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<font size="+1"><i>June 6, 2017<br>
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<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/senior-diplomat-in-beijing-embassy-resigns-over-trumps-climate-change-decision/2017/06/05/3537ff8c-4a2e-11e7-a186-60c031eab644_story.html">Senior
diplomat in Beijing embassy resigns over Trump's climate change
decision</a></b><br>
The No. 2 diplomat at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing resigned Monday,
telling staff his conscience would not permit him to formally notify
the Chinese that the United States is withdrawing from the Paris
climate accord.<br>
David H. Rank, a career Foreign Service officer of 27 years, had
been acting ambassador until former Iowa governor Terry Branstad (R)
was confirmed as the new ambassador last month. Rank held a town
meeting with embassy employees to explain he had offered his
resignation and it had been accepted.<br>
As the head of the embassy until Branstad arrives, it was Rank's
responsibility to deliver a formal notification of the U.S.
intention to withdraw from the climate pact.<br>
According to a State Department official, who spoke on the condition
of anonymity to be more candid, Rank was unwilling to deliver the
demarche.<br>
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text-decoration: underline;"><span class="titletext"
style="font-weight: bold;"><b style="font-weight: bold;">Climate
change</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>raises
new risk: Are inland bridges too low?</span></a></h2>
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A century-old train trestle stands as one of the trophies of Des
Moines' push to spruce up its downtown. Bicyclists and pedestrians
pose for pictures beside the brightly painted beams of the Red
Bridge and gather on viewing platforms overlooking the Des Moines
River.<br>
But little more than a decade after it was restored, crews went back
to the site with a crane to hoist the span 4? feet higher, at a cost
of $3 million, after experts concluded that the river's flooding
risk was nearly double earlier estimates. Climate change was likely
to blame.<br>
"It was like a bomb was dropped off in our lap," City Engineer Pam
Cooksey said of the revised flood forecasts from the Army Corps of
Engineers. The findings suggested that the bridge could act as a dam
during bad storms, sending waves of backed-up floodwater into the
refurbished business district.<br>
Climate change is often seen as posing the greatest risk to coastal
areas. But the nation's inland cities face perils of their own,
including more intense storms and more frequent flooding. Even as
President Donald Trump has announced his intention for the U.S. to
withdraw from a global climate agreement, many of the nation's river
communities are responding to climate change by raising or replacing
bridges that suddenly seem too low to stay safely above water.<br>
The reconstructed bridges range from multi-lane structures that
handle heavy traffic loads to small rural spans traversed by country
school buses and farmers shuttling between their fields. The bridges
are being raised even in states such as Texas, where political
leaders have long questioned whether climate change is real....<br>
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<b><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://youtu.be/5scez5dqtAc">(video
rant) Paris Agreement: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)</a></b><br>
Donald Trump plans to withdraw the United States from the Paris
agreement on climate change. That's bad news for anyone who happens
to live on this planet.<br>
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<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/in-the-withdrawal-from-the-paris-climate-agreement-the-koch-brothers-campaign-becomes-overt">A
Covert Campaign to Withdraw from the Paris Accord</a></b><br>
President Trump may be the face of America's climate policy, but
it's the Kochs and their fellow fossil-fuel barons who really own
it. <br>
By Jane Mayer ... Republican Party on these issues tried to hide
their sway, manipulating politics from the wings. But what became
clear this past weekend is that they can remain anonymous no longer.
With their success dictating America's climate policy, the
fossil-fuel industry's political heavyweights have also won new
notoriety. Charles and David Koch, the billionaire owners of the
Kansas-based fossil-fuel leviathan Koch Industries, used to attract
attention only from environmental groups such as Greenpeace, which
labelled them "the Kingpins of Climate Denial." ..<br>
President Trump may be the face of America's withdrawal from the
Paris climate accord, but, as deeper reporting is making clear, it's
the Kochs and their fellow fossil-fuel industry donors who really
own the policy. Whether responsibility for such a consequential move
will redound to their favor remains to be seen. But it's worth
remembering that Fred Koch, Charles and David's father and the
founder of the family company, had a favorite admonition. He warned
his boys to keep a low profile and stay below the surface, because,
as he put it, "It's when the whale spouts that he gets harpooned."<br>
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href="http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/in-the-withdrawal-from-the-paris-climate-agreement-the-koch-brothers-campaign-becomes-overt">http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/in-the-withdrawal-from-the-paris-climate-agreement-the-koch-brothers-campaign-becomes-overt</a></font><br>
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<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.americantheatre.org/2017/06/05/how-a-climate-change-musical-became-a-right-wing-punching-bag/">How
a 'Climate Change Musical' Became a Right-Wing Punching Bag</a></b><br>
It had science, it had art - in other words, the Civilians' 'Great
Immensity' was a perfect target for conservatives. Its director,
Steve Cosson, responds.<br>
The Great Immensity, created by the Civilians, which was a recipient
of a $697,177 grant from the National Science Foundation. The NSF's
budget in 2017 is $7.4 billion; under President Trump's 2018 budget
proposal, the number would be cut to $6.7 billion...<br>
"I think it's the executive branch's attempt to really just silence
and censor climate science, and that's feeding an attack on science
more broadly," he explained last week in a phone interview. "And I
think the fact that we were an arts grant actually made it an easy
scapegoat for them to go after the science funding." He also notes
that the NSF doesn't just fund research; it also funds museum
exhibitions, films, and live performances geared toward presenting
scientific research to the general public in an accessible way.<br>
This isn't the first time Great Immensity has come under fire from
conservative politicians. The musical, which ran at Kansas City
Repertory in 2013 and at the Public Theater in 2014, follows a woman
named Phyllis, who, while searching for her missing husband,
uncovers a plot to disrupt a climate summit in Paris. The Civilians
used their NSF funding to conduct interviews at the Panama Canal and
in Arctic Canada, and collaborated with scientists at the Princeton
Environmental Institute...<br>
The musical became a target after its highly publicized New York
run. In 2014 House Representative Lamar Smith, R-Texas, told Fox
News, "I support basic research, which can lead to discoveries that
change our world, expand our horizons and save lives. But NSF has
funded too many questionable research grants. Spending taxpayer
dollars to fund a climate change musical called The Great Immensity
sounds more like a waste of taxpayer dollars - money that could have
funded higher-priority research." Or just be cut: Trump's budget
proposals include massive cuts not only to climate science research
but to environmental protections, medical research, and disease
prevention (the Environmental Protection Agency faces a $2.5 billion
cut and the Center for Disease Control a $1.2 billion cut, among
others).<br>
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<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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color="#000099"><b>Press Release: Leaders in U.S. Economy Say
"We Are Still In' on Paris Climate Agreement</b></font></a><br>
Washington DC - Over 1,000 U.S. governors, mayors, businesses,
investors, and colleges and universities, representing the broadest
cross section of the American economy yet assembled in pursuit of
climate action, today declared their intent to continue to ensure
the U.S. remains a global leader in reducing carbon emissions.<br>
Together, these leaders are sending a strong signal to the
international community and the 194 other parties to the Paris
Agreement about the continued commitment of the United States to
ambitious action on climate change absent leadership at the federal
level. In the aggregate, the signatories are delivering concrete
emissions reductions that will help meet America's emissions pledge
under the Paris Agreement.<br>
Signatories number over 1,000 and include some of the most populous
states and cities in the U.S., including California and cities like
New York, Los Angeles, and Houston as well as smaller cities like
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Dubuque, Iowa. A mixture of private
universities, state schools and community colleges, both small and
large, have added their institutions to the statement. More than a
dozen fortune 500 companies in addition to hundreds of small
businesses have also signed the statement<br>
The statement calls the Trump administration's decision to pull the
U.S. out of the climate accord "a grave mistake that endangers the
American public and hurts America&rsuo;s economic security and
diplomatic reputation." The signers all understand that the Paris
Agreement is a blueprint for job creation, stability and global
prosperity and that accelerating the United States' clean energy
transition is an opportunity - not a liability - to create jobs,
spur innovation, promote trade and ensure American competitiveness.
By declaring that "we are still in," the signatories are putting the
best interests of their constituents, customers, students and
communities first while assuring the rest of the world that American
leadership on climate change extends well beyond the federal
government.<br>
In addition to this statement, since President Trump's announcement
to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, at minimum 211 Climate Mayors
have adopted the Paris Agreement goals for their cities, currently 9
Governors have formed the bipartisan Governor's Climate Alliance,
and at least 17 governors have released individual statements
standing by Paris. Today's statement embraces this rapidly growing
movement of subnational and civil society leaders, by announcing
that not only are these leaders stepping forward, they are stepping
forward together.<br>
To view the full statement, quotes and list of signatories, visit: <a
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href="http://www.WeAreStillIn.com">www.WeAreStillIn.com</a><br>
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href="http://wearestillin.com/">http://wearestillin.com/</a></font><br>
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<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.lse.ac.uk/GranthamInstitute/research-theme/governance-and-legislation/">Climate
Change Laws of the World - search the legislation and litigation
databases</a></b><br>
<span style="font-family:helvetica
neue,helvetica,arial,verdana,sans-serif"><span
style="font-size:14px"></span></span>The Sabin Center at
Columbia Law School and the Grantham Research Institute at the
London School of Economics are launching the most comprehensive
online database of global climate change legislation and litigation
today, and will offer an overview during a webinar starting at 9:30
AM EST. Click<br>
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href="http://www.lse.ac.uk/GranthamInstitute/research-theme/governance-and-legislation/">http://www.lse.ac.uk/GranthamInstitute/research-theme/governance-and-legislation/</a></font><br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.lse.ac.uk/GranthamInstitute/countries/">Explore
our interactive country map.</a><br>
Climate Change Laws of the World databases cover climate change
legislation and policies in 164 countries, up from 99 countries in
2015. They include the world's 50 largest greenhouse gas emitters
and 93 of the top 100 emitters. Together they account for nearly 95
per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions. The databases also
feature climate litigation cases from 25 countries. The data are
maintained jointly by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate
Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics and
Political Science, and the Sabin Center on Climate Change Law at the
Columbia Law School. Explore the data by clicking on the map or
selecting a country from the dropdown menu<br>
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<font color="#000099"><b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://rebeccaotto.com/top-climate-scientist-endorses-rebecca-otto-for-minnesota-governor.html">Climate
Scientist Michael Mann endorses Rebecca Otto for Minnesota
Governor </a></b></font><br>
June 5, 2017, State College, PA - One of the world's leading climate
scientists, Dr. Michael E. Mann, is weighing in on the Minnesota
governor's race with a resounding endorsement. The creator of the
famed "hockey stick" graph says that three-term Minnesota State
Auditor Rebecca Otto is the best candidate to succeed outgoing
Governor Mark Dayton because of her decades-long focus on addressing
climate change on a personal and professional level and her plans to
create jobs in the new clean energy economy...<br>
"Rebecca Otto is a shining example of the kind of integrity and
leadership we hope for in our elected leaders but too rarely see:
someone who puts their money where their mouth is. I'm proud to
support Rebecca Otto for Governor of Minnesota, and urge everyone
who is concerned about climate change and clean energy to join me in
supporting her. After studying the evidence, Rebecca and her husband
Shawn became national leaders in charting ways for governments to
reduce fossil fuel energy use... <br>
Rebecca wants to make Minnesota a national leader in tackling
climate change and creating well-paying new jobs in the clean energy
economy, and I'm confident she will achieve her goal with our
support. We need her leadership to help move the ball forward
globally on this pressing issue." <br>
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href="http://rebeccaotto.com/top-climate-scientist-endorses-rebecca-otto-for-minnesota-governor.html">http://rebeccaotto.com/top-climate-scientist-endorses-rebecca-otto-for-minnesota-governor.html</a></font><br>
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style="font-weight: bold;">FEATURE:<span
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style="font-weight: bold;">Climate change</b><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and the world's
oceans</span></a></h2>
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The vital link between oceans and climate change is among the issues
at the forefront of discussions at the United Nations Ocean
Conference taking place in New York from 5 to 9 June.<br>
The oceans, which cover three quarters of the Earth's surface, play
a vital role in the global climate system, generating oxygen and
absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Changes to the
climate, brought about by increasing levels of greenhouse gases in
the atmosphere, will thus lead to changes in the oceans, including
sea-level rise and ocean acidification, which will put marine
ecosystems and coastal communities at risk...<br>
More than 93 per cent of all the heat people have added to the
planet since the 1950s has been absorbed by the oceans – but at a
price, Ms. Lövin stressed. Rising ocean temperatures and increased
acidification are now becoming apparent in melting Arctic sea ice
and coral bleaching. Immediate mitigation, protection, restoration
and adaptation actions are needed.<br>
<b>Healthy oceans, stable climate</b><br>
"Whether on the coast or in the high seas far away from all,
safeguarding biodiverse marine sites is vital for ensuring the
sustainable long-term use of precious natural resources,<br>
<b>Impact of sea-level rise</b><br>
The oceans are experiencing "major stress" from climate change,
according to Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed. "Globally,
the sea level has risen by 20 centimetres since the start of the
20th century, due mostly to thermal expansion of the oceans and
melting of glaciers and ice caps. Some regions are experiencing even
greater sea level rise.<br>
<b>Ocean health and economic prosperity</b><br>
"Trouble for the oceans means trouble for people. Human well-being
and health, economic prosperity, and a stable climate depend on
healthy oceans,"<br>
<b>Global warming and the Polar Region</b><br>
The effects of worldwide greenhouse gas emissions, one of the
leading causes of global warming, are felt most intensely in the
Polar Region.<br>
both the Artic and Antarctica are warming twice as fast as the rest
of the world. Glaciers and ice shelves are melting and sea ice and
snow coverage are shrinking.<br>
<b>Climate change and water supply</b><br>
According to the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the planet's
freshwater and oceans are inextricably linked through the earth's
water cycle. The agency notes that 97 per cent of the world's water
is in the ocean and the ocean supplies almost all the water that
falls on land as rain and snow. Of the small portion that is fresh
water; about a third is in in the ground and a mere .3 per cent in
accessible surface waters.<br>
<b>Oceans are part of the solution</b><br>
Humanity owes much to the oceans in many aspects of life: providing
invaluable ecosystems, climate regulation and cultural support to
the millions of people who live near the sea, <br>
He adds that oceans, seas and marine resources are increasingly
threatened by human activities, including increased CO2 emissions,
climate change, marine pollution, unsustainable extraction of marine
resources, and physical alterations and destruction of marine and
coastal habitats.<br>
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text-decoration: underline;"><span class="titletext"
style="font-weight: bold;">Kick This Rock:<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b
style="font-weight: bold;">Climate Change</b><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and Our Common
Reality</span></a></h2>
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Samuel Johnson, once tried to refute the Irish philosopher George
Berkeley's view that nothing is material by kicking a rock. "Thus I
refute him!" he reportedly declared. For a long time, I thought this
proved that Johnson should have kept to literary criticism and left
philosophy to the professionals....<br>
Almost everything we encounter on the internet - from our Facebook
newsfeed to the ads you see when reading this article - is
personalized to fit our interests. That's wonderfully convenient.
But it also speeds up polarization by feeding into the basic human
susceptibility to confirmation bias. ("I'm right; everybody says
so.") The result is the now familiar feeling that the left and right
are really living in distinct realities. It is as if there is no
point of reference, no rock to kick because our information bubbles
- our epistemic worlds - are constructed to fit our political
bias...<br>
Reality finds a way. And that, fundamentally, is why, to cite the
most telling recent example, leaving the Paris climate change accord
is foolish. Even if we continue to bury our heads in the sand or put
our fingers in our ears, the planet's climate has altered. And those
changes will eventually burst our bubbles whether we like it or
not...<br>
We need to start reconnecting with the obvious truth that we do live
in a common reality. That's as important politically as it is
metaphysically. Democracies don't work if we don't acknowledge that
we all live in the same world, facing the same problems - even if
we disagree over how to solve them. Without a common reality, we
would have nothing with which to engage. Forget that, and we'll
still end up engaging with it, whether we like it or not. Because
sometimes, the rock kicks back.<br>
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style="font-weight: bold;">Affirmation of commitment to
progress on<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b
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The presidents of 12 research universities, including Stanford, have
affirmed their commitment to progress on climate change.<br>
Today, we reaffirm that commitment, which is consistent with the
Paris Agreement...<br>
The scientific consensus is clear that the climate is changing
largely due to human activity, that the consequences of climate
change are accelerating, and that the imperative of a low carbon
future is increasingly urgent.<br>
<font size="-1" color="#666666"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://news.stanford.edu/2017/06/05/affirmation-leading-research-universities-commitment-progress-climate-change/">http://news.stanford.edu/2017/06/05/affirmation-leading-research-universities-commitment-progress-climate-change/</a></font><br>
<br>
<font size="+1"><b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-perils-of-engagement/2015/06/05/1d3392ea-094c-11e5-9e39-0db921c47b93_story.html?hpid=z3">This
Day in Climate History June 6, 2015 </a>- from D.R. Tucker</b></font><br>
<font size="+1">In the Washington Post, Bill McKibben observes:<br>
"Divestment won't move Exxon Mobil directly - that's impossible;
the<br>
company is dug in, and someone else will simply buy the stock when<br>
it's sold. But divestment will undercut the industry's political<br>
power, just as happened a generation ago when the issue was South<br>
Africa and hundreds of colleges, churches, and state and local<br>
governments took action. In the words of Nobel Peace Prize
recipient<br>
Desmond Tutu, who helped spearhead the anti-apartheid drive, 'we
were<br>
not only able to apply economic pressure on the unjust state but
also<br>
serious moral pressure.' Divestment is one tool to change the<br>
zeitgeist, so that the day arrives more quickly when the richest
and<br>
most powerful can no longer mock renewable energy and play down<br>
climate change."<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-perils-of-engagement/2015/06/05/1d3392ea-094c-11e5-9e39-0db921c47b93_story.html?hpid=z3">http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-perils-of-engagement/2015/06/05/1d3392ea-094c-11e5-9e39-0db921c47b93_story.html?hpid=z3</a><i><br>
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