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<font size="+1"><i>August 27, 2018</i></font><br>
<br>
[McCain on climate change]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://insideclimatenews.org/news/26082018/john-mccain-climate-change-leadership-senate-cap-trade-bipartisan-lieberman-republican-campaign">John
McCain's Climate Change Legacy</a></b><br>
The senator from Arizona brought climate science into Capitol Hill
hearings and cap-and-trade legislation to a vote, but then moderate
Republican politics changed.<br>
By Marianne Lavelle - AUG 26, 2018<br>
Among the many battles Sen. John McCain waged in his storied career,
it is easy to overlook his fight for U.S. action on climate change.<br>
He wrote legislation that failed. He built a bipartisan coalition
that crumbled. And when Congress came closest to passing a bill that
embraced his central idea-a market-based cap-and-trade system-McCain
turned his back.<br>
And yet, McCain's nearly decade-long drive on global warming had an
impact that reverberates in today's efforts to revive the U.S. role
in the climate fight. In the Senate chamber and on the campaign
trail, the Arizona Republican did more than any other U.S.
politician has done before or since to advance the conservative
argument for climate action.<br>
Today's efforts to recruit GOP members into the climate
movement-appeals to conservative and religious values, the framing
of climate change as a national security threat, efforts to stress
market-based solutions and the role business leaders can play-all
owe a debt to McCain.<br>
At the same time, McCain's climate journey and its abrupt end serve
as a cautionary tale of how far the Republican party has moved from
a mainstream conservatism that is receptive to such appeals.<br>
"What McCain did on climate is a really great reminder of where we
need to get back to," said Kevin Curtis, executive director of NRDC
Action. As an environmental lobbyist on Capitol Hill in the 2000s,
Curtis watched close-up as McCain crafted the first economy-wide
climate legislation in the U.S. with one of his closest friends in
the chamber, Sen. Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut, the Democrat who
would later turn Independent...<br>
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<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kqEbryfxnE">McCain
Addresses Climate Change</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kqEbryfxnE">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kqEbryfxnE</a><br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZsmQzOT1oo">McCain Plan On
Climate Change</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZsmQzOT1oo">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZsmQzOT1oo</a><br>
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A kind of coda to McCain's climate story came on May 10, 2017, when
in defiance of the Trump administration, he cast the deciding vote
against Congressional repeal of Obama administration regulations on
the potent greenhouse gas methane. McCain can be seen on the floor
facing off heatedly against a half-dozen GOP senators who surround
and block him before he gestures thumbs-down, a foreshadowing of his
later decisive vote against the Obamacare repeal. McCain said in a
statement that while he thought the Obama methane rule was
"onerous," he objected to the GOP's use of a legal provision that
would have forever blocked the Interior Department from future
regulation of methane, which he said was "an important public health
and air quality issue."<br>
"They all knew what his position was and thought they could turn
him," said Jeremy Symons, EDF's vice president of political affairs.
"The fact that he stood tall made a huge difference. That moment,
that day demonstrated that environmental issues are always going to
be a fight. And since then, the Senate has been a firewall" against
the effort to roll back environmental protection in the current
Congress.<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://insideclimatenews.org/news/26082018/john-mccain-climate-change-leadership-senate-cap-trade-bipartisan-lieberman-republican-campaign">https://insideclimatenews.org/news/26082018/john-mccain-climate-change-leadership-senate-cap-trade-bipartisan-lieberman-republican-campaign</a></font><br>
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[McCain speaks video]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bESD63lOuVg">John McCain:
Climate Change Most Critical Issue of our Future (2003)</a></b><br>
Climate State - Published on Aug 26, 2018<br>
Senator John McCain introduces legislation to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions (January 8, 2003, at Capitol Hill). <br>
Witnesses testified about proposals to limit greenhouse gas
emissions, global climate change, and regulations that would create
mandatory limits on all sectors of the economy. <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.c-span.org/video/?174514">https://www.c-span.org/video/?174514</a>-...<br>
Mr. LIEBERMAN. Mr. President, I rise today to join my friend and
colleague, Senator McCain, to introduce the first ever comprehensive
legislation to limit the emissions of greenhouse gases in the United
States. Today we take the first step up a long mountain road, a road
that will culminate with this country taking credible action to
address the global problems of our warming planet. The rest of the
world is now taking on the challenge this problem presents. The
United States, as the world's largest emitter of the gases and the
home of the world's strongest economy, must not have its head in the
clouds. <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2003/01/09/senate-section/article/S153-1">https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2003/01/09/senate-section/article/S153-1</a><br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bESD63lOuVg">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bESD63lOuVg</a></font><br>
<br>
<br>
[opinion letter signed by 60 scientists, writers, media people.]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/aug/26/climate-change-is-real-we-must-not-offer-credibility-to-those-who-deny-it">Climate
change is real. We must not offer credibility to those who deny
it</a></b><br>
The Guardian - Aug 26, 2018<br>
If 'balance' means giving voice to those who deny the reality of
human-triggered climate change, we will not take part in the debate,
say Jonathan Porritt, Caroline Lucas, Clive Lewis and 57 other
writers, politicians and academics<br>
We are no longer willing to lend our credibility to debates over
whether or not climate change is real. It is real. We need to act
now or the consequences will be catastrophic. In the interests of
"balance", the media often feels the need to include those who
outright deny the reality of human-triggered climate change.<br>
<br>
Balance implies equal weight. But this then creates a false
equivalence between an overwhelming scientific consensus and a
lobby, heavily funded by vested interests, that exists simply to sow
doubt to serve those interests. Yes, of course scientific consensus
should be open to challenge - but with better science, not with spin
and nonsense. We urgently need to move the debate on to how we
address the causes and effects of dangerous climate change - because
that's where common sense demands our attention and efforts should
be.<br>
<br>
Fringe voices will protest about "free speech". No one should
prevent them from expressing their views, whether held cynically or
misguidedly. However, no one is obliged to provide them with a
platform, much less to appear alongside them to give the misleading
impression that there is something substantive to debate. When there
is an article on smoking, newspapers and broadcasters no longer
include lobbyists claiming there are no links to cancer. When
there's a round-the-world yacht race we don't hear flat-earthers
given airtime: "This is madness; they'll sail off the edge!"<br>
There's a workable model for covering fringe views - which is to
treat them as such. They don't need to be ridiculed, just expected
to challenge the evidence with better evidence, and otherwise
ignored. As campaigners and thinkers who are led by science and the
precautionary principle, and who wish to debate the real and vital
issues arising from human-triggered climate change, we will not
assist in creating the impression that climate denial should be
taken seriously by lending credence to its proponents, by
entertaining ideas that lack any basis in fact. Therefore we will no
longer debate those who deny that human-caused climate change is
real. There are plenty of vital debates to be had around climate
chaos and what to do about it; this is simply no longer one of them.
We urge broadcasters to move on, as we are doing.<br>
<blockquote>Jonathon Porritt Chair, Sustainable Development
Commission 2000-11<br>
John Sauven Executive director, Greenpeace<br>
Prof Richard Murphy Director, Tax Research UK<br>
Peter Tatchell<br>
Prof Andrea Sella, Michael Faraday prize winner<br>
Prof Robert Ayres Author<br>
Caroline Lucas MP<br>
Clive Lewis MP<br>
Prof Molly Scott Cato MEP<br>
Dr Rupert Read Chair, Green House thinktank<br>
George Monbiot Author<br>
Dr Doug Parr Chief scientist, Greenpeace<br>
Chris Rose Former programme director, Greenpeace<br>
Jeremy Leggett Founder, Solar Century<br>
Mayer Hillman Senior fellow, Policy Studies Institute<br>
Bea Campbell<br>
Ed Gillespie Co-founder, Futerra<br>
Mark Lynas Author<br>
Dr James Garvey Author<br>
Oliver Tickell Author<br>
Chris Goodall Author<br>
Prof Clive Spash Author<br>
Prof Hugh Montgomery Co-founder, UK Climate and Health Council<br>
Prof Mark Maslin Author<br>
Prof Anthony Ryan Director, Grantham Centre for Sustainable
Futures<br>
Dr Sian Foch-Gatrell Green Ocean Project<br>
Dr Erik Buitenhuis Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research<br>
David Wasdell Director, Apollo-Gaia Project<br>
Prof Paul Ekins UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources<br>
Dr Teresa Belton Author<br>
Dr Nick Brooks Climatic Research Unit, UEA<br>
Dr Simon Boxley Centre for Climate Change Education, University of
Winchester)<br>
Prof Jem Bendell Sustainability Leadership Institute, University
of Cumbria<br>
Dr David Drew MP <br>
Dr Ian Gibson Former chair of the House of Commons science and
technology select committee)<br>
Keith Taylor MEP<br>
Clare Moody MEP<br>
Catherine Bearder MEP<br>
Cllr Jonathan Bartley Co-leader, Green party<br>
Carne Ross Former UK and UN diplomat<br>
Neal Lawson Director, Compass<br>
Ben Chacko Editor, Morning Star<br>
Deepak Rughani Co-director, Biofuelwatch<br>
Patrick Barkham Author<br>
Prof Gary Francione<br>
Prof Sarah Churchwell<br>
Dr Christine Cornea<br>
Dr Richard House<br>
Dr Abby Innes<br>
Dr Pierre Bocquillon<br>
Prof Del Loewenthal<br>
Prof Andrew Samuels<br>
Dr Jo Veltman<br>
Prof Peter Belton<br>
Dr Andrew Boswell<br>
Dr Katherine Kite<br>
Mark Crutchley<br>
Karen Whiterod<br>
Anne Dismorr<br>
Jonathan Kent<br>
</blockquote>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/aug/26/climate-change-is-real-we-must-not-offer-credibility-to-those-who-deny-it">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/aug/26/climate-change-is-real-we-must-not-offer-credibility-to-those-who-deny-it</a></font><br>
<br>
<br>
[future storms]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://insideclimatenews.org/news/25082018/hurricane-lane-climate-change-ocean-sea-surface-temperature-hawaii-global-warming-tropical-weather">Hurricane
Lane Brings Hawaii a Warning About Future Storm Risk</a></b><br>
Warming water in the Central Pacific as global temperatures rise is
likely to boost tropical storm activity in a region largely spared
in the past.<br>
BY BOB BERW<br>
As Hurricane Lane's outer rain bands deluged the Hawaiian Islands
this week, scientists looked to the ocean temperature for evidence
of connections to climate change and clues to what may be ahead for
this region where hurricane landfalls have been rare.<br>
Climate scientists have been warning that warmer oceans and
atmosphere will supercharge tropical weather systems. Globally, they
generally expect fewer tropical storms overall but an increase in
the most intense storms. But they also say it's important to
understand that there will be regional nuances.<br>
In some areas-including the waters near Hawaii-hurricanes will
probably become more common by the end of the century, said Hiroyuki
Murakami, a climate researcher with the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
Laboratory at Princeton University who focuses on extreme weather.<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://insideclimatenews.org/news/25082018/hurricane-lane-climate-change-ocean-sea-surface-temperature-hawaii-global-warming-tropical-weather">https://insideclimatenews.org/news/25082018/hurricane-lane-climate-change-ocean-sea-surface-temperature-hawaii-global-warming-tropical-weather</a></font><br>
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<br>
[distilled irony]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/texas-protect-oil-facilities-from-climate-change-coastal-spine/">Big
oil asks government to protect its Texas facilities from climate
change</a></b><br>
AUG 22, 2018<br>
PORT ARTHUR, Texas -- As the nation plans new defenses against the
more powerful storms and higher tides expected from climate change,
one project stands out: an ambitious proposal to build a nearly
60-mile "spine" of concrete seawalls, earthen barriers, floating
gates and steel levees on the Texas Gulf Coast.<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/texas-protect-oil-facilities-from-climate-change-coastal-spine/">https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/texas-protect-oil-facilities-from-climate-change-coastal-spine/</a></font><br>
<br>
<br>
[fouling the nest]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://insideclimatenews.org/news/14082018/coal-energy-prices-appalachia-mining-electric-bill-kentucky-economy-aep-rates">Cost
of Coal: Electric Bills Skyrocket in Appalachia as Region's
Economy Collapses</a></b><br>
As natural gas and renewables get cheaper elsewhere, residents in
Appalachia are stuck paying for coal-fired power plants that no
longer make economic sense.<br>
BY JAMES BRUGGERS<br>
The common denominator is American Electric Power, one of the
nation's largest utilities. It owns Kentucky Power, along with two
subsidiaries in neighboring West Virginia, Wheeling Power and
Appalachian Power.<br>
In May, Wheeling Power and Appalachian Power requested permission
from the Public Service Commission of West Virginia to boost their
monthly residential bill 11 percent because of declining sales. That
was on top of a 29 percent increase between 2014 and 2018.<br>
Customers in both states are furious that the regulators are going
along.<br>
"Our jobs available in this state are not a living wage, and many
are working two, three jobs just to make it," wrote Elizabeth Bland
of Beckley, West Virginia, in her protest letter to the commission.
"Please turn down this request from Appalachian Power for the sake
of all West Virginians."<br>
Rising rates are just part of the problem.<br>
Kentucky Power's monthly bill also includes surcharges, and a line
for each customer's share of the utility's fixed costs. These add up
in precious dollars.<font size="-1"><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://insideclimatenews.org/news/14082018/coal-energy-prices-appalachia-mining-electric-bill-kentucky-economy-aep-rates">https://insideclimatenews.org/news/14082018/coal-energy-prices-appalachia-mining-electric-bill-kentucky-economy-aep-rates</a></font><br>
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<br>
[radical opinion - be sure to vote]<br>
AUGUST 24, 2018<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/08/24/while-trump-sweats-the-west-burns/">While
Trump Sweats, the West Burns</a></b><br>
by JILL RICHARDSON<br>
The equation is simple. When it's hotter outside, water evaporates
faster, so the "fuel" (trees, vegetation) is drier and more
flammable. The many trees killed by drought and bark beetles also
contribute to the dryness of the fuel.<br>
As the effects of climate change get worse, they're also going to
get more costly - in dollars, lives, and in quality of life. It
would be far cheaper to prevent and mitigate the climate crisis.<br>
Cheaper and better.<br>
We're going to end up spending money either way: whether we pay to
develop non-polluting energy sources, restore forests, and take
other steps to prevent catastrophic climate change, or whether we
don't, and then we have to pay for the consequences.<br>
The costs of inaction? More wildfires and more hurricanes destroy
more homes and take more human lives. Inhaled smoke from wildfires
leads to increased respiratory illnesses. Sea levels rise and some
parts of the world end up under water.<br>
Unfortunately, simply leaving it all up to individuals and to the
market isn't enough to prevent this outcome. We need to act
collectively - as a nation and as a world. We've already pulled out
of the Paris Climate agreement, which was inadequate but at least it
was something.<br>
Climate change is real - ask anyone living through smoke season.
With midterm elections coming up, candidates should be pressed to
clarify just what they're going to do about it.<font size="-1"><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/08/24/while-trump-sweats-the-west-burns/">https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/08/24/while-trump-sweats-the-west-burns/</a></font><br>
<br>
<br>
<font size="+1"><b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.nytimes.com/1989/08/27/us/summit-of-sorts-on-global-warming.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm">This
Day in Climate History - August 27, 1989</a> - from D.R.
Tucker</b></font><br>
August 27, 1989: The New York Times reports:<br>
<blockquote>"Top Soviet and American scientists, environmentalists,
policymakers, industry leaders and artists today urged President
Bush and President Mikhail S. Gorbachev of the Soviet Union to
form an 'environmental security alliance' to reverse what they
fear could be a catastrophic warming of the planet.<br>
<br>
"The gathering urged that the superpowers promote energy-efficient
technologies and phase out production and use of
chlorofluorocarbons no later than the year 2000. The group said
the countries should 'substantially reduce' carbon dioxide
emissions, reduce the loss of forests and promote tree planting
worldwide. Participants asked that the two leaders appeal directly
to their citizens to help.<br>
<br>
<br>
"The joint letter avoided specific goals to achieve a compromise
between the Soviet and American participants and within the
American contingent, even though some participants had wanted
specific numerical and time goals on cutting emissions. But it
represented the most concerted Soviet-American action yet over
fears that the emission of industrial chemicals into the
atmosphere is causing a worldwide warming trend, or 'greenhouse
effect.'<br>
<br>
"'Soviet and U.S. scientists agreed that continued buildup of
greenhouse gases at present rates will insure that global
temperatures rise before the middle of the next century above
anything in human history,' an accompanying report stated. The
report said disruptions in agriculture and rising sea levels would
cause 'massive refugee problems.'"<br>
</blockquote>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.nytimes.com/1989/08/27/us/summit-of-sorts-on-global-warming.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm">http://www.nytimes.com/1989/08/27/us/summit-of-sorts-on-global-warming.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm</a>
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