Inside the renegade Republican movement for tackling climate change – The Verge
The Verge Inside the renegade Republican movement for tackling climate changeThe VergeWhen Alex Bozmoski was in college, he didn’t believe climate change was real. He was “a very active conservative Republican,” he says, who “loved making noise.” In high school, he started a newspaper called The Right Idea; the logo was an eagle … and…
Polish law change unleashes 'massacre' of trees – The Guardian
The Guardian Polish law change unleashes ‘massacre’ of treesThe GuardianThe new amendment, commonly known as “Szyszko’s law”, after Jan Szyszko, Poland’s environment minister, removes the obligation for private landowners to apply for permission to cut down trees, pay compensation or plant new trees, or even to inform …
French foreign minister: The world can't fight climate change without the US – Washington Post
Washington Post French foreign minister: The world can’t fight climate change without the USWashington PostClimate change is already disrupting the environmental, economic and political balance across the world. We must face up to this reality. We did this in December 2015, when 195 countries adopted the Paris agreement on climate change — an … and more »
Bill Would Protect Mainers' Views on Climate Change – MainePublic.org
Jezebel Bill Would Protect Mainers’ Views on Climate ChangeMainePublic.org“This bill is not about creating a new protected class for people who believe that the earth is flat,” he said. Instead, Lockman said his bill is only designed to make sure people who have views that differ with the science on climate change can’t be …Maine’s…
Trump and the Guy Who Invented the Global Warming Hoax Meet in Mar-a-Lago – Mother Jones
Mother Jones Trump and the Guy Who Invented the Global Warming Hoax Meet in Mar-a-LagoMother JonesUnder former President Barack Obama, the U.S. and China forged a strong partnership in the fight to combat global climate change. Obama and Xi met at the G20 Summit in Hangzhou, China, last September, where they fortified commitments to reduce …Will…
Did the Obama White House Collude with a Politically Motivated Scientist? – National Review
National Review Did the Obama White House Collude with a Politically Motivated Scientist?National ReviewHoldren’s buddy, Tom Karl, authored a report in 2015 attempting to disprove the hiatus in global warming that had been widely acknowledged by many scientific groups, including the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The warming pause …
Global warming means dangerously rocky rides for fliers – New York Post
Quartz Global warming means dangerously rocky rides for fliersNew York PostWhite-knuckle turbulence powerful enough to seriously injure unbuckled passengers in airplanes could become much more common because of global warming, a new study found. “Anthropogenic climate change is expected to strengthen the vertical wind …Global warming could make flying even more awful than it is todayQuartzDangerously…
Trump's environmental awards: A closer look – PolitiFact
PolitiFact Trump’s environmental awards: A closer lookPolitiFact“We want safety and we want environmental protection,” Trump said April 4. “I’ve won awards on environmental protection. I’m a big believer, believe it or not. But we want that kind of protection. We want clean air and we want clean water, but we …
Trump's Climate Change Policy is Strongly Opposed by Americans, Poll Shows – Newsweek
Newsweek Trump’s Climate Change Policy is Strongly Opposed by Americans, Poll ShowsNewsweekPresident Donald Trump’s stance and policies on climate change are opposed by a majority of Americans, a poll released Wednesday indicated. More than three-quarters of Americans surveyed—76 percent—are at least somewhat concerned by climate … and more »
Carbon Dioxide Is Approaching a Level That Hasn't Been Seen In 50 Million Years, Study Says – TIME
TIME Carbon Dioxide Is Approaching a Level That Hasn’t Been Seen In 50 Million Years, Study SaysTIME“Not only will the resultant climate change be faster than anything the Earth has seen for millions of years,” says study author Gavin Foster, a professor at the University of Southampton, ” the climate that will exist is likely…