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<font size="+1"><i>November 8, 2018</i></font><br>
<br>
[WHITE HOUSE History]<br>
<b><a href="https://www.eenews.net/stories/1060105233">Every
president since JFK was warned about climate change</a></b><br>
Benjamin Hulac, E&E News reporter Climatewire: Tuesday, November
6, 2018<br>
John F. Kennedy was warned about "climate control" in February 1961,
becoming perhaps the first American president to learn about
people's impact on planetary temperatures.<br>
<br>
The warnings never stopped. Every president since then has been
exposed to similar scientific findings. Sometimes it was called
"climatic change," other times it was "air pollution."<br>
<br>
The history of cautionary messages with the West Wing is documented
in hundreds of records submitted in Juliana v. United States, a
court case against the federal government. The files show an arc of
steadily improving climate science and a clearer picture of damages,
even as presidents diverged on how to address the problem...<br>
<font size="-1">See the document excerpts: <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.eenews.net/stories/1060105233">https://www.eenews.net/stories/1060105233</a></font><br>
<br>
<br>
[Climate Liability News]<br>
<b><a
href="https://www.climateliabilitynews.org/2018/11/06/shell-pension-climate-change-risks/">Former
Shell Employee Challenges Pension Fund Over Climate Risks</a></b><br>
By Ucilia Wang<br>
A former Shell employee in the United Kingdom is challenging the
managers of the company's pension fund to prove they are protecting
the fund's beneficiaries by adequately managing climate risks in
their investment decisions.<br>
<br>
Christoph Harwood, who worked for Shell for eight years during the
1980s and '90s, said he has been trying for two years to get
documents from the Shell Contributory Pension Fund, a separate
organization from the oil company, that show whether the pension
fund takes climate threats seriously.<br>
<br>
He now says he is considering filing a complaint to the Pension
Ombudsman, an independent agency set up by the government to resolve
disputes for pension fund members. The agency's decisions are
legally binding.<br>
<br>
"The pension fund is exposed to investments in fossil fuels, and
because it's a fossil fuel company, there's another level of
exposure. Those risks need to be addressed," said Harwood, who
worked in sales and marketing and crafting long-term strategies at
Shell.<br>
<br>
"In the last 10 years I've been working in environmental finance, so
I'm aware of the impact of the low-carbon economy and the impact of
climate change on the broader economy. I want to the pension funds
to take climate change into account because it's a major risk,"
Harwood said.<br>
<br>
Harwood said the Shell Contributory Pension Fund has been slow to
provide more than basic information, such as annual reports, and
that they don't explain the fund's approach to managing climate
risks...<br>
<font size="-1">more at - <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.climateliabilitynews.org/2018/11/06/shell-pension-climate-change-risks/">https://www.climateliabilitynews.org/2018/11/06/shell-pension-climate-change-risks/</a></font><br>
<br>
<br>
[Important predictions]<br>
<b><a
href="https://cleantechnica.com/2018/11/05/climate-change-may-increase-heat-waves-coastal-damage-wildfires-in-california/">Climate
Change May Increase Heat Waves, Coastal Damage, & Wildfires
In California</a></b><br>
November 5th, 2018 by Jake Richardson <br>
The California Natural Resources Agency recently released a new
statewide climate change assessment. <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.climateassessment.ca.gov/">http://www.climateassessment.ca.gov/</a>
According to the report, climate change impacts in California will
increase in severity over the coming decades. Rising temperatures
will result in more heat waves, and by 2050 there might be an extra
11,000 heat-related deaths each year. It is expected there will also
be more wildfires. Rising ocean levels will cause billions of
dollars in damage to coastal areas. Heather Williams, the
Communications Director for CNRA, answered some questions for
CleanTechnica about the assessment.<br>
<br>
<b>1. The article says billions in coastal damages will occur. Is
that an accurate figure, and what will be the primary forms of
damage? </b><br>
Yes, that is fair to say based on the full oceans report here...<br>
- <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.climateassessment.ca.gov/state/docs/20180827-OceanCoastSummary.PDF">http://www.climateassessment.ca.gov/state/docs/20180827-OceanCoastSummary.PDF</a><br>
The HERA tool uses a model developed in part with funding from
California's Fourth Climate Change Assessment allows users to
explore economic damages and other impacts from sea-level rise under
different scenarios.<br>
<br>
<b>2. Could future wildfires be even worse than the recent ones?</b><br>
Climate change will make forests more susceptible to extreme
wildfires...The new wildfire model developed for the Fourth
Assessment predicts that future years may be much worse than 2017.<br>
The full paper on this model can be found here. <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.climateassessment.ca.gov/techreports/docs/20180827-Projections_CCCA4-CEC-2018-014.pdf">http://www.climateassessment.ca.gov/techreports/docs/20180827-Projections_CCCA4-CEC-2018-014.pdf</a><br>
<br>
<b>3. Could future droughts be worse too?</b><br>
Yes, with the projection of continued climate change and extreme
weather. The water supply from the snowpack by 2050 is anticipated
to decline to 2/3rds. This means that when droughts do occur there
will already be less water to rely on. Droughts would also be worse
because temps would be higher causing increased stress to
vegetation, especially agriculture more so than in the last drought
California experienced in 2012 to 2016.<br>
<br>
<b>4. The article also says there could be damage "…costing up to
$50 billion a year by midcentury." What specific damage might
occur?</b><br>
<blockquote>Page 97 of the statewide summary has a chart with some
costs broken out a few examples:<br>
· Public Health concerns<br>
· Roadways destroyed due to flooding<br>
· Critical infrastructure due to sea level and flooding<br>
· Commercial and residential property destroyed due to sea level
and flooding<br>
· Increase of damages to property and the landscape from megafires<br>
· Decrease in production of timberlands<br>
· Water shortages.<br>
</blockquote>
<b>5. How many more heat waves might there be? </b><br>
Heat-Health Events (HHEs), which predict risk to populations
vulnerable to heat, will worsen drastically throughout the state: by
mid-century, the Central Valley is projected to experience average
Heat-Health Events that are two weeks longer, and HHEs could occur 4
to 10 times more often in the Northern Sierra region. You can <a
href="https://www.cal-heat.org/explore">go to this site </a>to
see particular areas and how they would be affected. HHEs are more
predictive for health impacts, but for extreme heat thresholds
(which also vary by location) you can also explore the climate
impacts with this viewer. <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://cal-adapt.org/tools/extreme-heat/">http://cal-adapt.org/tools/extreme-heat/</a><br>
<br>
<b>6. The extra deaths that might occur, are they from heat waves?</b><br>
Yes - 2-3 times more heat related deaths by 2050. This does not
include deaths from other impacts exacerbated by climate change like
inland flooding, wildfire, worsened air quality, more extreme
storms, and other disasters. While heat waves are typically the most
deadly natural disaster events in the United States, the total
public health impact of these other events is unknown.<br>
<br>
<b>7. It also says "sea level rise could exceed 9 feet." Wouldn't
that mean some parts of California's coast will be underwater?</b><br>
Yes. New research has found the potential for the rapid collapse of
the West Antarctic ice sheet, which could lead to catastrophic sea
level rise of over 10 feet by 2100. This area of research is
developing quickly, and it is still seen as unlikely; however,
California is developing robust guidance to evaluate and mitigate
coastal hazards from sea-level rise. A summary of this new research
as it applies to California is laid out in<a
href="http://www.opc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/docs/rising-seas-in-california-an-update-on-sea-level-rise-science.pdf">
this report</a>. Without implementation of protective measures,
airports in major urban areas such as San Francisco, Oakland, and
San Diego will be susceptible to major flooding from a combination
of sea-level rise and storm surge by 2040-2080. San Francisco
airport is already at risk of flooding from storm surge. Highways
would also be susceptible to sea level rise and Cal Trans is
currently conducting climate vulnerability assessment to address
these and other impacts.<br>
<br>
<b>8. Does drought in forests make trees more vulnerable to insect
infestations?</b><br>
Yes, when trees are drought stressed they are unable to produce sap
or pitch to fend of attacks of invasive pests then you can have
massive tree die off. This was experienced over the past few years
with the tree mortality in the Sierra Nevada area. Over 129 million
trees died due to drought and bark beetles.<br>
<br>
<b>
9. How much might temperatures in cities like San Francisco and
LA increase?</b><br>
Average temps were increase by 5.6 to 8.8 degrees by 2100.<br>
Here are the reports for<span> </span><a
href="http://www.climateassessment.ca.gov/regions/docs/20180827-SanFranciscoBayArea.pdf"
style="color: rgb(71, 71, 71); text-decoration: underline;

transition: all 0.8s ease-in-out 0s; font-weight: 700;">San
Francisco</a><span> </span>and<span> </span><a
href="http://www.climateassessment.ca.gov/regions/docs/20180928-LosAngeles.pdf"
style="color: rgb(71, 71, 71); text-decoration: underline;

transition: all 0.8s ease-in-out 0s; font-weight: 700;">Los
Angeles.</a><br>
All Fourth Assessment materials<span> </span><a
href="http://www.climateassessment.ca.gov/" style="color:
rgb(71,
 71, 71); text-decoration: underline; transition: all
0.8s
 ease-in-out 0s; font-weight: 700;">are here</a>.<br>
Please find the<span> </span><a
href="http://www.climateassessment.ca.gov/state/docs/20180827-StatewideSummary.pdf"
style="color: rgb(71, 71, 71); text-decoration: underline;

transition: all 0.8s ease-in-out 0s; font-weight: 700;">full
report here.</a><br>
Summary of<span> </span><a
href="http://www.climateassessment.ca.gov/state/docs/20180827-SummaryBrochure.pdf"
style="color: rgb(71, 71, 71); text-decoration: underline;

transition: all 0.8s ease-in-out 0s; font-weight: 700;">the report</a>.<br>
<font size="-1">more at - <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://cleantechnica.com/2018/11/05/climate-change-may-increase-heat-waves-coastal-damage-wildfires-in-california/">https://cleantechnica.com/2018/11/05/climate-change-may-increase-heat-waves-coastal-damage-wildfires-in-california/</a></font><br>
<br>
<br>
[Bill McKibben opinion]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/07/opinion/climate-midterms-emissions-fossil-fuels.html">Up
Against Big Oil in the Midterms</a></b><br>
The election produced some wins for the climate, but also
underscored the power of the fossil fuel industry.<br>
By Bill McKibben<br>
Mr. McKibben is a founder of the environmental activism group
350.org.<br>
The victories in the midterm elections were real and sweet for
environmentalists and progressives: There will be at least 119 women
in Congress, and for the first time their ranks will include a
Muslim (two, actually) and a Native American (actually, three).<br>
<br>
Some of those candidates were talking about a Green New Deal, like
the one put forward by the soon-to-be-youngest member of Congress,
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, that would rapidly reduce the nation's
fossil fuel use while preparing the country for climate change. The
fact that the Democrats now control one house of Congress means that
President Trump's pillage of environmental regulations will at least
proceed under the spotlight of investigation. Half a dozen new
states now have governors and legislatures willing to consider
cutting greenhouse gas emissions significantly.<br>
<br>
And yet I confess I came away from Tuesday night feeling unsure that
there really is the political space to get done what needs doing in
the time that we have left. Last month, the United Nations
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said that we had perhaps a
dozen years to really turn the planet around by substantially
reducing greenhouse gas emissions.<br>
<br>
It's not that we won't see real change eventually. The new governor
of Colorado, for instance, announced the most ambitious targets in
the nation for converting to 100 percent renewable power by 2040.
That's wonderful -- but it's also in one state, and still slow, at
least when compared with the timetable laid out by the United
Nations' climate panel.<br>
<br>
The new head of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology
is likely to be Eddie Bernice Johnson, a black woman who -- and this
is a large change -- actually believes in science. That's wonderful
too, but new legislation emerging from the House would have to
somehow get through the Senate, which became redder on Tuesday, and
through the president, and then it would somehow have to survive
review by the courts, which the president can continue to pack with
hard-right ideologues.<br>
<br>
And most devastatingly, in those places where activists tried to
take matters into their own hands and pass truly serious changes,
the money power of Big Oil simply crushed them.<br>
<br>
I can't find the words sufficient to praise activists in Washington
State who worked tenaciously to get a carbon tax on the ballot, or
those in Colorado who fought their hearts out for modest setbacks
for new oil and gas projects, including fracking wells, so that
drill rigs wouldn't loom over people's houses. In both cases early
polling showed substantial leads for the proposals. Heck, that noted
radical, Bill Gates, came out for Washington's carbon tax. But then
Big Oil simply overwhelmed the efforts with money.<br>
<br>
Spending on the Washington initiative broke all records in the
state. In Colorado activists were outspent 40-1. Every time you
turned on the TV in those states, a commercial warned that these
ballot measures would destroy the economy. There apparently wasn't
enough airtime available to soak up all the money, so if you were
driving the highways around Denver you'd pass trucks towing
billboards denouncing any effort to restrict fracking.<br>
<br>
Even where climate campaigns were well-funded (the billionaire Tom
Steyer poured at least $17 million into an effort for more renewable
power in sunny Arizona), the industry spent substantially more, and
that spending was enough to defeat change. Most places, though, the
money was virtually all on one side, and there was just so much of
it. San Luis Obispo County in California has less than 200,000
registered voters and yet the oil industry spent more than $8
million to beat a fracking ban. In one county.<br>
<br>
So one message is clear. Along with working hard in states from
Maine to New Mexico where progress is far more possible after
Tuesday's legislative gains, environmentalists will have to figure
out how to focus fire on the fossil fuel industry itself, to see if
somehow its political power can be broken.<br>
<br>
Some of that is already underway. A divestment movement that I've
helped to direct has grown rapidly, with endowments and financial
portfolios worth $6 trillion joining in. But such efforts need to
keep growing, to call to account the banks and insurance companies
that bankroll the coal, oil and gas investments that science tells
us we can no longer afford to be making. Investors can theoretically
move more nimbly than politicians, so it makes sense to pressure
them, even as we continue working for a political realignment.<br>
<br>
Every election cycle brings wins and losses. But every election
cycle also brings us two years further down the path of irrevocable
climate change. That's why even a mixed result can seem bruising.<br>
<font size="-1">Bill McKibben teaches environmental studies at
Middlebury College and is the author of the forthcoming book
"Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out?"</font><br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/07/opinion/climate-midterms-emissions-fossil-fuels.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/07/opinion/climate-midterms-emissions-fossil-fuels.html</a></font><br>
<br>
<br>
[it's 82% - percentage of Americans for rebates on solar and
electric vehicles]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/11/01/climate/climate-policy-maps.html">Where
Americans (Mostly) Agree on Climate Change Policies, in Five
Maps</a></b><br>
By NADJA POPOVICH - NOV. 1, 2018<br>
Americans are politically divided over climate change, but there's
broader consensus around some of the solutions.<br>
New data from the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication - in
partnership with Utah State University and the University of
California, Santa Barbara - show how Americans across the country
view climate and energy policies.<br>
There Is Widespread Support for Renewable Energy...<br>
<font size="-1">more at -
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/11/01/climate/climate-policy-maps.html">https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/11/01/climate/climate-policy-maps.html</a></font><br>
- - -<br>
[Pew Research]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.pewinternet.org/2018/05/14/majorities-see-government-efforts-to-protect-the-environment-as-insufficient/">Majorities
See Government Efforts to Protect the Environment as
Insufficient</a></b><br>
Pockets of partisan agreement over renewables despite wide divides
over increasing fossil fuels and effects of climate change...<br>
Americans' views on policies to address climate change are strongly
divided by politics...<br>
Most liberal Democrats expect climate change policies to benefit the
environment, while most conservative Republicans expect either no
improvement or more harm than benefit...<br>
Most Americans think policy changes can make a difference in
reducing climate change...<br>
Millennial Republicans are more inclined than older Republicans to
think the federal government isn't doing enough to protect key
aspects of the environment...<br>
People who care deeply about the issue of climate change stand out
for their near consensus that climate change is affecting the U.S.
(96%) and that policy proposals such as restrictions on carbon
emissions from power plants (95%), tougher fuel-efficiency standards
for cars (90%) and corporate tax incentives to lower carbon
emissions from businesses (90%) can make a difference in reducing
climate change.<br>
<font size="-1">more at -
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.pewinternet.org/2018/05/14/majorities-see-government-efforts-to-protect-the-environment-as-insufficient/">http://www.pewinternet.org/2018/05/14/majorities-see-government-efforts-to-protect-the-environment-as-insufficient/</a></font><br>
- - -<br>
[Yale Climate Change Communications August 2018]<br>
<br>
<br>
[Reuters Video]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.reuters.tv/v/PK5D/2018/11/07/india-turns-a-blind-eye-to-delhi-s-toxic-smog">India
turns a Blind Eye to Delhi Toxic Smog</a></b><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.reuters.tv/v/PK5D/2018/11/07/india-turns-a-blind-eye-to-delhi-s-toxic-smog">https://www.reuters.tv/v/PK5D/2018/11/07/india-turns-a-blind-eye-to-delhi-s-toxic-smog</a><br>
[or turns up its nose]<br>
<br>
<br>
[Political Cartoon election results from the NIB]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://thenib.com/how-are-you-feeling-this-morning?t=recent">How
Are You Feeling This Morning?</a></b><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://thenib.com/how-are-you-feeling-this-morning?t=recent">https://thenib.com/how-are-you-feeling-this-morning?t=recent</a><br>
<br>
<br>
[Venerable radical]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cross-check/noam-chomsky-calls-trump-and-republican-allies-criminally-insane/">Noam
Chomsky Calls Trump and Republican Allies "Criminally Insane"</a></b><br>
The great linguist and political critic remains hopeful that we can
overcome global warming and other threats<br>
By John Horgan on November 3, 20187<br>
- - -<br>
<b>Why did you recently call the Republican Party "the most
dangerous organization in world history"?</b><br>
Take its leader, who recently applied to the government of Ireland
for a permit to build a huge wall to protect his golf course,
appealing to the threat of global warming, while at the same time he
withdrew from international efforts to address the grim threat and
is using every means at his disposal to accelerate it. Or take his
colleagues, the participants in the 2016 Republican primaries.
Without exception, they either denied that what is happening is
happening - though any ignorance is self-induced - or said maybe it
is but we shouldn't do anything about it. The moral depths were
reached by the respected "adult in the room," Ohio governor John
Kasich, who agreed that it is happening but added that "we are going
to burn [coal] in Ohio and we are not going to apologize for it." Or
take a recent publication of Trump's National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, a detailed study recommending an end to regulations
on emissions. It presented a rational argument: extrapolating
current trends, by the end of the century we'll be over the cliff
and automotive emissions don't contribute very much to the
catastrophe - the assumption being that everyone is as criminally
insane as we are and won't try to avoid the crisis. In brief, let's
rob while the planet burns, putting poor Nero in the shadows.<br>
<br>
This surely qualifies as a contender for the most evil document in
history.<br>
<br>
There have been many monsters in the past, but it would be hard to
find one who was dedicated to undermining the prospects for
organized human society, not in the distant future -- in order to
put a few more dollars in overstuffed pockets.<br>
<br>
And it doesn't end there. The same can be said about the major banks
that are increasing investments in fossil fuels, knowing very well
what they are doing. Or, for that matter, the regular articles in
the major media and business press reporting US success in rapidly
increasing oil and gas production, with commentary on energy
independence, sometimes local environmental effects, but regularly
without a phrase on the impact on global warming - a truly
existential threat. Same in the election campaign. Not a word about
the issue that is merely the most crucial one in human history.<br>
<br>
Hardly a day passes without new information about the severity of
the threat. As I'm writing, a new study appeared in Nature showing
that retention of heat in the oceans has been greatly
underestimated, meaning that the total carbon budget is much less
than had been assumed in the recent, and sufficiently ominous, IPCC
report. The study calculates that maximum emissions would have to be
reduced by 25% to avoid warming of 2 degrees (C), well above the
danger point. At the same time polls show that -- doubtless
influenced by their leaders who they trust more than the evil media
-- half of Republicans deny that global warming is even taking
place, and of the rest, almost half reject any human
responsibility. Words fail.<br>
<br>
<b>Wasn't Richard Nixon worse than Donald Trump? </b><br>
Nixon had a mixed record. In some respects, he was the last liberal
president: OSHA and EPA for example. On the other hand, he
committed terrible crimes. Arguably the worst was the bombing of
rural Cambodia, a proposed article of impeachment but voted down
though it was incomparably more important than the others. And the
article was much too weak, focusing on the secrecy. There has been
little attention to the orders that Nixon delivered, relayed to the
Pentagon by his faithful servant Henry Kissinger: "A massive bombing
campaign in Cambodia. Anything that flies on anything that moves."
It is not easy to find comparable orders for genocide in the
archival record. But all of Nixon's crimes pale in comparison with
the decision to race towards the precipice of environmental
catastrophe.<br>
<br>
<b>Are the U.S. media doing their job?</b><br>
It depends on what we think their job is. They are businesses, so by
accepted standards their job is profit. By other standards, they
have a duty to the public to provide "all the news that's fit to
print," under a concept of "fitness" that is as free as possible
from submission to power interests or other distorting factors.
About this there is a great deal to say - I've devoted many words to
the topic elsewhere, as have many others. But in today's strange
climate of Trumpian "alternative facts" and "false reality," it is
useful to recognize that with all their flaws, which are many, the
mainstream media remain an indispensable source of information about
the world.<br>
<br>
<b>Can incremental reforms transform the U.S. into a just,
prosperous society, or are more drastic measures required? In
other words, are you a reformer or a revolutionary?</b><br>
Both. Generalizations are misleading; too much depends on specific
circumstances. But some have a fair degree of validity, I think. One
is that there is both justification and pressing need for radical
changes in the socioeconomic and political orders. We cannot know to
what extent they can be achieved by incremental reforms, which are
to be valued on their own. But unless the great mass of the
population comes to believe that needed change cannot be implemented
within the existing system, resort to "drastic measures" is likely
to be a recipe for disaster.<br>
<br>
<b>My students are pretty gloomy about the future. What can I tell
them to cheer them up?</b><br>
Apart from the truly existential threats of nuclear war and global
warming - which can be averted - there have been far more difficult
challenges in the past than those young people face today, and they
have been overcome by dedicated effort and commitment. The
historical record of struggle and achievement gives ample reason to
take to heart the slogan that Gramsci made famous: "pessimism of the
intellect, optimism of the will."<br>
<br>
<b>What's your utopia?</b><br>
I don't have the talent to do more than to suggest what seem to me
reasonable guidelines for a better future. One might argue that Marx
was too cautious in keeping to only a few general words about
post-capitalist society, but he was right to recognize that it will
have to be envisioned and developed by people who have liberated
themselves from the bonds of illegitimate authority.<br>
<font size="-1">more at - <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cross-check/noam-chomsky-calls-trump-and-republican-allies-criminally-insane/">https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cross-check/noam-chomsky-calls-trump-and-republican-allies-criminally-insane/</a></font><br>
<br>
<br>
Youthful call to action and encouragement - video, links to document<br>
<b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgVp7sBetVY">How to give
the Extinction Rebellion talk</a></b><br>
Published on Nov 5, 2018<br>
Frieda and Robin give some tips on how to run the Extinction
Rebellion talk. Please take time to practice the different sections
from the script.<br>
Script- <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G6hxNOn-Ezw02oSgapaEA-vlT0gyI-xCDY0HKJ3S9y8/edit">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G6hxNOn-Ezw02oSgapaEA-vlT0gyI-xCDY0HKJ3S9y8/edit</a><br>
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The outline of the lecture.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G6hxNOn-Ezw02oSgapaEA-vlT0gyI-xCDY0HKJ3S9y8/edit">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G6hxNOn-Ezw02oSgapaEA-vlT0gyI-xCDY0HKJ3S9y8/edit</a><br>
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[Oil Change USA] <br>
<b><a
href="http://oilchangeusa.org/more-than-half-of-new-democrats-in-house-refuse-fossil-fuel-industry-money/">More
than half of new Democrats in House refuse Fossil Fuel industry
money</a></b><br>
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br>
<blockquote>November 7, 2018<br>
<br>
CONTACT:<br>
Stephen Kretzmann, steve [at] priceofoil.org<br>
Collin Rees, collin [at] priceofoil.org<br>
<br>
More than half of new Democrats in House refuse Fossil Fuel
industry money<br>
<br>
New brand of climate leadership emerges<br>
<br>
WASHINGTON, DC -- Following yesterday's U.S. midterm elections,
which saw a historic surge of Democratic women lead the Democratic
Party to take back the U.S. House of Representatives and win races
at all levels, Stephen Kretzmann, Executive Director of Oil Change
United States had the following statement:<br>
<br>
"Despite the fossil fuel industry-sponsored carpet-bombing of
advertising against clean energy and climate around the country,
several bright spots survived. A new kind of climate leadership is
emerging around the country - one that understands the need to
stand up to the oil and gas industry.<br>
<br>
"This blue wave had a deep green tint. In a sign of things to
come, more than half of the new Democratic freshman class has
signed the No Fossil Fuel Money Pledge. Of the anticipated 34 new
Democratic members, 19 have signed the Pledge, which commits them
to not take contributions from the oil, gas, and coal industry and
instead prioritize the health of our families, climate, and
democracy over fossil fuel industry profits.<br>
<br>
"In New Mexico, voters elected Stephanie Garcia Richard to Public
Lands Commissioner, to oversee methane regulations and administer
public lands. She is committed to stopping the expansion of
fracking and drilling for oil and gas in the Permian Basin, which
is the largest new potential carbon bomb in the world today.
Chevron, the top leaseholder in the Permian, spent millions to
defeat her, but lost.<br>
<br>
"New Mexican voters also elected Deb Haaland to Congress. Haaland
has pledged to vote against all new fossil fuel infrastructure, in
line with climate science and the Paris climate goals. She is a
strong advocate for Indigenous rights and climate justice.<br>
<br>
"In Minnesota, Ilhan Omar ran a proudly fossil-free campaign for
Congress and won, speaking frequently about a just transition to
build a clean energy economy with good-paying, union jobs, and
vocally opposing the Line 3 tar sands pipeline.<br>
<br>
"Preliminary analysis of campaign finance data from the Center for
Responsive Politics indicates that fossil fuel industry money was
less than ¼ of one percent of all money raised by Democrats
running for the House in 2018. Democratic leadership would do well
to recall that when the issue of party acceptance of fossil fuel
industry donations next surfaces at the DNC."<br>
###<br>
</blockquote>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://oilchangeusa.org/more-than-half-of-new-democrats-in-house-refuse-fossil-fuel-industry-money/">http://oilchangeusa.org/more-than-half-of-new-democrats-in-house-refuse-fossil-fuel-industry-money/</a><br>
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<br>
<font size="+1"><b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.margaretthatcher.org/document/107817">This
Day in Climate History - November 8, 1989 </a>- from D.R.
Tucker</b></font><br>
November 8, 1989: Margaret Thatcher delivers an address to the UN
General Assembly on global warming, noting that societies should
have economic growth "which does not plunder the planet today and
leave our children to deal with the consequences tomorrow."<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.margaretthatcher.org/document/107817">http://www.margaretthatcher.org/document/107817</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnAzoDtwCBg&sns=em">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnAzoDtwCBg&sns=em</a></font><br>
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