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<font size="+1"><i>February 26, 2018</i></font><br>
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[important video]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://youtu.be/dbwEniX51t0">The
climate cover up - big oil's campaign of deception</a></b><br>
DW Documentary - DW is a publicly funded German broadcaster<br>
<b>Published on Feb 25, 2018</b><br>
For decades, oil companies have known that burning fossil fuels
impacts the climate. Why have they been keeping this information
hidden? <br>
Donald Trump has a different view on climate change to his
predecessors in the White House. It's good news for major oil
companies such as Exxon and Shell, which for the last 60 years have
been funding studies and campaigns to dismiss the threat to the
environment. New documents confirm that these companies have known
since 1957 that burning fossil fuels impacts on the climate. Big oil
has been deceiving the public for the past 60 years. Confidential
research conducted decades ago by the oil majors shows that global
climate change caused by human behavior is reality. In addition,
engineers working for Exxon and Shell have been using that knowledge
for future planning. Rising sea levels and the increasing frequency
and severity of storms prompted the firms to make their oil rigs
taller and more stable. At the same time, pipelines in the Arctic
have been given reinforced foundations due to permafrost thaw.
Geophysician Edward Garvey worked for Exxon between 1978 and 1983.
He regrets that action wasn't taken 30 years ago to combat climate
change. Instead the oil companies commissioned counter-studies to be
used by lobby groups. According to Carroll Muffett from the Center
for International Environmental Law in Washington, they consciously
funded surveys with the aim of discrediting the results. He calls it
"the greatest scandal in human history." Two district attorneys and
a range of county authorities in the US have now launched
proceedings against Exxon and other oil companies. This documentary
examines the campaign of deception, and follows up on evidence of
similarly dubious studies being published in Germany too.<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://youtu.be/dbwEniX51t0">https://youtu.be/dbwEniX51t0</a></font><br>
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<br>
[record flooding]<br>
<b><a
href="http://wvxu.org/post/ohio-river-predicted-crest-sunday-afternoon-606-feet#stream/0">Ohio
River Predicted To Crest Sunday Afternoon At 60.6 Feet</a></b><br>
The National Weather Service forecasts the Ohio River at Cincinnati
to crest Sunday afternoon at 60.6 feet. Flood stage is 52 feet.<br>
Cincinnati and Dayton set daily maximum rainfall records Saturday,
with Cincinnati's 2.26 inches beating the old record of 1.37 set in
2011. Dayton got 1.84 inches of rain Saturday, topping the old
record of 1.63 set in 2016.<br>
Roads are closed throughout the area along the river...<br>
The United States Post Office reports two local post offices are
both temporarily closed because of flooding. The California,
Kentucky, post office has been relocated to Alexandria, and the
Ripley, Ohio, post office has been relocated to Georgetown. A press
release from the USPS says "mail delivery is being attempted daily
as flooding conditions permit."<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://wvxu.org/post/ohio-river-predicted-crest-sunday-afternoon-606-feet#stream/0">http://wvxu.org/post/ohio-river-predicted-crest-sunday-afternoon-606-feet#stream/0</a></font><br>
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<br>
[Mother Jones]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2018/02/its-been-one-year-of-amazing-scott-pruitt-accomplishments-all-of-them-horrible/">It's
Been One Year of Amazing Scott Pruitt Accomplishments, All of
Them Horrible</a></b><br>
Here's a list of his systematic attacks on environmental
protections.<br>
AMY THOMSON AND REBECCA LEBER MARCH/APRIL 2018 ISSUE<br>
It's been one year since Scott Pruitt took control of the
Environmental Protection Agency. In that time, he's undermined
dozens of regulations on air and water pollution, made major cuts to
agency staff, and curtailed enforcement of environmental rules.
Here's a look at his disturbing record so far:<br>
<blockquote><b>Greenhouse Gas Limits:</b> Declaring "the war against
coal is over," Pruitt announced the EPA would repeal President
Barack Obama's Clean Power Plan, which would have placed limits on
carbon pollution from power plants - a major cause of global
warming.<br>
<b>Clean Water Protections: </b>Pruitt has rescinded the Waters
of the United States rule, which gave the agency wider latitude to
regulate pollution.<br>
<b>Oil and Gas Drilling: </b>After "hearing from industry,"
Pruitt canceled the EPA's 2016 directive that energy companies
provide information on methane emissions from their drilling
operations.<br>
<b>Hazardous Air: </b>The EPA withdrew a 1995 policy that imposed
limits on nearly 200 pollutants, including arsenic, lead, and
mercury, from major industrial polluters.<br>
<b>Hazardous Chemicals: </b>Pruitt has delayed an Obama-era rule
requiring plants to release inventories of chemicals on hand - key
information for first responders in the event of an accident.<br>
<b>Fuel Efficiency Standards: </b>The EPA is reviewing tougher
fuel standards established under Obama - standards that Pruitt
calls "costly for automakers and the American people."<br>
<b>Smog: </b>The Obama administration strengthened limits on
ozone pollution, which causes smog. Pruitt has yet to enforce the
rule.<br>
<b>Toxic Power Plant Pollution: </b>The EPA is rethinking limits
on chemicals like arsenic, lead, and mercury that power plants
dump into waterways. The agency could revise a rule restricting
mercury and other toxic pollutants in the air.<br>
<b>Climate Denial: </b>Pruitt says he doesn't think humans are a
"primary contributor" to global warming, and he has proposed a
series of "debates" designed to challenge mainstream climate
science.<br>
<b>Dangerous Pesticides: </b>The EPA plans to revise an Obama-era
rule that prevents farmworkers younger than 18 from applying
pesticides. Pruitt has also refused to ban chlorpyrifos, a
pesticide that can damage the nervous system - despite agency
scientists saying a ban was warranted.<br>
<b>Coal Ash:</b> Under Obama, the EPA set national standards for
the disposal of toxic coal residue. Pruitt has granted an industry
request to reconsider the rule.<br>
<b>Global Climate Accords: </b>After a bitter debate among top
advisers, President Donald Trump sided with Pruitt and Steve
Bannon, announcing he would withdraw from the Paris climate
accord.<br>
<b>Abandoning Enforcement:</b> According to the Environmental
Integrity Project, Pruitt has slashed the number of civil cases
filed against polluters by 44 percent and civil penalties have
fallen by almost half, compared with averages from the Obama,
Bush, and Clinton administrations. Officers who once investigated
environmental crimes are now manning Pruitt's security detail, the
Washington Post reports.<br>
<b>Politicizing the Grant Process: </b>Pruitt assigned a former
Trump campaign aide to review all EPA grants, according to the
Post. The aide, John Konkus, directed staffers to remove
references to climate change from grant solicitations.<br>
<b>Stacking the Agency With Industry Allies:</b> In a move critics
called "scientific censorship," Pruitt announced that scientists
who receive EPA grants can no longer serve on the agency's
advisory boards. Seven board members immediately resigned and were
replaced with industry-friendly scientists.<br>
<b>Slashing Staff and Hiring Cronies: </b>Under Pruitt, the
number of EPA staffers has fallen by more than 800. According to
ProPublica and the Times, that loss includes 200 scientists, most
of whom haven't been replaced. Meanwhile, Pruitt has hired
longtime friends and acquaintances.<br>
</blockquote>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2018/02/its-been-one-year-of-amazing-scott-pruitt-accomplishments-all-of-them-horrible/">https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2018/02/its-been-one-year-of-amazing-scott-pruitt-accomplishments-all-of-them-horrible/</a></font><br>
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<br>
[Video MediaMatters - questions news]<br>
<b><a
href="https://www.mediamatters.org/video/2014/02/23/cnns-reliable-sources-questions-why-media-prese/198185">CNN's
Reliable Sources Questions Why Media Present Existence Of
Climate Change As A Debate</a></b><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.mediamatters.org/video/2014/02/23/cnns-reliable-sources-questions-why-media-prese/198185">https://www.mediamatters.org/video/2014/02/23/cnns-reliable-sources-questions-why-media-prese/198185</a><br>
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<br>
[Climate Code Red]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.climatecodered.org/2018/02/what-is-happening-in-arctic-is-now.html">What
is happening in the Arctic is now beyond words, so here are the
pictures</a></b><br>
Posted: 25 Feb 2018 01:32 AM PST<br>
In the depths of the northern winter, and with 24-hour darkness at
the North Pole, an extraordinary climate warming event is happening.
And for many scientists it is now beyond words. So here from Zack
Labe(@ZLabe) are some images which tell the story of the
recording-smashing warming and sea-ice melting occurring right now
high in the Arctic.<br>
Sea ice extent in the Bering Sea (Arctic) continues its decline.
"Warm" and strong southerly winds have contributed to this anomalous
retreat of ice into the Bering Strait. 2018 is the clear outlier in
the satellite era (each thin line = 1979-2017, @NSIDC data)
pic.twitter.com/kzEV6yEFmp<br>
- Zack Labe (@ZLabe) February 24, 2018<br>
<font size="-1">@ZLabe PhD Candidate - @uciess | @Cornell Univ -
Atmospheric Sci BSc | Climate Scientist | Brazen weather freak |
Roadside oddity navigator | Likely outside in a storm</font><br>
Wow... truly a remarkable event ongoing right now in the #Arctic.<br>
Current temperatures well above previous years in February (>80
degrees N latitude)! Average temperature is the bright blue line (<a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://t.co/kO5ufUWrKq">https://t.co/kO5ufUWrKq</a>).
pic.twitter.com/BuseG4hQPE<br>
- Zack Labe (@ZLabe) February 23, 2018<br>
February? This is crazy. Retreat of sea ice in the Bering Sea
continues - well below the previous record low in the satellite era.
pic.twitter.com/9UoqZvaFr2<br>
- Zack Labe (@ZLabe) February 21, 2018<br>
Check out this massive hurricane-force low pressure (944 hPa)
southeast of Greenland today...<br>
[#MODIS Terra, 250 m from @NASAEarthData at <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://t.co/tdqa1WdqWs">https://t.co/tdqa1WdqWs</a>]
pic.twitter.com/IyekQdkmB7<br>
- Zack Labe (@ZLabe) February 23, 2018<br>
Cape Morris Jesup (#Greenland's northernmost observation station) is
now reporting temperatures well above freezing today... +6.1 degrees
C at the latest observation! Crazy!<br>
Station is provided by @dmidk at <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://t.co/kedfPPAg9q">https://t.co/kedfPPAg9q</a>.
pic.twitter.com/wEcs4B61mo<br>
- Zack Labe (@ZLabe) February 24, 2018<br>
The most intense surge of moisture/warmth (relative to average) for
this event will be pushing over the North Pole tomorrow.
Temperatures projected near 0 degrees C. Meanwhile, brutal cold
remains over Europe.<br>
Graphics available from <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://t.co/PsOBvTVbA2">https://t.co/PsOBvTVbA2</a>
pic.twitter.com/LK6rvpaow6<br>
- Zack Labe (@ZLabe) February 25, 2018<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.climatecodered.org/2018/02/what-is-happening-in-arctic-is-now.html">http://www.climatecodered.org/2018/02/what-is-happening-in-arctic-is-now.html</a><br>
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<br>
[science lecture video- how warming drives up risks]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQv2HbcMiP0">Dr Katharine
Mach on Climate Attribution</a></b><br>
CCL San Francisco<br>
Published Feb 18, 2018<br>
Stanford's Katharine Mach explains the degree to which we can
attribute various catastrophic events to climate change<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQv2HbcMiP0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQv2HbcMiP0</a><br>
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<br>
<font size="+1"><b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0102/26/cf.00.html">This
Day in Climate History February 26, 2001</a> - from D.R.
Tucker</b></font><br>
In a tense exchange with CNN "Crossfire" co-host<br>
Robert Novak, EPA Administrator Christine Todd Whitman states that<br>
President George W. Bush will follow through on his September 2000<br>
campaign pledge to set firm limits on carbon emissions--a statement<br>
that Bush himself would effectively disavow a month later. Footage
of<br>
the CNN exchange is included in the 2007 PBS "Frontline" documentary<br>
"Hot Politics."<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0102/26/cf.00.html">http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0102/26/cf.00.html</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/hotpolitics/">http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/hotpolitics/</a><br>
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