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<font size="+2"><i><b>October 30, 2021</b></i></font><br>
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<i>[ The Guardian reports, in the US everybody knows already ]</i><br>
<b>Exxon CEO accused of lying about climate science to congressional
panel</b><br>
Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney likens oil company bosses’ responses
to those of tobacco industry at historic h<br>
Chris McGreal - 28 Oct 2021<br>
The chief executive of ExxonMobil, Darren Woods, was accused of
lying to Congress on Thursday after he denied that the company
covered up its own research about oil’s contribution to the climate
crisis.<br>
For the first time, Woods and the heads of three other major
petroleum companies were questioned under oath at a congressional
hearing into the industry’s long campaign to discredit and deny the
evidence that burning fossil fuels drove global heating. When
pressed to make specific pledges or to stop lobbying against climate
initiatives, all four executives declined...<br>
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The hearing also questioned the leaders of two powerful lobby groups
accused of acting as front organisations for big oil, the American
Petroleum Institute and the US Chamber of Commerce.<br>
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Khanna noted that API was heavily funded by oil company money as it
resisted the expansion of infrastructure for electric vehicles and
opposed a methane fee backed by Biden, including flooding Facebook
with advertisements in recent months.<br>
<br>
Khanna challenged each of the oil executives in turn to resign from
API over its position on electric vehicles or to tell it to stop its
opposition to a methane fee. All of them declined to do so.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/oct/28/exxon-ceo-accused-lying-climate-science-congressional-panel">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/oct/28/exxon-ceo-accused-lying-climate-science-congressional-panel</a><br>
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<i>[contempt for Congress ]</i><br>
<b>Republicans Slobbered All Over Themselves to Apologize to Big Oil
CEOs</b><br>
In an absurd spectacle on Thursday, Republicans expressed a deep
love for the fossil fuel industry—which just so happens to be one of
their biggest donors.<br>
Brian Kahn -- Oct 28, 2021<br>
Republicans and fossil fuel interests have a, shall we say, cozy
relationship. But that relationship went from snuggly to downright
NSFW on Thursday at a hearing ostensibly about fossil fuel
misinformation.<br>
<br>
The House Oversight Committee welcomed executives from four fossil
companies and two trade groups as well as a pipeline welder to probe
decades of campaigns to confuse the public. There’s plenty of
fodder. The past few years have seen journalist and academic
investigations, lawsuits, FTC complaints, and sting operations that
have revealed the ways the fossil fuel industry misleads the
public—and continues to do so to this day. That has put the entire
planet in a dangerous place now, with a steep carbon pollution
drawdown needed to avert extreme climate damage.<br>
<br>
But what Republican members of Congress wanted to do on Thursday was
humbly apologize to CEOs of some of the most powerful corporations
on Earth for being forced to account for their actions. More than
that, they wanted to thank them for their service to society and
scold anyone who dared question these titans of industry...<br>
[See a partial transcript ]<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://gizmodo.com/republicans-slobbered-all-over-themselves-to-apologize-1847959116">https://gizmodo.com/republicans-slobbered-all-over-themselves-to-apologize-1847959116</a><br>
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<i>[ theAnalysis.news - hear one audio clip 17 mins]</i><br>
<b>House Committee Chairwoman Maloney Nails Oil Executives</b><br>
October 29, 2021<br>
House of Representatives Oversight Committee held hearings with the
CEOs of the largest oil companies where Chairwoman Maloney read
quotes from internal Exxon documents, which exposed that Exxon knew
for years that fossil fuels were causing global warming and that it
would lead to catastrophic consequences. She attempted to get the
CEOs to acknowledge having lied, which they refused to do. This is
an excerpt from the House of Representatives Oversight Committee
held on October 28, 2021.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://blubrry.com/theanalysisnews/82414208/house-committee-chairwoman-maloney-nails-oil-executives/">https://blubrry.com/theanalysisnews/82414208/house-committee-chairwoman-maloney-nails-oil-executives/</a><br>
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<i>[ Answer is: "...Not until they have tried everything else
first" succinct video] </i><br>
<b>COP 26 key priorities. Will our leaders FINALLY do the right
thing??</b><br>
Oct 27, 2021<br>
Just Have a Think<br>
<br>
COP26 is a global climate conference that kicks off in Glasgow on
Sunday 31st October 2021. It could be the most pivotal meeting of
world leaders that we see in our lifetime, and it needs to deliver
some pretty ambitious and robust resolutions if we're to stand any
chance of keeping global temperature rise below 2 degrees Celsius.
So, can our politicians filter out the cacophony of climate noise in
the world right now and focus on the key priorities that will
actually make a difference? <br>
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Video Transcripts available at our website -
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.justhaveathink.com">http://www.justhaveathink.com</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtYHYlJFpIo">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtYHYlJFpIo</a><br>
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<i>[ Clever advice from a historical beast - in a video ]</i><br>
<b>United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)</b><br>
dontchooseextinction.com<br>
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The world spends an astounding US$423 billion annually to subsidize
fossil fuels for consumers – oil, electricity that is generated by
the burning of other fossil fuels, gas, and coal. This is four times
the amount being called for to help poor countries tackle the
climate crisis, one of the sticking points ahead of the COP26 global
climate conference next week, according to new UN Development
Programme (UNDP) research.<br>
<br>
The amount spent directly on these subsidies could pay for COVID-19
vaccinations for every person in the world, or pay for three times
the annual amount needed to eradicate global extreme poverty. When
indirect costs, including costs to the environment, are factored
into these subsidies, the figure rises to almost US$6 trillion,
according to data published recently by the International Monetary
Fund (IMF).<br>
<br>
Instead, UNDP’s analysis highlights that these funds, paid for by
taxpayers, end up deepening inequality and impeding action on
climate change.<br>
<br>
The main contributor to the climate emergency is the energy sector
which accounts for 73 percent of human-caused greenhouse gas
emissions. Fossil fuel subsidy reforms would contribute to reducing
CO2 emissions and benefit human health and well-being, and they are
a first step towards correctly pricing energy – one that reflects
the ‘true’ and full cost of using fossil fuels to society and the
environment.<br>
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But UNDP’s analysis shows that fossil fuel subsidy reforms can also
be unfair and harmful for households and society if they are poorly
designed. While fossil fuel subsidies tend to be an unequalising
tool - as the lion’s share of the benefits concentrate among the
rich - these subsidies also represent an important portion of poor
peoples’ incomes that otherwise must be paid for energy consumption.
Fossil fuel subsidies’ removal thus could easily become an income-
and energy-impoverishing strategy. This contributes to making fossil
fuels reform difficult, and imposes a key barrier to transitioning
to clean and renewable energy sources.<br>
<br>
The Don’t Choose Extinction campaign features a collective
intelligence platform, the Global Mindpool, to help tackle the most
important issues of our time. Linking insights from around the world
- on the climate emergency, the crisis in nature and inequality –
the Global Mindpool will support UNDP to better inform and equip
policy makers in government, civil society, and the private sector.<br>
<br>
For more information on the ‘Don’t Choose Extinction’ campaign,
visit <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.dontchooseextinction.com">www.dontchooseextinction.com</a><br>
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UNDP is the leading United Nations organization fighting to end the
injustice of poverty, inequality, and climate change. Working with
our broad network of experts and partners in 170 countries, we help
nations to build integrated, lasting solutions for people and
planet.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://dontchooseextinction.com/en/the-problem/">https://dontchooseextinction.com/en/the-problem/</a><br>
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<i>[ check the math one more time ]</i><br>
<b>Netherlands in danger as sea level rises faster than forecast</b><br>
Jack Parrock, Brussels<br>
October 27 2021<br>
Dutch scientists have warned that sea levels will rise much faster
than expected, which could cause havoc for the Netherlands.<br>
<br>
Research by the Royal Dutch Meteorological Institute says sea levels
off the country’s coast could rise by 2m between 2000 and 2100...<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/netherlands-in-danger-as-sea-level-rises-faster-than-forecast-3ptfjgw5w">https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/netherlands-in-danger-as-sea-level-rises-faster-than-forecast-3ptfjgw5w</a><br>
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<i>[ Seems like common sense ]</i><br>
<b>Sea-level rise causing frozen grounds along Arctic coastlines to
thaw, study suggests</b><br>
By Aya Al-Hakim Global News<br>
October 7, 2021 <br>
In a new study, researchers at Dalhousie University have found that
sea-level rise is causing permafrost along Arctic coastlines “to
thaw and retreat,” threatening northern ecosystems.<br>
<br>
Permafrost, which is any ground that remains completely frozen — 0 C
or colder — for at least two years straight, plays an important role
in stabilizing coastlines.<br>
<br>
According to NASA, these permanently frozen grounds are most common
in regions with high mountains and in Earth’s higher latitudes —
near the North and South poles.<br>
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They help regulate groundwater flow and lock carbon and greenhouse
gases in the sediment.<br>
<br>
“Sea-level rise is causing saltwater to move into terrestrial
environments and freshwater reservoirs along coastlines around the
world — a concerning phenomenon that has been studied extensively,”
Alison Auld, the senior research reporter, said in a release...<br>
“Little is known, however, about how this saltwater intrusion
affects high-latitude permafrost environments like the Arctic.”<br>
<br>
By studying how sea-level rise affects these environments,
researchers will gain a better understanding of how climate change
is impacting Arctic ecosystems and communities.<br>
Julia Guimond, a National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellow in
Dal’s department of civil and resource engineering and lead author
of the paper, said permafrost thaw may have potential implications
for coastal infrastructure.<br>
<br>
“The presence of permafrost can impact the stability of the land.
And so … this loss of permafrost can trigger fast slumps or
increased erosion in these areas that are already experiencing
really rapid erosion,” said Guimond.<br>
<br>
“So just heightening the vulnerability of coastal communities,
coastal infrastructure that’s now on land, that’s not held stable by
permafrost.”<br>
In addition, she explained that saltwater intrusion triggering
permafrost thaw can also have implications for global warming.<br>
<br>
“Permafrost literally holds tons of carbon in the sediments. And so
any time you find another driver of permafrost thaw, which we’re
showing that sea-level rise can trigger thaw, you get the release of
carbon into the environment,” Guimond said.<br>
<br>
Despite these concerning implications, Guimond said she’s generally
an optimistic person.<br>
<br>
“Being in it every day and seeing the science that happens and the
brilliance of colleagues and the creativity, I have to have hope.”<br>
<br>
Guimond said what’s worrisome is the “feedback,” which is the effect
that change in one part of an ecosystem has on another, that
researchers don’t fully understand yet.<br>
“When you think about a changing climate, what we’ve shown in this
study is that here is just yet another potential feedback where you
have sea-level rise driving permafrost thaw,” she said.<br>
<br>
So her hope is to draw attention to these dynamic coastal systems.<br>
<br>
“The natural world is filled with so many feedbacks that have
potential potentially large implications for global climate and sort
of the trajectory that we’re facing in the coming years.”...<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://globalnews.ca/news/8250073/sea-level-rise-frozen-grounds-arctic-coastlines-thaw-dalhousie/">https://globalnews.ca/news/8250073/sea-level-rise-frozen-grounds-arctic-coastlines-thaw-dalhousie/</a><br>
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<i>[ study of shoreline melting dynamics in </i><i>Geophysical
Research Letters ]</i><br>
<b>Saltwater Intrusion Intensifies Coastal Permafrost Thaw</b><br>
First published: 21 September 2021 <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://doi.org/10.1029/2021GL094776Citations">https://doi.org/10.1029/2021GL094776Citations</a>:
1<br>
<b>Abstract</b><br>
<blockquote>Surface effects of sea-level rise (SLR) in permafrost
regions are obvious where increasingly iceless seas erode and
inundate coastlines. SLR also drives saltwater intrusion, but
subsurface impacts on permafrost-bound coastlines are unseen and
unclear due to limited field data and the absence of models that
include salinity-dependent groundwater flow with solute exclusion
and freeze-thaw dynamics. Here, we develop a numerical model with
the aforementioned processes to investigate climate change impacts
on coastal permafrost. We find that SLR drives lateral permafrost
thaw due to depressed freezing temperatures from saltwater
intrusion, whereas warming drives top-down thaw. Under high SLR
and low warming scenarios, thaw driven by SLR exceeds
warming-driven thaw when normalized to the influenced surface
area. Results highlight an overlooked feedback mechanism between
SLR and permafrost thaw with potential implications for coastal
infrastructure, ocean-aquifer interactions, and carbon
mobilization.<br>
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<b>Plain Language Summary</b><br>
<blockquote>Along coastlines globally, sea-level rise is causing
saltwater to intrude into terrestrial environments and freshwater
reservoirs (i.e., saltwater intrusion). The impact of saltwater
intrusion on temperate and tropical environments has been
extensively studied, but assessment of saltwater intrusion impacts
on high-latitude permafrost environments is lacking due to limited
field data and appropriate models. This knowledge gap limits
projections of climate change impacts to coastal Arctic ecosystems
and communities. In this study, we develop and use a mathematical
model that incorporates multiple, interrelated processes,
including how salt content affects the freezing temperature of
water, to evaluate the impacts of sea-level rise and associated
saltwater intrusion on coastal permafrost. Results show that
sea-level rise causes saltwater to intrude into the unfrozen pore
space of permafrost. With a lower freezing temperature than
freshwater, saltwater intrusion triggers permafrost thaw and
lateral retreat. The combination of atmospheric and oceanic
warming and sea-level rise has the potential to drive extensive
permafrost loss along Arctic coastlines.<br>
</blockquote>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2021GL094776">https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2021GL094776</a><br>
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<i>[ Playing unfairly and deceitfully in US history - informed
commentator video ]</i><br>
<b>How The Auto Industry Carjacked The American Dream | Climate Town</b><br>
Apr 8, 2021<br>
Climate Town<br>
Where we're going, we don't need roads.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOttvpjJvAo">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOttvpjJvAo</a><br>
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<i>[The news archive - looking back at a moment of villainy ]</i><br>
<font size="+1"><b>On this day in the history of global warming
October 30, 2003</b></font><br>
October 30, 2003: <br>
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The US Senate rejects the McCain-Lieberman Climate Stewardship Act
of 2003 in a 55-43 vote. The bill failed after an all-out assault on
the legislation aided by ExxonMobil-funded "researcher" Willie Soon.
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/31/us/senate-defeats-climate-bill-but-proponents-see-silver-lining.html">http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/31/us/senate-defeats-climate-bill-but-proponents-see-silver-lining.html</a><br>
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<b><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://youtu.be/eJFZ88EH6i4">http://youtu.be/eJFZ88EH6i4</a></b> - This is a succinct, classic
video history of vile and obvious disinformation<br>
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