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<font size="+1"><i>August 15, 2017</i></font><br>
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<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/aug/14/identity-politics-left-priority-saving-planet-climate-change-denial">(opinion)
If you care about identity politics your priority has to be
saving the planet</a></b><br>
You expect to find climate change denial on the right. But from the
left too, there is a strange silence about the single most pressing
issue facing humanity..<br>
But what is surprising is that the left are not more fired up about
the climate crisis. In the UK, commentators such as Katie Hopkins
imply that the only people who care are hysterical lefty shills. Of
course lots of people, on the left and right do care, more than
ever. After all, this is an issue of science and survival and we all
have the same to lose. But in my experience, many on the left who
should care more about climate change just don't. People who are
extremely vocal about homophobia, transphobia, racism and sexism
seem to have a blind spot. Which is odd because in the coming
decades, all those problems (and more) will be supersized.<br>
<font size="-1" color="#666666"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/aug/14/identity-politics-left-priority-saving-planet-climate-change-denial">https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/aug/14/identity-politics-left-priority-saving-planet-climate-change-denial</a></font><br>
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<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://columbia.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0ebaeb14fdbf5dc65289113c1&id=8a9cd7f71c&e=c4e20a3850">OK,
US government - see you in court</a></b><br>
Citizens Climate Lobby needs to grow bigger and stronger, so that,
when we win the court case, politicians and the public are aware of
the centrist political compromise that would work. Incidentally, it
would restore America's leadership and address domestic economic
issues.<br>
Why are we confident of winning our lawsuit, which surely would need
to survive scrutiny by a conservative Supreme Court? Our case is
based on the rock-solid foundation of our Constitution.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://columbia.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0ebaeb14fdbf5dc65289113c1&id=8a9cd7f71c&e=c4e20a3850">http://columbia.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0ebaeb14fdbf5dc65289113c1&id=8a9cd7f71c&e=c4e20a3850</a><br>
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<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://money.cnn.com/2017/08/14/investing/ceos-turn-on-trump-frazier/index.html">From
racism to climate change, CEOs keep turning on Trump - Aug </a></b><br>
The election of a businessman to the White House fueled a wave of
optimism among America's CEOs. Now some of those same business
leaders are turning on President Trump.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://money.cnn.com/2017/08/14/investing/ceos-turn-on-trump-frazier/index.html">http://money.cnn.com/2017/08/14/investing/ceos-turn-on-trump-frazier/index.html</a><br>
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<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.reuters.com/article/vanguard-climate-idUSL2N1L00JR">Vanguard
seeks corporate disclosure on risks from climate change</a></b><br>
BOSTON (Reuters) - Vanguard Group on Monday said it has urged
companies to disclose how climate change could affect their business
and asset valuations, reflecting how the environment has become a
priority for the investment industry.<br>
Under pressure from investors, Vanguard and other fund companies
have pushed to pass several high-profile shareholder resolutions on
climate risk at big energy firms like Exxon Mobil Corp and
Occidental Petroleum Corp during the spring proxy season.<br>
Vanguard manages about $4 trillion and is often the top shareholder
in big U.S. corporations through its massive index funds - giving it
a major voice in setting corporate agendas....<br>
<font color="#666666"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.reuters.com/article/vanguard-climate-idUSL2N1L00JR">https://www.reuters.com/article/vanguard-climate-idUSL2N1L00JR</a></font><br>
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<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.nrdc.org/experts/lara-ettenson/how-college-campuses-can-lead-fighting-climate-change">How
College Campuses Can Lead in Fighting Climate Change</a></b><br>
<i>This blog was written by Anne Kim, an NRDC summer intern from
Cornell University</i><br>
When college campuses engage in the green movement, they not only
reduce energy waste and increase utility bill savings, they also
invest in the future by encouraging their students to become leaders
and activists with a genuine interest and concern for the world.
More than <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.nrdc.org/experts/peter-miller/trees-help-climate-without-counting-toward-colleges-goal">90
colleges across the country</a> have distinguished themselves as
leaders against climate change, pledging to become carbon-neutral in
three years....<br>
Colleges not only have the capacity to encourage their students to
engage in sustainable habits and behaviors, they are also in the
unique position to teach and demonstrate to other colleges how to
implement innovative strategies to also make their campuses more
environmentally friendly.<br>
With their stores of brilliant minds, cutting-edge research and
technology, and commitment to bettering the world, college campuses
give us a reason to hope for some triumphs in the war against
climate change. <br>
<font size="-1" color="#666666"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.nrdc.org/experts/lara-ettenson/how-college-campuses-can-lead-fighting-climate-change">https://www.nrdc.org/experts/lara-ettenson/how-college-campuses-can-lead-fighting-climate-change</a></font><br>
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<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://thinkprogress.org/super-heatwaves-coming-study-warns-955962bd275a/">New
study: 'Super heat waves' of 131°F coming if global warming
continues unchecked</a></b><br>
Temperatures in the Middle East are already soaring past 120°F,
while a heat wave named "Lucifer" scorches Europe.<br>
In Europe, the recent heat wave was so extreme - with temperatures
reaching 111°F (44°C), fueling wildfires and wasp attacks - it was
nicknamed "Lucifer." In the Middle East, as temperatures soared to
121°F (50°C), "birds in Kuwait have reportedly been dropping from
the sky," the International Business Times reported Friday...<br>
But, new research says, we ain't seen nothing yet. A new study by
the Joint Research Centre (JRC), the European Union's science and
research lab, finds that "if global temperatures rise with 4°C
[7°F], a new super heat wave of 55°C [131°F] can hit regularly many
parts of the world, including Europe" and the United States...<br>
The new heat waves described in the JRC report will be brutal and
unprecedented. "The apparent temperature peak during such humid-heat
waves can be greater than 55 °C" [131°F], the study explains.
"Humid-heat waves with these conditions were never exceeded in the
present climate, but are expected to occur every other year at 4°C
global warming."<br>
<font size="-1" color="#666666"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://thinkprogress.org/super-heatwaves-coming-study-warns-955962bd275a/">https://thinkprogress.org/super-heatwaves-coming-study-warns-955962bd275a/</a></font><br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170809073802.htm">Super-heatwaves
of 55°C to emerge if global warming continues</a></b><br>
Heatwaves amplified by high humidity can reach above 40°C and may
occur as often as every two years, leading to serious risks for
human health. If global temperatures rise with 4°C, a new super
heatwave of 55°C can hit regularly many parts of the world,
including Europe.<font size="-1" color="#666666"><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170809073802.htm">https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170809073802.htm</a></font><br>
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<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2017/08/14/daily-202-evidence-of-climate-change-abounds-amid-extreme-weather-in-the-pacific-northwest/59910b8e30fb0462b8e1a9c4/">The
Daily 202: Evidence of climate change abounds amid extreme
weather in the Pacific Northwest</a></b><br>
SEATTLE - This city known for its rain just went a record-breaking
55 days without any.<br>
The Seattle-Tacoma International Airport had not measured any
precipitation since June 18 until the wee hours of Sunday morning,
when it drizzled. Barely. Some sprinkles also allowed Portland to
break its own 57-day dry streak.<br>
Climate change is leading to more extreme weather, and no other
region has experienced that so much over the last year as the
Pacific Northwest. Seattle got 44.9 inches of rain between Oct. 1
and April 30, the wettest such period ever. That means, even with
the record dry streak, 2017 remains above normal for rainfall.<br>
America faces many grave challenges. The horrifying events in
Charlottesville this weekend highlighted several, including racism
and the enduring stain of America's original sin. (Much more on that
below.) Climate change is another.<br>
<font size="-1" color="#666666"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2017/08/14/daily-202-evidence-of-climate-change-abounds-amid-extreme-weather-in-the-pacific-northwest/59910b8e30fb0462b8e1a9c4/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2017/08/14/daily-202-evidence-of-climate-change-abounds-amid-extreme-weather-in-the-pacific-northwest/59910b8e30fb0462b8e1a9c4/</a></font><br>
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<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/11/climate-change-refugees-grapple-with-effects-of-rising-seas.html">Refugees
of a different kind are being displaced by rising seas - and
governments aren't ready</a></b><br>
Sea levels are on the rise, displacing entire populations and
stirring fears for 'climate refugees' that must relocate.<br>
A 'tipping point' is nearing as costs mount, and governments appear
unprepared.<br>
The impact is being felt as far away as Panama, and as close as
Louisiana.<br>
"We all thought this is something that was going to happen in 100
years or something. But it's happening right now."<br>
"In the short run . . . the problem is almost overwhelming to the
most clear-thinking of politicians, Stoddard said, as he blasted
President Donald Trump's skepticism on climate change. Yet even
still, the lingering issue of cost looms large in the debate.<br>
"In the long run, the entire menu of possible solutions is
unaffordable," Stoddard added.<br>
<font size="-1" color="#666666"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/11/climate-change-refugees-grapple-with-effects-of-rising-seas.html">https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/11/climate-change-refugees-grapple-with-effects-of-rising-seas.html</a></font><br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://sumo.ly/Efxg">What will
become of Bangladesh's climate migrants? </a></b><br>
Visions of millions of Bangladeshis fleeing extreme weather and
rising seas are a staple climate premonition.<br>
The country's prime minister Sheikh Hasina agrees, warning 30
million of her citizens could become 'climate migrants'.<br>
Megan Darby's special, interactive report demands we take a closer
look at one of the most vulnerable nations to climate change.<br>
The home Sirajul Islam (pictured) shared with his wife and four
children in Kolbari village was flooded, along with the single acre
he used to raise shrimp...<br>
When the floodwater subsided, his field was too salty for shrimp.
Village buildings were flattened and there was no fresh water to
drink. So in 2011, the family went to seek their fortune in the
capital Dhaka.<br>
"The cyclone had broken my economical backbone by destroying
everything," says Islam. "If there had not been such a big cyclone,
I would not have moved to Dhaka."<br>
<font size="-1" color="#666666"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://sumo.ly/Efxg">http://sumo.ly/Efxg</a></font><br>
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<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://theintercept.com/2017/08/13/exxon-mobil-is-still-pumping-toxins-into-black-community-in-texas-17-years-after-civil-rights-complaint/">A
LEGACY OF ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM</a></b><br>
Exxon Mobil Is Still Pumping Toxins into Black Community in Texas 17
Years After Civil Rights Complaint<br>
In Charlton-Pollard, flare events like the one Gaines and his
neighbors encountered that night - in which the flames that usually
burn on top of the smokestacks erupt into smelly belches of fire -
are regular occurrences. The flames burst so reliably from the
refinery some local kids treat them as fireworks, gathering at the
fence down the street from Gaines's house at night to catch the
show.<br>
The plant releases at least 135 toxic chemicals, many of which -
including 1,3-butadiene, benzo[a]pyrene, and styrene - are
carcinogens. And the plant is regularly in noncompliance with the
Clean Air Act. Yet many of the people I met on my recent visit to
Charlton-Pollard said they felt there was no point in trying to
reduce the emissions.<br>
In May, 17 years after the initial complaint, the EPA finally issued
a letter declaring the case over the refinery pollution resolved,
with only small changes to be implemented. Many people I spoke with
in Charlton-Pollard found the agency's proposed fixes - two
community meetings and a single air monitor to be placed more than a
mile away from the plant - more insulting than having been ignored
for 17 years.<br>
Adding insult to injury, the residents of this small, mostly
African-American neighborhood are now likely facing an increase in
emissions as the result of the planned expansion of the refinery and
an Exxon Mobil chemical plant that uses its oil. And as the Trump
administration rolls back pollution protections and opens the gates
for increased oil production, life in this and many other
communities living near refineries is about to get much more
dangerous and unpleasant.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://theintercept.com/2017/08/13/exxon-mobil-is-still-pumping-toxins-into-black-community-in-texas-17-years-after-civil-rights-complaint/">https://theintercept.com/2017/08/13/exxon-mobil-is-still-pumping-toxins-into-black-community-in-texas-17-years-after-civil-rights-complaint/</a><br>
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<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://cleantechnica.com/2017/08/13/evangelical-christians-climate-change/">Evangelical
Christians & Climate Change (#GreenSunday)</a></b><br>
by Steve Hanley <br>
"This emerging spirituality is called 'creation spirituality' or
"creation care spirituality" (not to be confused with
'creationism'), and centers upon the command of God to be caretakers
of our planet. It appears in the very beginning of the creation myth
of our sacred scriptures, so it must have been extremely important
to the original scribes of the Hebrew scriptures. The writers of
Genesis would not have placed it in their scriptures if it was not
important to the community.....<br>
"Those same awakened Christians are turning to their co-religionists
and asking them hard questions like: How are you living as a steward
of the Garden? Who are you voting for and what do they support? Do
they support alternative energy resources? Do they oppose fossil
fuel use? If not, why not? How do you embrace your mandate to be a
steward of the earth with real actions?<br>
"One organization that is taking a leadership role in this debate is
Interfaith Power and Light, whose mission is 'to be faithful
stewards of Creation by responding to global warming through the
promotion of energy conservation, energy efficiency, and renewable
energy. Of the number of issues their national organization
addresses, they are actively supporting and promoting the Paris
Accord.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://cleantechnica.com/2017/08/13/evangelical-christians-climate-change/">https://cleantechnica.com/2017/08/13/evangelical-christians-climate-change/</a><br>
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Politically Blonde (Video commentary)<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://youtu.be/A5RAEFjLUYU">Because
we need to fix our climate crisis as of, like, yesterday.</a></b><br>
"America is like a teen aged girl who's missed her period for 6
months and won't call herself pregnant, because the 40 pregnancy
tests she's already taken, "aren't 100% accurate"...<br>
You do know, honey, the baby's coming, so you better take your
pre-natals because this situation is about to go from messed up to
horrifying." <br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://youtu.be/A5RAEFjLUYU">https://youtu.be/A5RAEFjLUYU</a><br>
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<font size="+1"><b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/15/books/hot-enough-for-us.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm">This
Day in Climate History August 15, 2004</a> - from D.R. Tucker</b></font><br>
August 15, 2004: In the New York Times, Al Gore reviews Ross
Gelbspan's "Boiling Point: How Politicians, Big Oil and
Coal,Journalists, and Activists Are Fueling the Climate Crisis --
and WhatWe Can Do to Avert Disaster," the follow-up to his seminal
1997 book "The Heat Is On: The Climate Crisis, the Cover-Up, the
Prescription."<br>
<blockquote>...In the course of this transformation, Gelbspan has
become a different kind of reporter, one who recalls the great
reforming journalists of the first decade of the 20th century --
Upton Sinclair, Ida Tarbell, Lincoln Steffens and others -- who
not only reported on political corruption and corporate excesses
but connected them to larger destructive patterns that had
developed in the economy and politics of their time. They agitated
for policy reforms, many of which were enacted into statutes when
they became part of the progressive movement's agenda: antitrust
laws, the Food and Drug Administration, railroad regulation, wage
and hour laws, workmen's compensation and child labor laws, to
name a few.<br>
It is in that spirit that Gelbspan pursues solutions for climate
change that can ''also begin to reverse some very discouraging and
destructive political and economic dynamics as well.''<br>
</blockquote>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/15/books/hot-enough-for-us.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm">http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/15/books/hot-enough-for-us.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.amazon.com/Boiling-Point-Politicians-Journalists-Crisis--And/dp/0465027628/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1387936832&sr=8-1&keywords=boiling+point+ross+gelbspan">http://www.amazon.com/Boiling-Point-Politicians-Journalists-Crisis--And/dp/0465027628/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1387936832&sr=8-1&keywords=boiling+point+ross+gelbspan</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Heat-Is-On-Prescription/dp/0738200255/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1387936855&sr=8-1&keywords=the+heat+is+on+ross+gelbspan">http://www.amazon.com/The-Heat-Is-On-Prescription/dp/0738200255/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1387936855&sr=8-1&keywords=the+heat+is+on+ross+gelbspan</a><br>
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