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<p><font size="+2"><font face="Calibri"><i><b>May</b></i></font></font><font
size="+2" face="Calibri"><i><b> 14, 2023</b></i></font><i><br>
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<i>[ Legislate deliberate ignorance ]</i><br>
<b>Gianforte signs bill banning state agencies from analyzing
climate impacts </b><br>
House Bill 971 comes as Montana courts are poised to consider how
“clean and healthful environment” protections intersect with energy
regulations.<br>
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte has signed into law a bill that bars the
state from considering climate impacts in its analysis of large
projects such as coal mines and power plants. <br>
<br>
House Bill 971 was among the most controversial energy- and
environment-related proposals before the Legislature this session,
drawing more than 1,000 comments, 95% of which expressed opposition
to the measure. HB 971 bars state regulators like the Montana
Department of Environmental Quality from including analyses of
greenhouse gas emissions and climate impacts, both within and
outside Montana’s borders, when conducting comprehensive reviews of
large projects. It builds off of a decade-old law barring the state
from including “actual or potential impacts that are regional,
national, or global in nature” in environmental reviews. ..<br>
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Gianforte signed HB 971 into law May 10 over opposition from climate
and environmental groups that had argued that the measure hinders
the state’s ability to respond to the crisis of our time: the
atmosphere-warming emissions of greenhouse gases that are shrinking
the state’s snowpack, reducing summer and fall streamflows, and
contributing to catastrophic flooding and longer, more intense
wildfire seasons. Opponents had also argued that the majority of
Montanans believe in human-caused climate change and want meaningful
climate action. <br>
<br>
Results from a 2022 “Conservation in the West” poll of 416
registered voters in Montana bear this out. Three-fifths of those
polled said there is enough evidence of climate change to support
action and called for a transition to renewable energy. <br>
<br>
Anne Hedges with the Montana Environmental Information Center said
the Legislature is “hiding its head in the sand” by passing bills
like HB 971, and she anticipates it will be the subject of a
constitutional lawsuit...<br>
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“Climate change is real, it matters, the climate is part of our
environment, and we cannot ignore the changes that are occurring,”
Hedges said. “Ignoring it doesn’t make it better. It will only make
things worse and make it more difficult and expensive to deal with
later.”<br>
<br>
“Our families are already suffering from an increase in the number
of sweltering summer days, longer wildfire and smoke seasons, and
historic drought,” Winona Bateman, executive director of Families
for a Livable Climate, wrote in an email to Montana Free Press. “I
am not sure how Gov. Gianforte imagines we will do our part to
address these growing impacts, or pay for them, if we’re not working
to eliminate the root cause. Why would we wait for federal
regulations to be part of the solution?”<br>
<br>
Proponents of the measure, including its sponsor, Rep. Josh
Kassmier, R-Fort Benton, argued that by pushing back on a recent
ruling revoking a NorthWestern Energy gas plant permit, HB 971
underscores that it’s lawmakers, not judges, who set policy. Other
proponents, including the Treasure State Resources Association and
the Montana Petroleum Association, asserted that HB 971 protects
state agencies from an “unworkable” mandate to measure greenhouse
gas emissions and that any such regulation properly belongs under
federal regulatory frameworks such as the Clean Air Act.<br>
<br>
Gianforte spokesperson Kaitlin Price echoed this assessment in a
statement to Montana Free Press.<br>
<br>
“House Bill 971 re-established the longstanding, bipartisan policy
that analysis conducted pursuant to the Montana Environmental Policy
Act does not include analysis of greenhouse gas emissions,” Price
said. “The bill would allow evaluation of GHGs if it is required
under federal law or if Congress amends the Clean Air Act to include
carbon dioxide as a regulated pollutant.”<br>
<br>
During a committee hearing on the bill last month, Sen. Jen Gross,
D-Billings, asked Kassmier if he believes humans cause climate
change...<br>
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“I’m not a scientist, so I’m not going to answer that,” he replied.<br>
<br>
For his part, Gianforte told Montana Free Press in a 2021 interview
that he does believe in human-caused climate change. He said
“American ingenuity” can help mitigate it and argued for the
government to remove friction in the marketplace.. <br>
<br>
The bill also comes as a Helena judge is weighing a case brought by
16 youth plaintiffs asking the judicial branch to require the state
to measure and regulate greenhouse gas emissions. That lawsuit, Held
vs. Montana, is set for a 10-day hearing that will start June 12.<br>
<br>
It also comes as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency considers
a rule that would expand regulations dealing with power plants’
emissions of greenhouse gasses. If passed, the rule would require
power plants like the coal-fired plant in Colstrip to capture 90% of
its carbon emissions by 2038.<br>
AMANDA EGGERTENVIRONMENTAL REPORTER <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:aeggert@montanafreepress.org">aeggert@montanafreepress.org</a><br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://montanafreepress.org/2023/05/12/gianforte-signs-climate-change-analysis-ban-into-law/">https://montanafreepress.org/2023/05/12/gianforte-signs-climate-change-analysis-ban-into-law/</a><br>
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<font face="Calibri"><i>[ Spotify recording -- Climate Change as
threat multiplier -- affecting everything...top factor is
political ideology</i></font><br>
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<font face="Calibri"> </font> <font face="Calibri"><b>Dr Katharine
Hayhoe - Effecting Change Through Authentic Conversation </b><br>
</font>Feb 28th <br>
<font face="Calibri">Dr. Katharine Hayhoe is a world-renowned
climate scientist, professor, and Chief Scientist for The Nature
Conservancy, where she leads and coordinates the organization's
scientific efforts. She is also the author of "Saving Us: A
Climate Scientist's Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World,"
an excellent book you've likely heard me reference on the podcast.
Whether you are interested in learning more about the facts, data,
or projections regarding climate change, or if you are seeking
guidance on how best to approach challenging conversations about
climate, I highly recommend "Saving Us." It's an optimistic,
solutions-oriented guidebook for finding common ground and having
productive conversations.<br>
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Katharine was born and raised in Canada and has been obsessed with
science, the natural world, and the universe for as long as she
can remember. Her undergraduate studies focused on physics and
astronomy, but as she was finishing up her degree, she happened to
take a climate science course, which captured her imagination and
changed the focus of her education and career. Today, Katharine is
a distinguished professor at Texas Tech, a highly respected
researcher, and a sought-after speaker with a TED Talk that's been
viewed more than 4 million times. And to top it all off, in 2021,
she joined The Nature Conservancy as its Chief Scientist.<br>
-<br>
Katharine and I met up in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, where she
was the keynote speaker at a community event focused on climate
and climate change in the Yampa Valley and beyond. Katharine and I
chatted for an hour before her event, and we managed to cover a
lot of ground. We discussed her book "Saving Us," her TED talk,
and a concept known as "The Six Americas of Global Warming." We
discuss how and why her Christian faith plays such an important
role in her work to solve climate change, and she offers some
common-sense, optimistic approaches to having challenging
conversations with smart people who do not think that climate
change is a threat. She also talks about her role at The Nature
Conservancy, specific climate opportunities and challenges facing
the American West, and she offers a ton of excellent book
recommendations.<br>
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Thank you to Dr. Hayhoe for taking the time out of her busy
schedule to chat with me, and thank you for listening. Hope you
enjoy.<br>
---<br>
Dr. Katharine Hayhoe<br>
"Saving Us: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope and Healing in a
Divided World"<br>
Full episode notes and links: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://mountainandprairie.com/katharine-hayhoe/">https://mountainandprairie.com/katharine-hayhoe/</a><br>
--- This episode is brought to you in partnership with the
Colorado chapter of The Nature Conservancy. Guided by science and
grounded by decades of collaborative partnerships, The Nature
Conservancy has a long-standing legacy of achieving lasting
results to create a world where nature and people thrive. On the
fourth Tuesday of every month throughout 2023, Mountain &
Prairie will be delving into conversations with a wide range of
The Nature Conservancy’s leaders, partners, collaborators, and
stakeholders, highlighting the myriad of conservation challenges,
opportunities, and solutions here in the American West. To learn
more about The Nature Conservancy’s impactful work in Colorado and
around the world, visit <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="http://www.nature.org/colorado">www.nature.org/colorado</a>
--- TOPICS DISCUSSED:<br>
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<blockquote><font face="Calibri"> 3:30 - Why Dr. Hayhoe wrote
"Saving Us"</font><br>
<font face="Calibri"> 5:45 - Regarding Dr. Hayhoe’s TED Talk</font><br>
<font face="Calibri"> 8:15 - Discussing The Six Americas of Global
Warming</font><br>
<font face="Calibri"> 12:00 - The relationship between Dr.
Hayhoe’s faith and climate work</font><br>
<font face="Calibri"> 17:45 - When religion and climate change
dismissal historically became tied together</font><br>
<font face="Calibri"> 21:30 - Discussing the balance between fear
and guilt as motivating and stagnating forces</font><br>
<font face="Calibri"> 28:00 - What surprised Dr. Hayhoe in writing
the book</font><br>
<font face="Calibri"> 33:45 - Role playing how to interact with
intelligent people who doubt climate science</font><br>
<font face="Calibri"> 37:30 - Applying lessons learned from
COVID-19 to climate change</font><br>
<font face="Calibri"> 41:30 - Dr. Hayhoe’s time as 9-year-old
abroad in Columbia and how it influenced her thinking and career</font><br>
<font face="Calibri"> 46:15 - Why Dr. Hayhoe decided to work with
The Nature Conservancy, and the impacts she hopes to make</font><br>
<font face="Calibri"> 50:15 - The stats Dr. Hayhoe would want to
see to feel she has had an impact in five years</font><br>
<font face="Calibri"> 54:45 - The challenges and opportunities
facing the arid West amidst climate change</font><br>
<font face="Calibri"> 57:00 - Dr. Hayhoe’s reading habits and some
books she has loved</font><br>
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<font face="Calibri">[ 700,000 in weeks ]<br>
</font><font face="Calibri"><b>Disasters, war internally displaced
71 million people in 2022 | WION Climate Tracker | Latest</b></font><br>
<font face="Calibri">WION</font><br>
<font face="Calibri">May 12, 2023 #WION #displacedpeople #wartorn</font><br>
<font face="Calibri">A record 71 million people were internally
displaced last year by what is being called 'a perfect storm' of
war and natural disasters.</font><br>
<font face="Calibri"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okguIVfBSxw">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okguIVfBSxw</a></font><br>
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<font face="Calibri"> <i>[ A little history of one type of harsh
weather - 15 min.]</i></font><br>
<font face="Calibri"><b>Hail Storms and History</b><br>
The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered<br>
May 8, 2023 #thehistoryguy #history #Hail<br>
The Treaty of Brétigny would not, as hoped, put an end to the
conflict that would come to be called the hundred years war, but
it did represent a significant change in the conflict. What is
perhaps most interesting, however, is that the treaty did not
result from a military victory by one side or the other. Rather,
three weeks earlier, the course of European history had been
changed by a hail storm. <br>
</font><font face="Calibri"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l8oJYmB6BI">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l8oJYmB6BI</a></font><br>
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<i>[ Disinformation battleground - PHYS.ORG ]</i><br>
<b>Meteorologists targeted in climate misinfo surge</b><i><br>
</i>MAY 13, 2023<br>
Once trusted faces on the news, meteorologists now brave threats,
insults and slander online from conspiracy theorists and climate
change deniers who accuse them of faking or even fixing the weather.<br>
Users on Twitter and other social media falsely accused Spain's
weather agency of engineering a drought, Australia's of doctoring
its thermometers and France's of exaggerating global warming through
misplaced weather stations.<br>
<br>
"The coronavirus is no longer a trend. Conspiracy theorists and
deniers who used to talk about that are now spreading disinformation
about climate change," Alexandre Lopez-Borrull, lecturer in
Information and Communication Sciences at the Open University of
Catalonia, told AFP.<br>
<br>
"These scientific bodies are seen as part of the establishment, so
anything they say may get disputed on social networks.<br>
<br>
"They are providing evidence against what the climate deniers claim,
so the latter try to discredit them."<br>
<br>
Meteorologists threatened<br>
In a harsh drought and with local elections looming, Spain's State
Meteorological Agency (AEMET) spoke out after its members were
threatened in Twitter messages, phone calls and emails.<br>
<br>
"Murderers", "Criminals", "You'll pay for this", "We're watching
you", the messages shouted.<br>
<br>
They came from people who believe the widely debunked theory that
airplane condensation trails are really "chemtrails" sprayed by the
authorities to poison people or create weather disasters.<br>
<br>
Some referred to the "2030 agenda", a debunked theory that global
elites are plotting to subjugate people through COVID and climate
policies.<br>
<br>
"Do you want us to publish your contact details and those of your
family?" read one Tweet aimed at an AEMET employee.<br>
<br>
"Crooks! You are destroying nature on the orders of the damned 2030
agenda," said another.<br>
<br>
"We have seen an increase in insulting messages as a result of a
thread we published about condensation trails" on April 10, AEMET
spokesperson Estrella Gutierrez-Marco told AFP.<br>
<br>
"What makes no sense is that they are insulting an institution that
is constantly watching out for their interests, whose aim is... to
contribute to people's safety."<br>
<br>
Lopez-Borrull noted a "significant increase" in climate change
denial –- particularly among far-right supporters who see it as a
leftist cause and oppose reforms aimed at curbing its impacts.<br>
<br>
Bushfires intensified by a heatwave ravaged parts of Australia in
December 2019.<br>
"People distrust politicians, judges and the media, and the cost of
living is rising," he said.<br>
<br>
"In this context people feel alienated and end up listening to
people they never listened to before, with messages appealing
directly to the emotions."<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://phys.org/news/2023-05-meteorologists-climate-misinfo-surge.html">https://phys.org/news/2023-05-meteorologists-climate-misinfo-surge.html</a>
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<i>[ Florida as giant battlefield where water seeks it own level,
and ignores human intentions ]</i><br>
<b>Climate Change Forces a Rethinking of Mammoth Everglades
Restoration Plan</b><br>
Even as the $21 billion effort unfolds, officials realize that its
water infrastructure cannot contend with rising seas, violent storms
and Florida’s non-stop influx of residents.<br>
By Amy Green<br>
May 9, 2023<br>
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The scientists said the government agencies had made little progress
when it came to incorporating future precipitation and temperature
scenarios in planning their projects and that new, climate-based
approaches were urgently needed.<br>
<br>
“Inadequate consideration of water availability under future
conditions and potential variations in the rate of sea-level rise
could cause a project to move forward that is not viable under
future climate change,” the scientists wrote.<br>
<br>
The scientists noted that Everglades restoration had reached a
“pivot point,” with recent record funding pushing several projects
toward completion and a few more about to begin. Already the parched
river of grass is responding to the work, with healthier water flows
and shifts in vegetation throughout the central and western
watershed...<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://insideclimatenews.org/news/09052023/climate-change-florida-everglades-restoration-plan/">https://insideclimatenews.org/news/09052023/climate-change-florida-everglades-restoration-plan/</a><br>
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<font face="Calibri"> <i>[The news archive - looking back at a time
when we were smarter than we are now...]</i><br>
<font size="+2"><i><b>May 14, 1989 </b></i></font> <br>
May 14, 1989: In a Washington Post op-ed, Sen. Al Gore (D-TN)
notes:<br>
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<blockquote><font face="Calibri">"As a nation and a government, we
must see that America's future is inextricably tied to the fate
of the globe. In effect, the environment is becoming a matter of
national security -- an issue that directly and imminently
menaces the interests of the state or the welfare of the people.</font><br>
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<font face="Calibri">"To date, the national-security agenda has
been dominated by issues of military security, embedded in the
context of global struggle between the United States and the
Soviet Union -- a struggle often waged through distant
surrogates, but which has always harbored the risk of direct
confrontation and nuclear war. Given the recent changes in
Soviet behavior, there is growing optimism that this long, dark
period may be passing. This may in turn open the international
agenda for other urgent matters and for the release of enormous
resources, now committed to war, toward other objectives. Many
of us hope that the global environment will be the new dominant
concern...</font><br>
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<font face="Calibri">"When nations perceive that they are
threatened at the strategic level, they may be induced to think
of drastic responses, involving sharp discontinuities from
everyday approaches to policy. In military terms, this is the
point when the United States begins to think of invoking nuclear
weapons. The global environment crisis may demand responses that
are comparatively radical.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">"At present, despite some progress made
toward limiting some sources of the problem, such as CFCs, we
have barely scratched the surface. Even if all other elements of
the problem are solved, a major threat is still posed by
emissions of carbon dioxide, the exhaling breath of the
industrial culture upon which our civilization rests. The
implications of the latest and best studies on this matter are
staggering. Essentially, they tell us that with our current
pattern of technology and production, we face a choice between
economic growth in the near term and massive environmental
disorder as the subsequent penalty."</font><br>
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