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<font size="+2"><font face="Calibri"><i><b>June</b></i></font></font><font
size="+2" face="Calibri"><i><b> 20, 2023</b></i></font><font
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<i>[PBS reports on The Montana Children's court case ]</i><br>
<b>Group of young people sue Montana over inaction on climate change</b><br>
PBS NewsHour<br>
Jun 19, 2023<br>
A first-of-its-kind trial is underway in Montana, where a group of
young people argue the state's lawmakers aren't doing nearly enough
to address climate change. Montana is one of the nation’s biggest
coal producers and the industry there has strong political support.
William Brangham reports how the plaintiffs are using a unique
clause in the state constitution to try and force a change.<br>
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<font face="Calibri"><i>[ the Montana</i></font><i>-Dramana </i><font
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<font face="Calibri"><b>Defense arguments to begin in youth climate
trial in Montana</b><br>
June 19, 2023<br>
By Ellis Juhlin <br>
</font> <font face="Calibri">Attorneys for the State of Montana
said Friday they will not call one of their top expert witnesses
in the only youth climate lawsuit to make it all the way to trial
in the U.S.<br>
<br>
Climatologist Judith Curry, who disagrees with the scientific
consensus that human activity is primarily responsible for
dangerous warming of the planet, has provided written testimony,
but will not be present in court this week.<br>
<br>
Sixteen young Montana plaintiffs are suing state leaders in
Helena, saying they've ignored scientific evidence and continue to
promote fossil fuels, worsening climate change. They say that
violates their right to a "clean and healthful environment," which
Montana's constitution guarantees.<br>
<br>
The state has tried multiple times to avoid going to trial,
including two requests for the state Supreme Court to override
prior rulings.<br>
<br>
"We've had to fight so hard against an administration, a whole
state that doesn't want us to be able to carry out our
constitutional rights and has been avidly trying to deny us that
opportunity throughout this whole process," says 18 year-old
plaintiff Lander Busse, who has been waiting for three years for
his day in court.<br>
<br>
Busse and his family rely on hunting and fishing to stock their
freezers for the winter. For him, this case is about saving what
he loves about Montana.<br>
<br>
When Lander and the other plaintiffs finally entered a Lewis and
Clark County courtroom this past week, supporters lined the
sidewalk outside to show support, clapping, cheering and waving
signs.<br>
<br>
Twelve of the plaintiffs took the stand, sharing their experiences
living in Montana's changing climate.<br>
<br>
"It's smokey, the world is burning," testified 20 year-old Claire
Vlases, recounting summer wildfire smoke often blocks views of the
mountains surrounding the Gallatin valley where she lives.<br>
<br>
Thick smoke and burnt orange skies like the East Coast recently
experienced have been a regular occurrence in Montana for years
now.<br>
<br>
Vlases says it sometimes feels like her lungs are full of fire.<br>
<br>
"That sounds like a dystopian horror film, but it's not a movie.
It's real life. That's what us kids have to deal with," she said.<br>
<br>
Vlases and her co-plaintiffs are asking the state to set a limit
on greenhouse gas emissions. Montana is America's fifth largest
coal producer. The plaintiffs say both the legislature and
executive branch continue to prioritize fossil fuels.<br>
<br>
They called 10 expert witnesses, including University of Montana
Researcher Steven Running. He contributed to a U-N
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report which won a Nobel
prize in 2007.</font><br>
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<font face="Calibri">"Climate change is real," Running testified.
"The earth is warming up and that the driver for this is burning
fossil fuels."<br>
<br>
Attorneys representing the state were generally deferential to the
young plaintiffs. Their questions for the expert witnesses largely
sought to cast doubt on Montana's ability to affect climate
change.<br>
<br>
"Montana's emissions are simply too miniscule to make any
difference and climate change is a global issue that effectively
relegates Montana's role to that of a spectator," argued Montana
Assistant Attorney General Michael Russell.<br>
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<p><font face="Calibri"> Attorneys for the state get the chance to
present their defense. On Friday they announced they would not
call one of their expert witnesses, a climatologist who
disagrees with the scientific consensus on climate change.</font></p>
<p><font face="Calibri"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.npr.org/2023/06/19/1182999615/defense-arguments-to-begin-in-youth-climate-trial-in-montana">https://www.npr.org/2023/06/19/1182999615/defense-arguments-to-begin-in-youth-climate-trial-in-montana</a></font></p>
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<font face="Calibri"> <i>[ BBC - sees it's seas feel the heat ]</i></font><br>
<font face="Calibri"> <b>Climate change: Sudden heat increase in
seas around UK and Ireland</b></font><br>
<font face="Calibri">June 19, 2023</font><br>
<font face="Calibri">- -</font><br>
<font face="Calibri">But the most dramatic increase in sea surface
temperature right now is in the North Atlantic.<br>
<br>
In May temperatures were 1.25C above the long-term average, the
highest deviation ever recorded in a single month, according to
the Met Office...<br>
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<font face="Calibri">It looks like the impacts of the exceptional
temperatures in the North Atlantic are already beginning to be
felt.<br>
<br>
The eastern tropical Atlantic is the main spawning ground for
North Atlantic hurricanes and the Met Office says an Atlantic
tropical storm looks likely to form east of the Caribbean by the
middle of this week.<br>
<br>
Julian Heming, a tropical cyclone expert at the Met Office, says
it is very unusual to see a storm developing in that area so early
in the season.<br>
<br>
Hurricane development is normally supressed during El Niño
periods, but the Met Office's forecast suggests an above average
season for tropical storms and cyclones in the North Atlantic
basin this year because of the high surface temperatures.<br>
<br>
The Met Office says we can expect the hot weather to continue.<br>
<br>
It says there is a 45% chance - significantly higher than usual -
that the UK will have what it describes as a "hot summer".<br>
</font><font face="Calibri"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-65948544">https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-65948544</a><br>
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<font face="Calibri"> <i>[ Peter Sinclair is a wise activist and
global warming hero ]</i></font><br>
<font face="Calibri"> </font> <font face="Calibri"><b>Climate
Denial Crock of the Week</b></font><br>
<font face="Calibri">with Peter Sinclair</font><br>
<font face="Calibri"><b>How Conspiracies and Science Denial have
Been Weaponized by the Fossil Fuel Oligarchs</b></font><br>
<font face="Calibri">June 18, 2023</font><br>
<font face="Calibri">We’re living in a world of post-science and
post-fact, in large part because, for 40 years, the long term
project of the fossil fuel industry, and, critically, those
authoritarian states that rely on fossil fuels to maintain their
power, has been to degrade society’s respect for science as a
source of guidance, and indeed, the very idea that there are facts
that can be established, and that should guide good governance.</font><br>
<font face="Calibri">The goal is to reset subservience to raw power
and wealth as the magnetic north for all politics.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">The Role of conspiracy mentality in denial of
science and susceptibility to viral deception about science –
POLITICS AND THE LIFE SCIENCES • FALL 2019</font><br>
<blockquote>Science denialism permeates society. Though adamant
anti-vaxxers and resolute flat Earthers may be small in numbers,
many more people in the United States deny climate change and/or
evolution (at least 50% and 33%, respectively). And while
scientists face public denial of well-supported theories, popular
culture celebrates pseudoscience: Olympic athletes engage in
cupping, “gluten-free” is trending (even among those without
disorders like celiac disease), and unsubstantiated alternative
medicine methods flour-ish with support from cultural icons like
Oprah. Governments face furious opposition to fluoridated water
(when it was added to prevent tooth decay), and popular restaurant
chains, like Chipotle, proudly tout their opposition to
genetically modified organisms (GMOs) (see
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.chipotle.com/gmo">https://www.chipotle.com/gmo</a>; scientists stress that the focus
should be on the risks and benefits of each specific product and
not globally accepted or rejected based on the processes used to
make them).<br>
<br>
Moreover, the emergence of social media has pro- vided a broad
forum for the famous, not famous, and infamous alike to share and
crowdsource opinions and even target misinformation to those who
are most vulnerable. This allows so-called fake news to go viral.
Yet who is most susceptible to denying science and/or believing
misinformation? In the current study, we consider the extent to
which conspiracy mentality leads people to (a) reject
well-supported scientific theories and (b) accept viral and
deceptive claims (commonly referred to as fake news) about
science, two ways in which publics disagree with scientists.<br>
<br>
Why are there such gaps between what scientists have shown and
what lay publics believe? One of the original models attempting to
answer this question, the public deficit model, poses that
science denialism is fueled by a lack of science knowledge. In
other words, if people simply understood the science, then they
would accept the science. This model, however, oversimplifies a
complex problem: despite the modest gains in acceptance that occur
with scientific literacy, the relationship is often conditional on
individuals’ prior beliefs, attitudes, values, and worldviews
(e.g., their “priors”; note that we are using the term “priors”
colloquially—we do not intend to refer to Bayesian priors). While
greater scientific knowledge can increase the likelihood of
accepting scientific results for some, it can increase the
likelihood of rejecting those results for others—the opposite of
what the deficit model envisages.</blockquote>
Minor Eruption on Twitter this week as Joe Rogan promoted Robert
Kennedy Jr and his Anti-Vax crusade, got challenged by Immunologist
Peter Hotez, then suggested Hotez debate RFK Jr, whereafter the new
Twitter boss, Elon Musk, pretty much came out as a full-on
Anti-Vaxxer...<br>
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<font face="Calibri"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://climatecrocks.com/2023/06/18/how-conspiracy-and-science-denial-have-been-weaponized-by-the-fossil-fuel-oligarchs/">https://climatecrocks.com/2023/06/18/how-conspiracy-and-science-denial-have-been-weaponized-by-the-fossil-fuel-oligarchs/</a></font><br>
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<font face="Calibri"> <i>[ The news archive - looking back at first
time solar heat on the White House ] </i></font><br>
<font face="Calibri"> <font size="+2"><i><b>June 20, 1979</b></i></font>
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<font face="Calibri"><b>June 20, 1979: Solar heaters are installed
on the roof of the White House by President Carter. </b></font><br>
<font face="Calibri">The panels would be yanked down by President
Reagan in August 1986.</font><br>
<font face="Calibri"><b>A Road Not Taken</b><br>
</font>FFreeThinker<br class="Apple-interchange-newline">
Jul 7, 2010<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://facebook.com/ScienceReason">http://facebook.com/ScienceReason</a> ... In 1979, Jimmy Carter, in a
visionary move, installed solar panels on the roof of the White
House. This symbolic installation was taken down in 1986 during the
Reagan presidency. In 1991, Unity College, an environmentally-minded
centre of learning in Maine acquired the panels and later installed
them on their cafeteria roof.<br>
<br>
In "A Road not Taken", Swiss artists Christina Hemauer and Roman
Keller travel back in time and, following the route the solar panels
took, interview those involved in the decisions regarding these
panels as well as those involved in the oil crisis of the time. They
also look closely at the way this initial installation presaged our
own era.<br>
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You may not remember this but in 1979, President Jimmy Carter
installed solar panels on the roof of the White House West Wing. The
panels, which were used to heat water for the staff eating area,
were a symbol of a new solar strategy that Carter had said was going
to "move our Nation toward true energy security and abundant,
readily available, energy supplies." But in 1986, President Ronald
Reagan removed the solar panels while the White House roof was being
repaired. They were never reinstalled.<br>
<br>
In 1991, the panels were retrieved from government storage and
brought to the environmentally-minded Unity College about an hour
southeast of Bangor, Maine. There, with help of Academy Award
winning actress Glenn Close, the panels were refurbished and used to
heat water in the cafeteria up until 2005. They are still there,
although they no longer function.<br>
<br>
Swiss directors Christina Hemauer and Roman Keller follow the route
the panels took, using them as a backdrop to explore American oil
dependency and the lack of political will to pursue alternative
energy sources.<br>
<br>
In the movie "A Road Not Taken", the filmmakers took two solar
panels from Unity, placed them in the back of two students' 1990
Dodge Ram pick-up truck (which had been retrofitted to run on
vegetable oil) and delivered one of them to the Jimmy Carter Library
& Museum in Atlanta and the other to the National Museum of
American History in Washington.<br>
<br>
In 1979, Carter warned, "a generation from now, this solar heater
can either be a curiosity, a museum piece, an example of a road not
taken, or it can be just a small part of one of the greatest and
most exciting adventures ever undertaken by the American people -
harnessing the power of the sun to enrich our lives as we move away
from our crippling dependence on foreign oil."<br>
It turns out Carter's warning was at least partially correct: two of
his solar panels are now a museum piece. <br>
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