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<font size="+1"><i>July 24, 2018</i></font><br>
<br>
[England sweats]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jul/23/met-office-issues-a-heatwave-alert-and-tells-uk-public-to-stay-inside">Met
Office issues UK heatwave alert on hottest day of the year</a></b><br>
People told to stay out of the sun as temperatures reach 33C<font
size="-1"><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jul/23/met-office-issues-a-heatwave-alert-and-tells-uk-public-to-stay-inside">https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jul/23/met-office-issues-a-heatwave-alert-and-tells-uk-public-to-stay-inside</a></font><br>
- - - <br>
[Japan]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-44910435">Japan
heatwave: Warnings issued amid scorching temperatures</a></b><br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-44910435">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-44910435</a></font><br>
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[related stresses]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/23/health/climate-change-suicide-rates-study-intl-wxc/index.html">Climate
change study ties warming temperatures to rising suicide risk</a></b><br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/23/health/climate-change-suicide-rates-study-intl-wxc/index.html">https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/23/health/climate-change-suicide-rates-study-intl-wxc/index.html</a></font><br>
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[Comment from a statustician]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://tamino.wordpress.com/2018/07/23/heat-waves-gone-wild/">Heat
Waves Gone Wild</a></b><br>
It may take another decade or even longer for such associations to
be established definitively. <br>
This much is certain: the consequences are deadly. Can we afford to
wait and see?<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://tamino.wordpress.com/2018/07/23/heat-waves-gone-wild/">https://tamino.wordpress.com/2018/07/23/heat-waves-gone-wild/</a></font><br>
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[fire]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.vox.com/2018/7/20/17582890/wildfires-2018-california-colorado-oregon-ferguson-substation">Huge
wildfires are spreading in California, Oregon, and Colorado.
They're poised to get worse.</a></b><br>
The fire season now runs almost year-round, and 2018 is already
worse than usual.<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.vox.com/2018/7/20/17582890/wildfires-2018-california-colorado-oregon-ferguson-substation">https://www.vox.com/2018/7/20/17582890/wildfires-2018-california-colorado-oregon-ferguson-substation</a></font><br>
<br>
<br>
[Earth Overshoot day - when the rest of the year must recover.]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jul/23/earths-resources-consumed-in-ever-greater-destructive-volumes">Earth's
resources consumed in ever greater destructive volumes</a></b><br>
Study says the date by which we consume a year's worth of resources
is arriving faster<br>
Humanity is devouring our planet's resources in increasingly
destructive volumes, according to a new study that reveals we have
consumed a year's worth of carbon, food, water, fibre, land and
timber in a record 212 days.<br>
As a result, the Earth Overshoot Day - which marks the point at
which consumption exceeds the capacity of nature to regenerate - has
moved forward two days to 1 August, the earliest date ever recorded.<br>
To maintain our current appetite for resources, we would need the
equivalent of 1.7 Earths, according to Global Footprint Network, an
international research organisation that makes an annual assessment
of how far humankind is falling into ecological debt...<br>
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In the past, economic slowdowns - which tend to reduce energy
consumption - have also shifted the ecological budget in a positive
direction. The 2007-08 financial crisis saw the date push back by
five days. Recessions in the 90s and 80s also lifted some of the
pressure, as did the oil shock of the mid 1970s.<br>
But the overall trend is of costs increasingly being paid by
planetary support systems.<br>
Separate scientific studies over the past year has revealed a third
of land is now acutely degraded, while tropical forests have become
a source rather than a sink of carbon. Scientists have also raised
the alarm about increasingly erratic weather, particularly in the
Arctic, and worrying declines in populations of bees and other
insect pollinators, which are essential for crops.<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jul/23/earths-resources-consumed-in-ever-greater-destructive-volumes">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jul/23/earths-resources-consumed-in-ever-greater-destructive-volumes</a></font><br>
<br>
<br>
[Time to discuss snow]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://tamino.wordpress.com/2018/07/23/global-warming-let-it-snow/">Global
Warming: Let It Snow</a></b><br>
Posted on July 23, 2018<br>
With the oppressive heat striking across the world, I thought I
might provide a little relief to readers plagued by high
temperatures by discussing something they might welcome right about
now: snow.<br>
Snow is crucially important in many regions because it's a source of
water, and let's face it, water is important for life. When snow
accumulates during winter, it builds up a reservoir of water which
is then released to the environment during snowmelt. This is
critical, especially in areas like the western U.S. where snowpack
forms a huge part of their water supply. Snowmelt feeds rivers and
lakes, and ultimately humans, and does so at the right time to
sustain a healthy ecosystem and healthy agriculture.<br>
- - - -<br>
When climate changes, when rainfall and drought and temperature and
storminess and even snowpack changes, living things have to adapt to
new situations. We (and other life forms) have adapted to conditions
as they were. We're already having trouble from the way things are.
The worst is yet to come as we try to survive the way things will
be.<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://tamino.wordpress.com/2018/07/23/global-warming-let-it-snow/">https://tamino.wordpress.com/2018/07/23/global-warming-let-it-snow/</a><br>
<br>
</font><br>
[Opinions from two local politicians]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.marinij.com/article/NO/20180719/LOCAL1/180719802">Marin
Voice: Fossil fuel industry must be accountable for its actions</a></b><br>
By Kate Sears and Dave Pine<br>
7/19/18<br>
It's been more than 40 years since the fossil fuel industry's own
experts warned executives about the potentially "severe"
consequences of burning oil, gas and coal. And nearly a
quarter-century has passed since Exxon and others launched a massive
public relations and lobbying campaign to deceive the public, press
and policymakers about those consequences.<br>
Not until late 2012 did then-Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson acknowledge
that "increasing CO2 emissions in the atmosphere is going to have an
impact."<br>
But Tillerson followed that long overdue admission with the
startling statement that humans will just "adapt to this" because it
is merely "an engineering problem (with) engineering solutions."<br>
That begs the question: Who will have to pay for all that adaptation
and engineering?<br>
Apparently, Exxon and the other fossil fuel companies think it
should be anyone but them. Those corporations continue to rake in
billions of dollars in profits -xxon made almost $20 billion in 2017
alone - while pushing the adaptation costs onto taxpayers in
communities already suffering the consequences of the industry's
actions.<br>
That's why so many communities like ours are now filing lawsuits
against Exxon and many of the biggest fossil fuel companies. Our
residents, workers and businesses should not be on the hook for
costs and damages from rising seas and other climate change-related
consequences that were knowingly, and deliberately, caused by those
companies.<br>
Although the San Francisco and Oakland lawsuits were recently
dismissed, that has virtually no impact on our lawsuits. Their suits
were decided under federal common law, while ours are on their way
back to state court where they belong and they're still moving
forward under state common law claims.<br>
Two new studies highlight the escalating threats and the associated
costs. First, NASA scientists found that the rate of ice melt in
Antarctica has tripled since 2012, accelerating sea-level rise that
is already harming our communities. The more seas rise, the more it
costs to plan for and implement adaptation and protective measures.<br>
In addition, a new Union of Concerned Scientists report analyzed
Zillow real estate data in conjunction with peer-reviewed coastal
flooding projections. It found that more than 300,000 coastal homes
in the U.S. and another 14,000 commercial properties, with a
combined market value of $136 billion, will be at risk of chronic
flooding over the next 30 years.<br>
These reports are especially disturbing for Marin and San Mateo
counties, which were already among the most at-risk counties in the
state.<br>
Meanwhile, many fossil fuel companies are now trying to greenwash
their record while refusing to take responsibility for what they've
done. Worse still, they are blaming the victims - you, your family
and your neighbors. That's just what they do whenever someone tries
to hold them accountable: they deny, they distract, they delay, and
they attack the messengers.<br>
Now they're even pushing a proposal that would give them blanket
immunity from lawsuits like the ones we filed last summer to protect
our taxpayers. You heard that right. If they get their way, the
companies who knowingly created this problem wouldn't have to pay a
single dime to cover all the costs they're imposing on us.<br>
It's clear that Exxon and the other defendants will do or say
whatever it takes to avoid responsibility for the high costs of
climate change-related adaptation and engineering that even Rex
Tillerson acknowledges are unavoidable. But those are costs that
should be borne by the companies that both caused the harm and then
tried to deny it.<br>
Regardless of their tactics, we remain determined to protect our
communities and to hold the fossil fuel industry accountable for
their actions.<br>
<font size="-1">Kate Sears represents District 3 (Southern Marin) on
the Marin County Board of Supervisors. Dave Pine is president of
the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors.</font><br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.marinij.com/article/NO/20180719/LOCAL1/180719802">http://www.marinij.com/article/NO/20180719/LOCAL1/180719802</a></font><br>
<br>
<br>
[now for the solutions]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.climatenarrative.org/">CLIMATE
SOLUTIONS FOR A STRONGER AMERICA</a></b><br>
Tested Messaging For Engaging On Climate Change & Clean Energy<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.climatenarrative.org/">http://www.climatenarrative.org/</a><font
size="-1"><br>
</font><br>
<br>
[Classic Video of the Day]<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://youtu.be/XB3S0fnOr0M">https://youtu.be/XB3S0fnOr0M</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XB3S0fnOr0M&feature=youtu.be">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XB3S0fnOr0M&feature=youtu.be</a><br>
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<font size="+1"><b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://web.archive.org/web/20010525195935/http://www.commondreams.org/news2001/0508-09.htm">This
Day in Climate History - July 24, 2000</a> - from D.R. Tucker</b></font><br>
July 24, 2000: BP launches its controversial "Beyond Petroleum"
advertising campaign.<br>
<blockquote>WASHINGTON - May 8 - Calling BP "one of the leading
environmental firms in the world today," as Vice President Cheney
did during today's interview with CNN's John King, is like calling
Moe the smartest of the Three Stooges. We are disappointed that
the focused on coal, nuclear and oil.<br>
BP has spent millions of dollars to greenwash its environmental
record and to convince the world that it is the green oil company.
But BP's track record is just like that of any other major oil
company -- full of oil spills, major accidents, violations, and
environmental devastation. BP is also lobbying Congress to allow
oil and gas drilling in the pristine coastal plain of the Arctic
National Wildlife Refuge.<br>
<br>
BP could not even announce its new advertising campaign without
showcasing its own hypocrisy. On July 24, 2000, the London-based
oil giant announced that they were going beyond petroleum. But on
that very same day, the company agreed to pay $10 million in
penalties for environmental and pollution violations at nine of
its oil refineries.<br>
<br>
The company's track record suggests that BP stands for big
polluter, not beyond petroleum. Consider that:<br>
<br>
· In the last four months, BP has been responsible for three oil
spills in Prudhoe Bay. Between January 1997 and March 1998, BP was
responsible for 104 oil spills in Prudhoe Bay.<br>
<br>
· On April 13, the Wall Street Journal reported "almost a third of
the safety shutoff valves tested at one platform failed to close."
The valves serve as their last line of defense in case of
emergency. If these valves are inoperative, there is potential for
massive environmental degradation. State inspectors discovered
that nine of 30 surface safety valves at one drilling platform in
Prudhoe Bay failed to close, and Neal McCleary, the head of BP's
Prudhoe operations admitted "It's a reality that valves don't
close 100% of the time."<br>
</blockquote>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://web.archive.org/web/20010525195935/http://www.commondreams.org/news2001/0508-09.htm">http://web.archive.org/web/20010525195935/http://www.commondreams.org/news2001/0508-09.htm</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://youtu.be/GVsPT6ePKPw">http://youtu.be/GVsPT6ePKPw</a><br>
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