd' Takes On
Congress' Top<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b
style="font-weight: bold;">Climate Change</b><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Doubter</span></a></h2>
Derrick Crowe of Texas is taking on Congress' top<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b style="font-weight:
normal;">climate change</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>doubter.
The first-time candidate for Congress is seeking the Democratic
nomination to challenge Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) in 2018.</div>
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$ <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2017/05/15/stories/1060054536">https://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2017/05/15/stories/1060054536</a><br>
<b><a
href="https://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2017/05/15/stories/1060054536">MISSISSIPPI
RIVER Trump country is flooding, and climate ideas are shifting</a></b><br>
<blockquote>Erika Bolstad, E&E News reporter Published:
Monday, May 15, 2017<br>
Along the banks of the Mississippi River, even in some
conservative quarters, people have begun to wonder about the
consequences of man-made changes to the path of the river and its
tributaries. $<br>
</blockquote>
<font color="#666666" size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://youtu.be/7NWy7ym-90E">http://youtu.be/7NWy7ym-90E</a></font><br>
<font size="+1"><b><a href="http://youtu.be/7NWy7ym-90E">This Day in
Climate History May 17,2007 </a> </b>(audio 4:12) <b>- from
D.R. Tucker</b></font><br>
<font size="+1">Madonna releases the single "Hey You" as part
of the Live Earth/Alliance for Climate Protection campaign.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://youtu.be/7NWy7ym-90E">http://youtu.be/7NWy7ym-90E</a><br>
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