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<font size="+2"><font face="Calibri"><i><b>May</b></i></font></font><font
size="+2" face="Calibri"><i><b> 19, 2023</b></i></font><font
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<font face="Calibri"><i>[ Results from Yale: talk precedes action ]
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</font> <b>Yale Program on Climate Change Communication</b><br>
One of the most important actions people can take to address global
warming is to talk about it, says Dr. Katharine Hayhoe, climate
scientist and Chief Scientist at The Nature Conservancy. According
to Dr. Hayhoe, positive conversations about the climate can help
people connect over shared values including family, community,
health, and religion. In turn, this can help people think more
deeply about how a changing climate affects who and what they care
about, and support changes in beliefs and attitudes about global
warming. <br>
<br>
Research has found that non-judgmental one-on-one discussions (e.g.,
deep-canvassing) can lead to enduring opinion changes about
emotionally and politically charged topics by providing an
opportunity to exchange personal stories without judgment. Talking
about an issue – including global warming – can also lead to deeper
processing and understanding, which can motivate people to talk
about it with others.<br>
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However, most Americans rarely or never talk about global warming
currently. According to our latest Climate Change in the American
Mind December 2022 survey, only 37% of Americans say they discuss
global warming with family and friends either “occasionally” (29%)
or “often” (8%), while most (63%) say they either “rarely” (30%) or
“never” (33%) discuss it. <br>
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In this analysis, we use our latest data to identify the types of
people most likely to talk with family and friends about global
warming and some characteristics that may help to explain why they
do. Although the data presented here are correlational and cannot
determine causal relationships, the results suggest ways to support
more climate conversations by the public. <br>
<br>
Results<br>
Of all the demographic groups examined, Democrats, people with a
Bachelor’s degree or higher, urban residents, Gen Z and Millennials,
and Hispanic/Latino Americans are among the groups most likely to
discuss global warming with family and friends (more than 40% in
each group say they discuss it at least occasionally). The groups
least likely to discuss global warming include Republicans, rural
residents, people with a high school education or less, and people
who do not identify with a party or are not interested in politics
(less than 30% in each group say they discuss it with family and
friends at least occasionally). Liberal Democrats (68%) are the most
likely to discuss global warming, while conservative Republicans
(11%) are the least likely to discuss it.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/">https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/</a><br>
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<i>[ water disappearing ]</i><br>
<b>Arizona's farms are running out of water, forcing farmers to
confront climate change</b><br>
May 18, 2023<br>
Ximena Bustillo<br>
Cassy England is a fifth-generation farmer in Pinal County, Arizona.
For decades, her family has been a part of the vibrant agricultural
community in the southern part of the state, growing cotton, alfalfa
and grains.<br>
<br>
But this year, she's facing an unexpected challenge: She has to
manage her crops with half of the usual water supply.<br>
<br>
Agriculture in this area relies on the Colorado River, and a
historic drought is causing severe shortages. Just as she was
beginning to plan her planting season, England was notified that her
farms would not get any water from the river and would have to make
do with available groundwater instead.<br>
<br>
"We had to cut back about 50% of our planting, which cuts back on
income," England explained. "It'll cut us down at least 30%,
probably, of our normal revenue at least. And so that's really going
to be an impact."<br>
<br>
Farmers across southern Arizona are among those in the West facing
the brunt of climate change. The drought, worsening fire seasons,
temperature swings and monsoons all impact their businesses, food
production, utility costs and livelihoods...<br>
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Rural communities also tend to lean Republican politically, which
can put them at odds with climate activists and environmental
protection groups, which tend to be more aligned with Democrats. And
the agriculture sector accounts for an estimated 11% of U.S.
greenhouse gas emissions, putting farmers directly in the crosshairs
of climate advocates.<br>
<br>
But farmers in this region, across the political spectrum, say they
also want solutions on climate issues now...<br>
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Rural communities also tend to lean Republican politically, which
can put them at odds with climate activists and environmental
protection groups, which tend to be more aligned with Democrats. And
the agriculture sector accounts for an estimated 11% of U.S.
greenhouse gas emissions, putting farmers directly in the crosshairs
of climate advocates.<br>
<br>
But farmers in this region, across the political spectrum, say they
also want solutions on climate issues now...<br>
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Decades-old agreements over water use among the federal government,
states and Native American tribes resulted in an unintended
overallocation of water. More water is allocated along rivers,
streams and canals than the river actually produces, said Robert
Medler, manager of government affairs for Arizona with Western
Growers, a producer advocacy group. This is especially true with a
worsening multiyear drought.<br>
<br>
About 80% of the Colorado River goes toward agriculture, which means
farmers will be among the first to take cuts.<br>
<br>
"The solution is going to be hard," Medler said. "Everyone realizes
that, and everyone's seemingly willing to come to the table. But
everyone's situation is different, and that's where the conflicts
arise."...<br>
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England, the farmer in Pinal County, has already had her access to
river water cut off. She explains that when the issue was first
raised in her community, there was a divide between some more
conservative farmers who argued that there was sufficient
groundwater and others who were more concerned with the drying
canals.<br>
<br>
But now that cuts are coming into place and groundwater is being
pumped, she does not see those political divides anymore.<br>
<br>
"Everybody kind of has the same opinion," England said. "It's just a
problem and everyone kind of wants to fix it."<br>
<br>
And the clock is ticking. England and many others won't have their
water back for the foreseeable future.<br>
<br>
"Every day that goes by without some sort of solution just makes the
problem worse," Medler said.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.npr.org/2023/05/18/1176657700/arizona-farms-running-out-water-farmers-climate-change-colorado-river">https://www.npr.org/2023/05/18/1176657700/arizona-farms-running-out-water-farmers-climate-change-colorado-river</a><br>
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<font face="Calibri"> <i>[ a few clip of Claire's latest ]</i></font><br>
<b>The next cameo on your favorite TV show could be climate change</b><br>
Behind the push to get more climate mentions in film and television.<br>
Claire Elise Thompson<br>
Associate Editor<br>
May 17, 2023<br>
<b>The vision</b><br>
“You can locate the ways that climate and sustainability intersect
with any good stories, without explicitly telling a climate change
story. Because it frankly intersects with nearly every story.”<br>
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<b>The spotlight</b><br>
Fewer than 3 percent of film and TV scripts from 2016 to 2020
included any climate-related terms, according to an analysis by Good
Energy and the Norman Lear Center’s Media Impact Project. It’s Good
Energy’s mission to change that. Last year, the organization
released a playbook for screenwriters, industry executives, and
other creatives who want to explore ways of weaving climate themes
into their projects — from soap operas to thrillers to rom coms...<br>
“We’re not talking about a new kind of genre or story. We’re just
talking about writing about what it feels like to be alive right
now,” says Joyner. “And that includes living in a world where
there’s a climate crisis.”...<br>
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<b>The impact of climate on screen</b><br>
While 64 percent of Americans report being worried about climate
change, 67 percent also say they “rarely” or “never” discuss it with
family and friends, according to research from the Yale Program on
Climate Communication. “If we’re not talking about climate, if we’re
not facing it, then we’re certainly not doing anything about it,”
Joyner says. And one way of encouraging climate conversations is to
show them on screen.<br>
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Rubin knows his work will take time to pay off. “I think people
forget that making a movie takes literally three to five years,” he
says. The shows and movies that have been greenlit in the past year
may not hit screens until 2025 or 2026. Meanwhile, the industry is
contending not just with an evolving understanding of climate,
justice, and representation, but also with internal struggles, as
the current Hollywood writers’ strike highlights. “It’ll take time,
but it’s happening,” Rubin says....<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://grist.org/looking-forward/the-next-cameo-on-your-favorite-tv-show-could-be-climate-change/">https://grist.org/looking-forward/the-next-cameo-on-your-favorite-tv-show-could-be-climate-change/</a>
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<font face="Calibri"> <i>[ recognizing a notable risk from Fire
Protection Research Foundation ]</i></font><br>
<font face="Calibri"><b>Stranded Energy within Lithium-Ion Batteries</b><br>
Stranded energy – defined as the energy remaining in a cell after
efforts to safely discharge the stored energy in damaged
lithium-ion cells – is an important, unresolved issue. Residual,
stranded, DC energy within damaged lithium-ion batteries presents
a significant fire and shock hazard – particularly to emergency
responders.<br>
<br>
Stranded energy can impact when emergency responders can declare
an event safe as well as when and how the batteries can be safely
removed from their respective installation, transported, and
disposed. Significant responsibility is placed on first and second
responders to ensure the hazard of stranded energy is properly
mitigated and the batteries are safely and properly handled post
event.<br>
<br>
The most effective approach to mitigate the hazard of stranded
energy and safely neutralize the batteries is still unclear.
Procedures, guidelines, and related tools for all first and second
emergency responders are needed to address this issue.<br>
<br>
Research goal: The goal of this project is to develop a summary
report of the present and anticipated hazards of stranded energy,
related incidents, and established mitigation procedures for
safely handling stranded energy within damaged lithium-ion
batteries across the full-spectrum of industry applications to
provide guidance to first and second emergency responders.<br>
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<font face="Calibri"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.nfpa.org/News-and-Research/Resources/Fire-Protection-Research-Foundation/Current-projects/Stranded-Energy-within-Lithium-Ion-Batteries">https://www.nfpa.org/News-and-Research/Resources/Fire-Protection-Research-Foundation/Current-projects/Stranded-Energy-within-Lithium-Ion-Batteries</a><br>
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<font face="Calibri"> <i>[The news archive - looking back at the
Worst Person in the World ]</i><br>
<font size="+2"><i><b>May 19, 2009</b></i></font></font><font
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• MSNBC's Keith Olbermann rips into climate-denier Rep. Joe Barton
of Texas:<br>
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<blockquote><font face="Calibri"> "But our winner, Republican
Congressman Joe Barton of Texas, who is back in the battle with
Michele Bachmann and Steve King for world‘s craziest
Congressman, saying there is no global warming or climate change
because, quote, 'CO2, carbon dioxide, is not a pollutant in any
normal definition of the term. I am creating it as I talk to
you. It's in your Coca-Cola, your Dr. Pepper, your Perrier
water. It is necessary for human life. It is odorless,
colorless, tasteless, does not cause cancer, does not cause
asthma. And something that the Democratic sponsors do not point
out, a lot of the CO2 created in the United States is naturally
created. You can‘t regulate God. Not even the Democratic
majority in the U.S. Congress can regulate God.'</font><br>
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<font face="Calibri"> "It is naturally created. So you can‘t
regulate it. Like cocaine or anthrax or stupid Congressmen.
Congressman Joe, 'You know what else is naturally created? BS!'
Barton, today‘s worst person in the world."<br>
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