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<p><i><font size="+1"><b>February 13, 2021</b></font></i></p>
[is this peak fossil fuel in 2020? - 40 second video opinion]<br>
<b>Saul Griffith: Is 2020 Peak Fossil?</b><br>
Feb 12, 2021<br>
greenmanbucket<br>
Saul Griffith is a PhD from MIT, and CEO of Otherlab, a research and
design firm specializing in energy.<br>
Mr Griffith is a winner of the MacArthur Foundation's "Genius"
Award.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6m6gzWgO5RI">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6m6gzWgO5RI</a><br>
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[in Australia]<br>
<b>Workers 'devastated' as ExxonMobil closes Melbourne refinery |
ABC News</b><br>
Feb 10, 2021<br>
ABC News (Australia)<br>
1.27M subscribers<br>
Three hundred refinery workers are out of a job after the ExxonMobil
plant in Melbourne's west shut its doors.<br>
Subscribe: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://ab.co/1svxLVE">http://ab.co/1svxLVE</a> Read more here:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://ab.co/2MQ7po5">https://ab.co/2MQ7po5</a><br>
It's another heavy blow to the oil refining sector and there are
fears it could spell the end for other Melbourne businesses.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYHZW6aZJCM">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYHZW6aZJCM</a><br>
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[Bloomberg]<br>
<b>Shell freezes salaries, cuts $1bn in bonuses amid overhaul</b><br>
The Anglo-Dutch oil giant is moving towards greener energy, which
also means shedding 9,000 jobs over the next two years, its CEO
said.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/2/11/shell-freezes-salaries-to-save-cash-in-company-overhaul">https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/2/11/shell-freezes-salaries-to-save-cash-in-company-overhaul</a><br>
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[perhaps this CYA action is why Bill Gates is speaking up]<br>
<b>Microsoft’s surprise funding of climate change denial campaigns
in 2020 uncovered</b><br>
by Kareem Anderson<br>
Feb 13, 2021- inNews<br>
Once again, Microsoft has been caught espousing a progressive and
idealistic position while traversing in political opposition
financially.<br>
<br>
Last week Microsoft seemingly put a button on the issue of how and
where it puts money in politics with its new Microsoft Corporation
Stakeholders Voluntary PAC (MSVPAC). The change in strategy and
policy came after the company was forced to re-evaluate donations to
representatives involved or associated with the rhetoric or actions
that led and resulted in the insurrection at the US Capitol on
January 6, 2021.<br>
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However, journalist Emily Atkin over at HEATED points out that the
change interestingly omits any acknowledgment of Microsoft’s
financial culpability in aiding some of the same people into
re-election who also wade in climate denial prior. While giving
credit where credit is due, Microsoft may have suspended donations
to individuals and parties that have publicly denied the results of
the 2020 presidential election but the company was also busy funding
many of those individuals’ re-election campaigns as they also denied
climate change as late as November 2020.<br>
<br>
Using data obtained from OpenSecrets.org Atkin and crew were able to
uncover where Microsoft’s money went in 2020 and surprisingly
$200,000 of it went to proudly outspoken climate deniers despite
Microsoft championing itself as an industry leader in fighting for
climate justice and sustainability.<br>
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For those interested, the breakdown is as follows:<br>
<blockquote>$25,000 to Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)<br>
$12,500 to Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY)<br>
$10,000 to Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS)<br>
$10,000 to Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT)<br>
$10,000 to Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND)<br>
$10,000 to Sen. John Thune (R-SD)<br>
$10,000 to Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO)<br>
$9,000 to Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT)<br>
$7,500 to Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND)<br>
$5,000 to Sen. Todd Young (R-IN)<br>
$5,000 to Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)<br>
$30,000 to Steve Scalise (R-LA)<br>
$25,000 to Kevin McCarthy (R-CA)<br>
$20,000 to Kevin Brady (R-TX)<br>
$10,000 to Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)<br>
</blockquote>
When asked, on several occasions, about the issue, Microsoft has
given a similar statement that echoes company president Brad Smith’s
original PAC defense of essentially, they are paying to play.<br>
<br>
We recognize that to make progress on the issues that matter to our
customers and to our business, we must engage with candidates and
officeholders who hold a range of views. Given the breadth of our
policy agenda, it’s unlikely we’ll agree on every issue, but we’ve
learned that engagement—even when individuals hold different
positions—is an essential part of achieving progress.<br>
<br>
In Microsoft’s defense, we don’t know what sort of conversations
were had through this form of “engagement” and how successful
Microsoft has been in advancing climate change policies with these
representatives. However, it should be noted that back in 2015,
several of the recipients of Microsoft “engagement contributions
voted “no” on an amendment declaring climate change a reality. Since
voting no, many of the listed recipients of Microsoft’s “engagement”
donations continue to hold very similar beliefs and public stances
against pushing a climate change agenda or even admitting that it’s
a reality.<br>
<br>
As of now, Microsoft has suspended all of its political
contributions for 2020, but if and when the company lifts its ban
and starts “engaging” with political parties and representatives
again, will it take into consideration the lack of legislature
brought forth by individuals benefiting from its 2020 re-election
donations? When asked about this specific issue, the company
couldn’t be reached for comment. We’ll update when there is more
information from Microsoft.<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.onmsft.com/news/microsofts-surprise-funding-of-climate-change-denial-campaigns-in-2020-uncovered">https://www.onmsft.com/news/microsofts-surprise-funding-of-climate-change-denial-campaigns-in-2020-uncovered</a><br>
[$200K seems to be a pretty cheap price for selling out the future,
Bill.]
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[Bill quickly redeems - tune in Sunday]<br>
<b>Bill Gates says climate change is biggest challenge ever faced by
humanity</b><br>
"The amount of change, new ideas. It's way greater than the
pandemic. And it needs a level of cooperation that would be
unprecedented," Gates tells Anderson Cooper. See the interview,
Sunday on 60 Minutes.<br>
Feb 12, 2021 <br>
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Bill Gates, an integral player in the digital revolution as the
co-founder of Microsoft, hopes to play a critical role in fighting
climate change. <br>
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The billionaire philanthropist has invested in programs tackling
global problems of poverty and disease for decades and recently, the
pandemic. Now he sets his sights on evading the disaster scientists
warn is ahead if the planet continues to warm.<br>
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Gates believes halting the temperature rise will be the biggest
challenge ever faced by humanity. "The amount of change, new ideas.
It's way greater than the pandemic," Gates tells Anderson Cooper in
a 60 Minutes interview airing Sunday. "And it needs a level of
cooperation that would be unprecedented."<br>
<br>
But Gates hopes people will be able to develop ways to reduce or
eliminate greenhouse gases – mostly carbon dioxide – that scientists
say contribute to global warming.<br>
<br>
"We have more educated people than ever. We have a generation that's
speaking out on this topic. And, you know, I got to participate in
the miracle of the personal computer and the internet," Gates says.
"And so, yes, I have a bias to believe innovation can do these
things."<br>
<br>
Gates outlines potential innovations to manufacturing, agriculture
and transportation in a new book, "How to Avoid Climate Disaster."
He speaks about his optimistic vision on the next edition of 60
Minutes, Sunday, February 14 at 7 p.m. ET/PT on CBS. <br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bill-gates-climate-change-60-minutes-2021-02-12/">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bill-gates-climate-change-60-minutes-2021-02-12/</a><br>
[No, this is classic CYA]<br>
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[About Dakota Pipeline]<b><br>
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[Two from The Barents Observer]<br>
<b>Ice cold winter on far northern coast, but nearby Arctic waters
are record warm</b><br>
Northern Russia and Scandinavia had the coldest January in years.
Meanwhile, adjacent Arctic waters were up to 8 C° warmer than
normal.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/2021/02/ice-cold-winter-high-northern-coast-nearby-arctic-ocean-record-warm">https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/2021/02/ice-cold-winter-high-northern-coast-nearby-arctic-ocean-record-warm</a><br>
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<b>It is mid-winter, but world's most powerful icebreaker lies idle
in port</b><br>
The brand new Arktika has not been sailing since the middle of
December.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/arctic-nuclear-safety/2021/02/it-mid-winter-worlds-most-powerful-icebreaker-lies-idle-port">https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/arctic-nuclear-safety/2021/02/it-mid-winter-worlds-most-powerful-icebreaker-lies-idle-port</a><br>
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[slipping back and failing to catch up ]<br>
<b>NASA's Climate Communications Might Not Recover From the Damage
of Trump's Systemic Suppression</b><br>
LAURA TENENBAUM - FEBRUARY 10, 2021<br>
Before former U.S. President Donald Trump incited a hostile
insurrection against the Capitol, he’d already smashed wrecking
balls through the ranks of government agencies. Among the many
casualties was the truth about climate science, which NASA was
routinely prevented from sharing with the public that supports it.<br>
I was the senior science editor for NASA’s Global Climate Change
website and witnessed the impact of science suppression firsthand.
I’d been at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), one of 10 NASA
centers, for a decade when, three weeks into the Trump
Administration, on Feb. 16, 2017, the Washington Post published an
article noting that while the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
and the National Park Service were shutting down climate
communication, NASA was still writing about climate change. The Post
piece shared links to my most recent NASA blog post about the rapid
increase of ice-mass loss in Greenland, plus my @NASAClimate tweets
and NASA Climate Change Facebook page...<br>
more at - <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://time.com/5937784/nasa-climate-trump/">https://time.com/5937784/nasa-climate-trump/</a><br>
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[Digging back into the internet news archive]<br>
<font size="+1"><b>On this day in the history of global warming -
February 13, 2013 </b></font><br>
<p>On the Fox News Channel program "Hannity," Daryl Hannah discusses
the anti-Keystone XL movement. In addition, Hannah discusses the
risks of KXL in an interview for CBSNews.com.<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://video.foxnews.com/v/2163423203001/">http://video.foxnews.com/v/2163423203001/</a> <br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/climate-change-action-a-moral-obligation-says-daryl-hannah/">http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/climate-change-action-a-moral-obligation-says-daryl-hannah/</a>
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