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<font size="+1"><i>March 18, 2018</i></font><br>
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[Exit of Rex Tillerson = Rexit]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.axios.com/modeling-the-climate-effects-of-rexit-1521023786-d201afac-8e61-4f0a-9b77-3b1c296dafbb.html">What
Rexit could mean for climate change</a></b><br>
Ben Geman<br>
The <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.axios.com/the-history-of-feuding-between-tillerson-trump-1520946730-41f6637e-7909-4f33-b11d-71f4f59f5381.html">firing
of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson</a> yesterday might impact
U.S. climate policy, especially as the secretary-in-waiting, Mike
Pompeo, has openly questioned the dominant scientific view on
human-induced global warming.<br>
The big picture: The rapid-fire departure of White House aides
George David Banks, Gary Cohn, and now Tillerson means the
disappearance of the more moderate voices - by Trump administration
standards - on climate policy from the president's orbit.<br>
One emerging idea: Some observers speculated that Pompeo will simply
lack bandwidth to pare back climate efforts much beyond the watering
down that has already occurred.<br>
- "Given the other issues on the plate of the State Department
(North Korea, Iraq, etc.) and the need to hire key, unfilled
positions, it's unclear that Director Pompeo would prioritize a
major shift in the policy direction on climate," Kalee Kreider, a
former adviser to Vice President Al Gore, tells Axios.<br>
- "The best outcome on climate might be a sort of benign neglect on
the part of Pompeo, which would allow the more knowledgeable career
staff to continue to look out for U.S. interests within Paris
agreement deliberations, in particular in the Paris agreement
working group on transparency, where the U.S. and China share
leadership," Livingston said.<br>
- "I think Pompeo's views are fairly negative about the Paris
agreement and climate action, particularly compared to Secretary
Tillerson," said Sue Biniaz, a former State Department climate
negotiator, <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2018/03/13/pompeo-who-has-raised-doubts-about-climate-change-would-lead-state-during-key-climate-negotiations/?utm_term=.b9034b20128f">tells
the Post</a>.<br>
She adds: "But I think it all depends on whether this becomes an
area of focus, and whether people are brought in to change the
policy."<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.axios.com/modeling-the-climate-effects-of-rexit-1521023786-d201afac-8e61-4f0a-9b77-3b1c296dafbb.html">https://www.axios.com/modeling-the-climate-effects-of-rexit-1521023786-d201afac-8e61-4f0a-9b77-3b1c296dafbb.html</a></font><br>
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<br>
[ouch]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180316111311.htm">Climate
change promotes the spread of mosquito and tick-borne viruses</a></b><br>
March 16, 2018<br>
European Commission Joint Research Centre<br>
Summary: Scientists find that global warming has allowed
disease-bearing insects to proliferate, increasing exposure to viral
infections.<br>
Spurred on by climate change, international travel and international
trade, disease-bearing insects are spreading to ever-wider parts of
the world.<br>
This means that more humans are exposed to viral infections such as
Dengue fever, Chikungunya, Zika, West Nile fever, Yellow fever and
Tick-borne encephalitis.<br>
For many of these diseases, there are as yet no specific antiviral
agents or vaccines.<br>
Global warming has allowed mosquitoes, ticks and other
disease-bearing insects to proliferate, adapt to different seasons,
migrate and spread to new niche areas that have become warmer.<br>
These are the findings of a JRC report that aims to raise awareness
about the threat posed by the spread of arboviruses (arthropod-borne
viruses)...<br>
Zika virus - a serious concern for Europe<br>
Zika virus has received a lot of media attention due to its
association with neurological disorders such as Guillain-Barré
Syndrome (GBS) and the development of microcephaly (abnormally small
head) in fetuses.<br>
It is difficult to diagnose and there is no cure or vaccine. First
identified in 1947 in the Zika forest of Uganda, its spread is a
serious concern given the growing presence of its main vector, the
mosquito Aedes albopictus, in temperate zones including Europe and
America.<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180316111311.htm">https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180316111311.htm</a></font><br>
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<br>
[Fake Climate News]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://climatestate.com/2018/03/17/fake-news-how-climate-science-communication-is-failing-on-youtube/">Fake
News: How Climate Science Communication is Failing on YouTube</a></b><br>
While climate denial at YouTube became rampant around 2007, with
literally thousands of videos on themes ranging from Al Gore,
Climategate, It's the Sun, or hoax theories – classic denial, in the
past few years the major denial players have changed their narrative
to the next Ice Age is near (Grand Solar Minimum), or some
concluding that it is too late to do anything anyway.<br>
Additional deniers have focused their efforts to build-up their own
YouTube channels, filled with fake science, fake conclusions, fake
subscribers, fake viewers. With all the recent talk in the
mainstream media about fake news, somehow climate denial – fake
science conclusions, have been ignored.<br>
If you watch a controversial YouTube video, be it about Alex Jones
latest conspiracy, or how climate change is a scam, user votes are
usually positive. Generally this is normal, since people usually
consume to satisfy their belief system, called confirmation bias.
Then add in fake views, and fake upvotes, and the fake impression is
perfect. Another indicator for organized fake activity is that users
who consume climate denial content are very active on other channels
– once a video starts trending. They usually begin down voting en
mass, and commenting.<br>
To get an idea how flawed YouTube's recommendation system is, visit
the website <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://algotransparency.org/%5C">AlgoTransparency.org,</a>
it lists recommendations, for such topics as global warming.<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://climatestate.com/2018/03/17/fake-news-how-climate-science-communication-is-failing-on-youtube/">http://climatestate.com/2018/03/17/fake-news-how-climate-science-communication-is-failing-on-youtube/</a><br>
</font>[AlgoTransparency.org]<br>
<b>YouTube's most recommended videos from global warming</b><i>
(shameful disappointment)</i><br>
<b></b> <font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://algotransparency.org/?candidat=global%20warming&file=ytrecos-science-2018-02-01">https://algotransparency.org/?candidat=global%20warming&file=ytrecos-science-2018-02-01</a><br>
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</font>[Authoring Media]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://cleantechnica.com/2018/03/14/mashup-messaging-create-effective-climate-change-communication/">Mashup
Messaging: How To Create Effective Climate Change Communication</a></b><br>
by Carolyn Fortuna <br>
As climate change advocates, we know how important it is to connect
with our audiences through effective messaging. Training and
technical assistance for environmental decision-makers is typical,
but many of these leaders crave communications management. They
understand communication challenges and recognize the importance of
the "mindset" in framing our climate change communications...<br>
Jennifer West, coastal training program coordinator at the
Narragansett Bay Estuarine Research Reserve, spoke at the Land &
Water Conservation Summit at the University of Rhode Island campus
in Kingston on March 10, 2018. She started out by outlining what
climate change advocates need to know prior to composing climate
change communications.<br>
Who is your target audience?<br>
What does your audience know and think?<br>
What would you like your audience to know, think, and do?<br>
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Yes, quality climate change communications take lots of time.
Sometimes the extent and depth of climate change conversations seem
daunting, as they involve policy-based strategies and real-world
applications. But there are some basic principles that bring
together different texts and modalities (i.e. mashups) that can help
you to design effective climate change messages.<br>
- Put your idea into simplified, synthesize, colorful visuals.<br>
- Photos get you far! Make sure you include people's faces, as they
are proverbially windows to the soul. Before/ after photos really
work.<br>
- Make sure that your visuals are contextually-based, not just
convenient.<br>
- Show conceptual diagrams, maps, photos, and tables/figures.<br>
- Use colors and symbols alongside visuals in flow charts to attract
not distract your audience.<br>
- Consciously review formatting.<br>
Climate change advocates are increasingly recognizing that they have
a mandate to discuss climate change with deniers. Want some
additional information about creating effective climate change
communication? The National Network for Ocean and Climate Change
Interpretation offers lots of information from the studies they've
conducted.<br>
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Persevere. Be patient. And be self-reflective about the ways you use
your knowledge through language each time you discuss climate
change.<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://cleantechnica.com/2018/03/14/mashup-messaging-create-effective-climate-change-communication/">https://cleantechnica.com/2018/03/14/mashup-messaging-create-effective-climate-change-communication/</a></font><br>
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<br>
[Litigation]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.climateliabilitynews.org/2018/03/17/california-climate-suits-san-mateo-marin-imperial-beach/">Three
California Climate Suits Sent Back to State Court</a></b><br>
Unlike Alsup, Chhabria disagreed with the defendants' chief argument
that federal common law should apply in these cases. The two judges
differed in their comparisons of the current California lawsuits to
that of Native Village of Kivalina v. ExxonMobil et al. Judge Alsup
determined that Kivalina sought damages from domestic emitters,
while the California plaintiffs "bring claims against defendants for
having put fossil fuels into the flow of international commerce."<br>
But Chhabria reasoned that the California cases are not distinct
from Kivalina.<br>
"Like the localities in the current cases, the Kivalina plaintiffs
sought damages resulting from rising sea levels and land erosion,"
he wrote in his order. "Not coincidentally, there is significant
overlap between the defendants in Kivalina and the defendants in the
current cases." Because the Kivalina decision held that the Clean
Air Act displaces the federal common law nuisance claim, Chhabria
said, federal common law cannot govern the current nuisance
claims...<br>
"Kivalina stands for the proposition that federal common law is not
just displaced when it comes to claims against domestic sources of
emissions but also when it comes to claims against energy producers'
contributions to global warming and rising sea levels…Simply put,
these cases should not have been removed to federal court on the
basis of federal common law that no longer exists," Chhabria wrote.<br>
He also determined that state courts are capable of deciding
ordinary preemption questions, and that complete preemption does not
apply here.<br>
"It may even be that these local actions are federally preempted,"
Chhabria wrote. "But to justify removal from state court to federal
court, a defendant must be able to show that the case being removed
fits within one of a small handful of small boxes. Because these
lawsuits do not fit within any of those boxes, they were properly
filed in state court and improperly removed to federal court."<font
size="-1"><br>
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"While we expect these big fossil fuel corporations and their
lawyers to keep trying to delay and distract from the merits of
our case, we look forward to moving to trial so our communities
can pursue the accountability and justice they are due," San Mateo
County and Marin County officials said in a joint statement
following the ruling.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.climateliabilitynews.org/2018/03/17/california-climate-suits-san-mateo-marin-imperial-beach/">https://www.climateliabilitynews.org/2018/03/17/california-climate-suits-san-mateo-marin-imperial-beach/</a></font><br>
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<br>
[Pop-Psy]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://cleantechnica.com/2018/03/17/4-psychology-lessons-can-teach-us-inspiring-climate-action/">4
Psychology Lessons That Can Teach Us About Inspiring Climate
Action</a></b><br>
Changing the behavior of one person is hard enough – let alone
millions of citizens around the world. Find out what lessons
psychology can teach us about inspiring climate action.<br>
<b>1. CONNECT THE CLIMATE CRISIS TO WHAT'S HAPPENING IN REAL
COMMUNITIES TO REDUCE PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTANCE.</b><br>
Climate change is a unique issue because although millions of people
in the US and around the world feel the drastic effects of it in
their daily lives, many people don't (yet).<br>
Why does this matter? Because of a construct known as <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.psych.nyu.edu/tropelab/publications/LibermanTropeStephan2007.pdf">psychological
distance</a>. <br>
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<b>2. MAKE CLIMATE ACTION A GROUP EXPERIENCE TO PROMOTE SOCIAL
NORMS.</b><br>
Humans are pack animals. In 1943, American psychologist Abraham
Maslow created his Hierarchy of Needs, which proposed that humans
have certain needs that begin with the most basic needs (food,
sleep, safety) and end with ego-centered needs (self-esteem,
creativity).<br>
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<b>3. TALK ABOUT WHAT WE'RE GAINING, NOT WHAT WE'RE LOSING, TO AVOID
LOSS AVERSION.</b><br>
The psychological concept of loss aversion is nothing new, but
behavioral scientists have started thinking about it more as it
relates to the climate movement. <b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959378010000610">One
study examined how framing climate change impacts can affect
attitudes and perceptions.</a></b> In the experiment,
researchers presented different climate change impacts to
participants (sourced from the 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change (IPCC) report), who then answered questions about
what they saw.<br>
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<b>4. GIVE YOUR FRIENDS REAL WAYS TO TAKE ACTION TO PREVENT
"ENVIRONMENTAL MELANCHOLIA."</b><br>
We know that the climate crisis isn't just an environmental issue.
Not only do the people who experience extreme weather, warmer
temperatures, drought, rising sea levels, and other devastating
impacts feel psychological effects, but many people are affected
simply by hearing about the crisis or seeing unsettling images in
the news.<br>
Dr. Renee Lertzman, a researcher who promotes climate change
activism inside the workplace, explains that people often experience
"<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/climate-change-psychology_us_5674272ee4b014efe0d52186">environmental
melancholia.</a>"<br>
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Our blog post, <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.climaterealityproject.org/blog/four-ways-anyone-can-take-climate-action">"Four
Ways Anyone Can Take Climate Action,"</a> is a great place to
start.<br>
<b>HOW YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE</b><br>
Humans are complicated and changing behavior is no easy task, but
thinking about how to overcome apathy or powerlessness is the first
step to getting others involved with the movement for solutions. If
you're ready to make a difference in your community, <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.climaterealityproject.org/content/download-make-it-a-reality-action-kit">download
our Make It a Reality Action Kit</a> now to get started. Our
climate action kit will give you a thorough look at the climate
crisis and ways you can participate in the fight for a bright,
sustainable future...<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://cleantechnica.com/2018/03/17/4-psychology-lessons-can-teach-us-inspiring-climate-action/">https://cleantechnica.com/2018/03/17/4-psychology-lessons-can-teach-us-inspiring-climate-action/</a></font><br>
[Originally posted]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.climaterealityproject.org/blog/four-lessons-psychology-teaches-us-about-inspiring-climate-action">FOUR
LESSONS PSYCHOLOGY TEACHES US ABOUT INSPIRING CLIMATE ACTION</a></b><br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.climaterealityproject.org/blog/four-lessons-psychology-teaches-us-about-inspiring-climate-action">https://www.climaterealityproject.org/blog/four-lessons-psychology-teaches-us-about-inspiring-climate-action</a></font><br>
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[4 Easy Steps]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.climaterealityproject.org/blog/four-ways-anyone-can-take-climate-action">FOUR
WAYS ANYONE CAN TAKE CLIMATE ACTION</a></b><br>
You don't have to be a super activist or a Climate Reality Leader to
act on the climate crisis. Here are four ways that anyone can make a
difference.<br>
<b>1. CONTACT YOUR REPRESENTATIVES</b><br>
Contacting your elected leaders' offices is a useful way to
communicate your opinions on the climate crisis, especially when an
action (such as a vote) is pending... <br>
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<b>2. WRITE A LETTER TO THE EDITOR</b><br>
The opinions section of a publication is one of the most valuable
places to discuss the climate crisis. By writing a letter to the
editor, your insights and opinions on the topic will be out there
for hundreds or even thousands of people to read....<br>
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<b>3. TALK TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY</b><br>
When you talk, your friends and family listen. That's why talking
about the facts of the climate crisis is one of the best ways to
take climate action...<br>
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<b>4. ENCOURAGE YOUR CITY TO GO 100 PERCENT RENEWABLE</b><br>
The administration has made its priorities clear: the climate crisis
is not it's problem. But if the president won't lead on climate
action, we will...<br>
Taking action locally is one of the best ways that we can fight the
climate crisis.<br>
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<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.climaterealityproject.org/cities100">Download
the Cities100 Guide for 100 climate solutions from cities around
the world</a>...<br>
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<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.climaterealityproject.org/blog/four-ways-anyone-can-take-climate-action">https://www.climaterealityproject.org/blog/four-ways-anyone-can-take-climate-action</a></font><br>
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[Northwestern oil]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.canadianbusiness.com/business-news/washington-state-is-allied-with-b-c-on-trans-mountain-pipeline-governor/">Washington
state is "allied" with B.C. on Trans Mountain pipeline: governor</a></b><br>
Mar 16, 2018 Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press <br>
VANCOUVER _ The governor of Washington says his state is "allied"
with British Columbia in questioning whether the Trans Mountain
pipeline should be expanded.<br>
The project poses a threat to waters off the West Coast, which
Washington residents view as a treasure, and the state is looking at
marine safety laws that would help mitigate the impact of a tanker
spill, Gov. Jay Inslee said Friday at a meeting with B.C. Premier
John Horgan and officials from Oregon and California.<br>
"We are hopeful that the premier's efforts to allow the voices of
his citizens to be listened to will be successful, because it is
very much in common with our citizens," Inslee said, adding that
residents in his state recently rejected proposals for both coal and
oil ports.<br>
Inslee commended British Columbia for leadership on climate
protection. But he said Trans Mountain may be a federal policy that
"shoots Canada in the foot" and reverses some of the work the
province has done...<br>
Alberta and B.C. have been locked in a battle over the future of
Kinder Morgan's $7.4-billion plan to triple the capacity of the
Trans Mountain pipeline, which runs from Edmonton to Burnaby, B.C...<br>
"The 49th parallel exists on maps and on globes, but we've
demonstrated today that working together, the people who populate
this spectacular region have a common purpose. And that is to ensure
that our environment is protected so our economy can flourish."<br>
Horgan said his U.S. counterparts understand the urgent need to
protect a shared environment and to slow climate change across a
region that is home to 55 million people and represents the world's
fifth-largest economy.<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.canadianbusiness.com/business-news/washington-state-is-allied-with-b-c-on-trans-mountain-pipeline-governor/">http://www.canadianbusiness.com/business-news/washington-state-is-allied-with-b-c-on-trans-mountain-pipeline-governor/</a></font><br>
[ OIL ]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.sightline.org/2017/06/05/an-oil-pipeline-expansion-in-washington/">AN
OIL PIPELINE EXPANSION IN WASHINGTON?</a></b><br>
New evidence that Kinder Morgan may double its Whatcom and Skagit
route.<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://crosscut.com/2017/03/if-canada-ups-its-oil-shipping-should-we-worry-trans-mountain-pipeline/">There's
much ado about expansion plans </a>for Canada's Trans Mountain
Pipeline, and with good reason: exporting tar sands oil through the
Salish Sea <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.sightline.org/2017/05/22/the-tar-sands-threat-to-northwest-waters/">poses
huge spill risks to the region</a>. Now there's reason to think
that Washington may see a giant pipeline expansion of its own.<span
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href="http://www.sightline.org/research_item/the-facts-about-kinder-morgan-2/"
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the Trans Mountain as well as the connected Puget Sound Pipeline,
which runs through Whatcom and Skagit Counties in northwestern
Washington State. The company is planning to begin construction
this year on a near-tripling of its Canadian Trans Mountain
Pipeline's capacity-adding a new 590,000-barrel pipe alongside the
existing pipe. The resulting "twinned" line would be bigger than
the planned Keystone XL Pipeline. And south of the border, new
financial disclosures indicate that Kinder Morgan may also be
planning to more than double the size of the Puget Sound Pipeline,
boosting its capacity from 240,000 to 500,000 barrels per day.</span><br>
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a 715-mile route from Alberta to the Northwest. Some of it goes to
a marine terminal at Burnaby, British Columbia, where it is loaded
on vessels for export<span> </span></span><a
href="http://www.sightline.org/2017/04/10/is-canadian-tar-sands-pipeline-pointing-to-tacoma/"
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none;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px;
font-family: inherit; font-size: 18px; font-style: inherit;
font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline;">to Tacoma</span></a><span
style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px; font-family: inherit;
font-size: 18px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 400; margin:
0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">,
Washington, several locations in California, and other refining
centers. Yet most of the oil,<span> </span></span><a
href="http://sedar.com/DisplayCompanyDocuments.do?lang=EN&issuerNo=00042650"
style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px; font-family: inherit;
font-size: 18px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;
margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;
background: transparent; color: rgb(216, 115, 0); text-decoration:
none;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px;
font-family: inherit; font-size: 18px; font-style: inherit;
font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline;">about 191,000 barrels daily</span></a><span
style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px; font-family: inherit;
font-size: 18px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 400; margin:
0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">, is
diverted to a branch line known as<span> </span></span><a
href="http://www.kindermorgan.com/business/canada/puget_sound.aspx"
style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px; font-family: inherit;
font-size: 18px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;
margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;
background: transparent; color: rgb(216, 115, 0); text-decoration:
none;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px;
font-family: inherit; font-size: 18px; font-style: inherit;
font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline;">the Puget Sound Pipeline</span></a><span
style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px; font-family: inherit;
font-size: 18px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 400; margin:
0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">,
which delivers the fuel along a 69-mile route<span> </span></span><a
href="http://crosscut.com/2017/03/if-canada-ups-its-oil-shipping-should-we-worry-trans-mountain-pipeline/"
style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px; font-family: inherit;
font-size: 18px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;
margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;
background: transparent; color: rgb(216, 115, 0); text-decoration:
none;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px;
font-family: inherit; font-size: 18px; font-style: inherit;
font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline;">to four refineries</span></a><span
style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px; font-family: inherit;
font-size: 18px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 400; margin:
0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span> </span>at
Ferndale and Anacortes, Washington.</span><br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.sightline.org/2017/06/05/an-oil-pipeline-expansion-in-washington/">http://www.sightline.org/2017/06/05/an-oil-pipeline-expansion-in-washington/</a></font><br>
<br>
<br>
<font size="+1"><b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/18/us/as-california-drought-enters-4th-year-conservation-efforts-and-worries-increase.html">This
Day in Climate History - March 18, 2015</a> - from D.R.
Tucker</b></font><br>
March 18, 2015 - The New York Times reports:<br>
"The rainy season drove into California in December with wet and
windy promise: soaking rain, snow, dark gray skies and a flash of
hope that the drought that has scorched this region had run its
course. And then came January - with record high temperatures and
record low rainfall.<br>
"And now, as the end of the official rainy season approaches - this
state gets 90 percent of its water from December through April, most
of it in December and January - California is facing a punishing
fourth year of drought. Temperatures in Southern California soared
to record-high levels over the weekend, approaching 100 degrees in
some places. Reservoirs are low. Landscapes are parched and blighted
with fields of dead or dormant orange trees. And the Sierra Nevada
snowpack, which is counted on to provide 30 percent of the state’s
water supply as it melts through early summer, is at its
second-lowest level on record.<br>
"The federal government has warned farmers for the second year in a
row that it would not be providing any water from its Central Valley
Project reservoir system. Any hope climatologists had that
California would be rescued again by a wet El Niño winter weather
system is fading with the arrival of spring."<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/18/us/as-california-drought-enters-4th-year-conservation-efforts-and-worries-increase.html">http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/18/us/as-california-drought-enters-4th-year-conservation-efforts-and-worries-increase.html</a>
<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.msnbc.com/the-ed-show/watch/ignorance-is-deadly-about-climate-change-41508358760">•
MSNBC's Ed Schultz denounces the GOP's absolute refusal to concede
that human-caused climate change is real.</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.msnbc.com/the-ed-show/watch/ignorance-is-deadly-about-climate-change-415083587604">http://www.msnbc.com/the-ed-show/watch/ignorance-is-deadly-about-climate-change-415083587604</a>
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