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<font size="+2"><font face="Calibri"><i><b>August </b></i></font></font><font
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<font face="Calibri"><b>Heat Is The Deadliest Type Of Weather</b><br>
The Lever<br>
Aug 3, 2023 Lever Time with David Sirota<br>
On this week’s episode of Lever Time, David Sirota is joined by
Jeff Goodell, author of the new book The Heat Will Kill You First:
Life and Death on a Scorched Planet, to discuss recent deadly heat
waves and how they’re a prelude to dangers to come.<br>
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This past July was the hottest single month in recorded history.
In the United States, temperatures rose above 120 degrees in
several regions of the country, and ocean temperatures in parts of
Florida reached 101 degrees, potentially shattering the world
record for ocean heat.<br>
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It’s not just the temperature that’s rising. Over the past few
months, there has also been an increase in heat-related deaths and
hospitalizations, including for life-threatening burns people have
suffered from falling onto scorching concrete. <br>
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Heat is the deadliest type of weather, each year killing on
average more than twice as many people as tornadoes and hurricanes
combined. Of course, the groups that most acutely suffer from
extreme heat events tend to be the most vulnerable, like unhoused
people, the elderly, and those with pre-existing medical
conditions. <br>
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To examine these problems, Sirota sits down with Goodell, a
climate journalist and bestselling author. Together they break
down which regions of the country will experience the most severe
heat in the future, the limitations of air conditioning as a
potential solution, our new geologic era, and how our concept of
summer is set to drastically change from fun to survival...<br>
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Lever Time with David Sirota<br>
August 3, 2023<br>
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<i>[ talk about it every day -- how to open a conversation ]</i><br>
<b>How to talk about climate change with friends and family</b><br>
It's not always easy, but an open, respectful conversation about
climate change is one of the most powerful things you can do. Here's
how to do it right.<br>
Study after study shows that when it comes to making up their minds
about an issue, people trust their family and friends more than
almost any other source.<br>
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So although it’s not always easy, having an open, respectful climate
conversation is one of the most powerful things you can do. Here’s
how to do it right.<br>
<br>
<b>1. Pick your moment, and take your time</b><br>
Generally we have our best conversations when we’re feeling
positive, and have the time and energy to do the topic justice. So
if you’re feeling tired, angry, rushed or anxious, save it for
another day.<br>
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The same applies for the other person, of course. Are they in a
position to be thoughtful and open-minded right now? In certain
situations or in front of certain groups, people might feel they
have to quickly shout you down or change the subject so they don’t
lose face.<br>
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<b>2. Don’t try to ‘win’</b><br>
It sounds strange, but often the best way to be persuasive is to
stop trying to persuade people. Trying to turn the whole room into
die-hard climate activists before lunch sets you up to fail, and
sets everyone else up to have a terrible time.<br>
<br>
Rather than playing the advocate working to ‘get people on board’,
be the moderator: the one who gives people a chance to explore the
issue in their own way, without feeling judged or pressured. And
this isn’t just about changing minds and inspiring action. In an age
of rising climate anxiety, creating this space can really help
people’s well-being.<br>
<br>
And remember you don’t have to pack everything into one
conversation. It’s better to have an interesting, friendly exchange
that leaves the door open for next time, than to rush to a solid
conclusion.<br>
<br>
<b>3. Share your story</b><br>
Remember you’re talking to people who (hopefully) love and trust
you, and care about your life. So don’t be afraid to make it
personal. Your feelings, hopes, questions and experiences are more
powerful than all the stats and talking points under the sun.<br>
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Try telling the story of how you came to care about this issue. Talk
about what makes you feel afraid, frustrated or hopeful. Share your
experience of taking action, and ask for help or advice.<br>
<br>
<b>4. Listen, and show you’ve heard</b><br>
Even if someone’s being critical, let them speak without
interrupting. Then rather than trying to immediately argue back,
take your time to really absorb what they’re saying. Sometimes it’s
even worth paraphrasing the person’s idea back to them.<br>
<br>
For example, if someone is complaining about a proposed bike lane
causing traffic jams, chances are they already find getting around
town slow and frustrating. So say that! By showing that you
understand where they’re coming from, you’ll make the other person
much more receptive to whatever you want to say (or ask!) next.<br>
<br>
This can be tricky, particularly if you disagree. But genuine
listening gives people space to explore their own potentially
complicated and negative thoughts.<br>
<br>
<b>5. Ask questions</b><br>
Asking open questions gives people the space to reflect and feel
heard. And remember, you don’t have to have all the answers. Asking
things like “How could we change that?” or “What do you think should
happen instead?” can open up the conversation and stop it from
feeling one-sided.<br>
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<b>6. Be kind to yourself</b><br>
Every conversation is worthwhile, even if it might not seem it
initially. You might not change someone’s mind on the spot, but
you’ll have given them a chance to think about things in a new way.<br>
<br>
This guide is adapted from ‘How to talk about climate change‘ by the
brilliant climate change campaign Possible, and the Greenpeace
action sheet ‘Inspiring action through conversation‘. Content from
Possible is used under a Creative Commons Attribution license.<br>
<p><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/how-to-talk-about-climate-change-family-friends-conversation/">https://www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/how-to-talk-about-climate-change-family-friends-conversation/</a></p>
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<font face="Calibri"><i>[ From Climate Central ]</i></font><br>
<font face="Calibri"> </font> <b>Hotter Climate, Higher Cooling
Demand</b><br>
<font face="Calibri">KEY CONCEPTS<br>
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<blockquote><font face="Calibri">As our climate gets hotter, cooling
demand is rising quickly around the world. </font><br>
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<font face="Calibri">Annual cooling degree days—a measure of
cooling demand—have increased since 1970 in 232 (97%) of the 240
U.S. locations analyzed by Climate Central.</font><br>
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<font face="Calibri">The observed rise in cooling demand is likely
to continue as the planet warms.</font><br>
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<font face="Calibri">Access to cooling is critical to ensure
health and safety in our rapidly warming world.</font><br>
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<font face="Calibri">But the increased energy use needed to meet
rising cooling demand can drive up emissions, strain power
grids, and worsen urban heat islands.</font><br>
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<font face="Calibri">Solutions include cutting emissions to slow the
rate of warming, transitioning to renewable energy supplies, and
adopting high-efficiency cooling appliances such as heat pumps.<br>
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As the planet heats up, the demand for cooling has increased in
232 U.S. locations since 1970. Keeping homes and offices cool in a
warming world comes at a cost to people and the planet.
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://bit.ly/hotter-climate-higher-cooling-demand-2023">https://bit.ly/hotter-climate-higher-cooling-demand-2023</a>
#climatematters via @climatecentral<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.climatecentral.org/climate-matters/hotter-climate-higher-cooling-demand-2023">https://www.climatecentral.org/climate-matters/hotter-climate-higher-cooling-demand-2023</a><br>
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<font face="Calibri"> <i>[ Politics meets global warming head on ]</i></font><br>
<font face="Calibri"><b>The Far Right Has a ‘Battle Plan’ to Undo
Climate Progress Should Trump Win in 2024</b><br>
written by Kristoffer Tigue - Inside Climate News <br>
</font>August 1, 2023<br>
<font face="Calibri">Far-right conservative groups are promoting a
sprawling “battle plan” to obstruct and undo the federal
government’s efforts to tackle the climate crisis, with hopes of
quickly enacting a series of sweeping changes if Donald Trump, or
any other Republican, gets elected as president next year.<br>
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The 920-page proposal, if implemented, would not only undo any
progress the Biden administration has made to reduce emissions and
fund clean energy development and other climate-related efforts,
but it would make it far more difficult for a future
administration to pursue any policy that seeks to address global
warming at all, according to a report last week by POLITICO. The
plan would even make it challenging for federal agencies to carry
out common environmental protections that have been practiced in
the country for more than 50 years.<br>
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Called Project 2025 and written by more than 350 right-wing
hardliners—including former Trump staffers—the plan would block
wind and solar power from being added to the electrical grid; gut
funding for the Environmental Protection Agency; eliminate the
Department of Energy’s renewable energy offices; prohibit states
from adopting California’s tailpipe pollution standards, transfer
many federal environmental regulatory duties to Republican state
officials; and generally prop up the fossil fuel industry.<br>
<br>
“Project 2025 is not a white paper. We are not tinkering at the
edges. We are writing a battle plan and we are marshaling our
forces,” Paul Dans, director of Project 2025 at the Heritage
Foundation, which is leading the initiative, told POLITICO. “Never
before has the whole conservative movement banded together to
systematically prepare to take power day one and deconstruct the
administrative state.”<br>
<br>
While Republican and Democratic presidents have commonly rolled
back policies from rival administrations upon taking office,
including reversing executive orders and introducing new federal
agency rules, Project 2025 stands out for its aim to implement a
systematic conservative takeover of the federal government. For
example, the plan compiles a list of as many as 20,000 like-minded
conservatives who could serve in the next administration to carry
out the kind of deregulatory overhaul that became a hallmark of
the Trump administration.<br>
<br>
“In 2016, the conservative movement was not prepared to flood the
zone with conservative personnel,” Heritage Foundation President
Kevin Roberts told the New York Times. “On Jan. 20, 2025, things
will be very different. This database will prepare an army of
vetted, trained staff to begin dismantling the administrative
state from Day 1.”<br>
<br>
Andrew Rosenberg, who served as a senior official at the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration during the Clinton
administration and now works for the University of New Hampshire’s
Carsey School of Public Policy, told POLITICO that Project 2025
marks a fundamental shift, where instead of federal agencies
obliging their duty to public health and environmental protection,
they instead work to help the industries they’ve been tasked with
overseeing.<br>
<br>
The proposal would be especially damaging for the EPA, the
nation’s top environmental and health regulatory agency and one of
the most important tools a president has to address climate
change. It would eliminate the EPA’s environmental justice and
public engagement functions, drastically slash the agency’s budget
and terminate new hires in what the plan’s authors refer to as
“low-value programs.” The plan would also revive the so-called
“secret science” rule, a controversial proposal by the Trump
administration that would have severely limited how the EPA can
use scientific studies in its policy making.<br>
<br>
“What this does is it basically undermines not only society but
the economic capacity of the country at the same time as it’s
doing gross violence to the environment,” Rosenberg said.<br>
<br>
In fact, Project 2025 is part of a larger plan by Trump and his
far-right allies to greatly expand the president’s authority over
every part of the federal government. Their goals include ending
the post-Watergate practice of shielding the Department of Justice
from White House political influence; putting independent agencies
like the Federal Trade Commission, which enforces antitrust laws
and consumer protection rules, under direct presidential control;
and reviving the practice of refusing to spend money Congress has
appropriated for programs a president doesn’t like—a tactic
lawmakers banned under President Richard Nixon.<br>
<br>
The plans add to the mounting evidence that signals the Republican
party is continuing to shift dramatically to the right—a change
that only accelerated during Trump’s time in office. Even as a
growing number of GOP lawmakers embrace well established climate
science and admit that humans are, in fact, rapidly warming
Earth’s atmosphere, Trump’s grip on the party is forcing
conservative leaders in Congress to take radical positions on many
culture-war topics, including climate change.<br>
<br>
It’s a problem that some prominent Republicans say must be
addressed going into next year’s presidential election. But many
worry that the party has been taken hostage by Trump and similar
lawmakers in Congress who have adopted the former president’s
bravado and propensity for fear mongering and populist,
inflammatory rhetoric.<br>
<br>
“As Donald Trump is the near presumptive nominee of our party in
2024, it’s going to be very hard for a party to adopt a
climate-sensitive policy,” Sen. Mitt Romney, a Republican from
Utah, told CNN. “There are a number of states, like mine, that are
concerned about wildfires and water.”<br>
<br>
“I think the evidence so far is that the West is getting drier and
hotter,” the former Republican-endorsed presidential candidate
added. “That means that we’re going to have more difficulty with
our crops, we’re going to have a harder time keeping the rivers
full of water. The Great Salt Lake is probably going to continue
to shrink. And unfortunately, we’re going to see more catastrophic
fires. If the trends continue, we need to act.”<br>
</font><font face="Calibri"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://insideclimatenews.org/news/01082023/far-right-battle-plan-to-undo-climate-progress-trump-win-2024/">https://insideclimatenews.org/news/01082023/far-right-battle-plan-to-undo-climate-progress-trump-win-2024/</a><br>
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<i><font face="Calibri">[ Oh, by the way. AP]</font></i><br>
<font face="Calibri"><b>Prepare to flick off your incandescent bulbs
for good under new US rules that kicked in this week</b><br>
</font><font face="Calibri">BY DAVID HAMILTON<br>
August 2, 2023<br>
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Get ready to say goodbye to the once
ubiquitous incandescent light bulb, pioneered by Thomas Edison
more than a century ago. You can thank — or blame — new federal
energy efficiency regulations that went into full effect Tuesday.
Quite possibly without you even noticing.<br>
<br>
The Energy Department rules, which date back to the Obama
administration, have been whipsawed in the political process for
years. Some conservatives and Republican lawmakers long denounced
them for interfering with consumer choice and placing undue
burdens on business. Under former President Donald Trump, the
Energy Department scrapped them in 2019; the Biden administration
subsequently revived them.<br>
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Yet by the time Aug. 1 rolled around, the critics had gone quiet,
possibly because companies and consumers have already started
voting for better lighting efficiency with their wallets...</font><br>
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<font face="Calibri"><b>SO DO I HAVE TO THROW AWAY MY OLD
INCANDESCENTS?</b><br>
Fortunately not. The rules don’t affect bulbs that you already
own; they also exempt special purpose incandescents such as those
used inside ovens.<br>
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But suppose you discard — or give away — your halogen and
incandescent bulbs. Odds are good that replacing them with LED
bulbs could save you a fair amount of money.<br>
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As the rules reinforce existing market changes, the Energy
Department believes that U.S. consumers can save almost $3 billion
annually on their utility bills. Similarly, it projects that the
rules could cut carbon emissions by 222 million metric tons over
the next 30 years.<br>
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<font face="Calibri"> <i>[The news archive - looking back at when
we forgot to act forcefully ]</i><br>
<font size="+2"><i><b>August 4, 2002 </b></i></font> <br>
August 4, 2002: In a New York Times op-ed, Al Gore notes:<br>
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"I believe Bill Clinton and I were right to maintain, during our
1992 campaign, that we should fight for 'the forgotten middle
class' against the 'forces of greed.' Standing up for 'the people,
not the powerful' was the right choice in 2000. And, in fact, it
is the Democratic Party's meaning and mission. The suggestion from
some in our party that we should no longer speak that truth,
especially at a time like this, strikes me as bad politics and,
worse, wrong in principle.<br>
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"This struggle between the people and the powerful was at the
heart of every major domestic issue of the 2000 campaign and is
still the central dynamic of politics in 2002. The choice, not
just in rhetoric but in reality, was and still is between a
genuine prescription drug benefit for all seniors under Medicare
-- or a token plan designed to trick the voters and satisfy
pharmaceutical companies. The White House and its allies in
Congress have just defeated legislation that would have fulfilled
the promises both parties made in 2000.<br>
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"The choice was and still is between a real patients' bill of
rights -- or doing the bidding of the insurance companies and
health maintenance organizations. Here again: promise made,
promise broken. The choice was and still is an environmental
policy based on conservation, new technologies, alternative fuels
and the protection of natural wonders like the Alaskan wilderness
-- or walking away from the grave challenge of global warming,
doing away with Superfund cleanups and giving in on issue after
issue to those who profit from pollution."<br>
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