The Conversation AU Can we blame climate change for thunderstorm asthma?The Conversation AUAs with previous extreme weather events, we are left to wonder whether it was climate change at work, if it will happen again and if it will be worse next time. We can’t say for sure if the thunderstorm asthma event was caused…

Australia is blowing its carbon budget, projections revealThe GuardianThe government has committed to reviewing its climate change policies in 2017 but there have been doubts about how rigorous that review will be since the minister for energy and the environment, Josh Frydenberg, described it as merely a “sit rep” – a … and more »

Fortune US, China, EU, Others Fail to Reach Environmental Goods DealNew York TimesGENEVA — Forty-six countries including the U.S., China and European Union nations failed Sunday to agree on a list of “environmental goods” like solar-powered air conditioners or LED light bulbs that could see lower tariffs. The two-day meeting at …How Excellent, WTO Talks…

Los Angeles Times Through climate change denial, we’re ceding global leadership to ChinaLos Angeles TimesOver the past few weeks, world leaders, delegates to the climate change conference in Marrakech and activists everywhere have expressed alarm that, as president, Donald Trump might actually realize his “America First Energy Plan.” Any one of the …Trump needs to address…

InsideClimate News Global Warming May Send More Hurricanes to Northeast USInsideClimate NewsFrom a Central American cave comes research that holds a dire warning for the Northeastern U.S.: global warming may be sending more hurricanes your way. New research shows a long-term northward shift of hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean. By studying … and more »

Fox Business EPA boss: Here’s the good news about climate change (yes, that exists)CNNThat’s the message I took from an interview Friday with the outgoing head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Gina McCarthy, who has been fighting climate change for the Obama administration. “Whether you’re a Democrat or a Republican, you’re going …Quitting UN climate change…

Winnipeg Sun Climate change on leaders’ minds this weekWinnipeg SunSecondly, the city’s executive policy committee is expected to get an update from its climate change committee Wednesday. And, perhaps most importantly, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will host a First Ministers meeting in Ottawa, where the …Scientists gathering in Winnipeg to focus on ‘complex’ changing Arctic…

Syfy’s ‘Incorporated’ Creates Anti-Business Global Warming FantasyNewsBusters (blog)The new original anti-business drama Incorporated premiered this week on the Syfy network. Produced by Hollywood lefties Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, it’s a liberal polemic preaching about the dangers of eeeeevil multinational corporations, capitalism … and more »

New York Times Cashing In on Climate ChangeNew York TimesBut you also know that human-caused climate change will (if it hasn’t already) start eroding economic output. Extreme weather, droughts and crop failures could mean mass migration and political instability. As Henry Paulson, the former Treasury … and more »

Hundreds Rally In Hartford For Clean Energy, Halting Global WarmingHartford CourantThe rally — sponsored by the Connecticut Sierra Club, 350 Connecticut, and other environmental, labor, faith and social justice groups — aimed to halt global warming, promote clean, renewable sources like solar and wind, and celebrate the state’s … and more »