FOX 13 News, Tampa Bay Trump presidency will impact tourism, environment, agricultureFOX 13 News, Tampa BayDonald Trump is a part time Florida resident and he could impact some critical Florida issues. “He’s going to get rid of people who aren’t toing their job,” says 68 year-old Vietnam veteran Wes Thompson. He needs a kidney transplant…

Radio New Zealand Aust reassures Pacific over climate changeNEWS.com.auThere is speculation Mr Trump will choose well-known climate change sceptic Myron Ebell to spearhead the transition plans for the US Environmental Protection Agency. Minister for the Pacific Concetta Fierravanti-Wells said Australia was focused on …US election result calls for Pacific focus on climate changeRadio New Zealand…

Baltimore Sun Investment managers brace for uncertain investment environment following Trump winBaltimore SunFinancial analysts and wealth managers warned of an uncertain investment environment after Donald J. Trump’s upset win of the presidential election. After an initial swoon as Trump’s surprise win grew evident Tuesday night, markets settled down after …

Slate Magazine We Can Make the Earth Great Again, Even Under President TrumpSlate MagazineYes, Florida—the state that is most vulnerable to climate change—voted for a climate denier as president. But it also struck down a misleading ballot measure that would have hampered the state’s solar industry. From my reporting earlier this year, I …How President…

The Independent Climate change may be escalating so fast it could be ‘game over’, scientists warnThe IndependentAccording to the current best estimate, by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), if humans carry on with a “business as usual” approach using large amounts of fossil fuels, the Earth’s average temperature will rise by between 2.6…

BBC News Donald Trump Victory Casts Shadow Over US Pledge to International Climate Change GoalsABC NewsDonald Trump’s ascendance as president-elect of the United States has caused many environmentalists and world leaders to raise concerns over the future president’s stance on climate change — a global issue he has called a “hoax.” Trump vowed in a …Climate…

New York Times (blog) Prospects for the Environment, and Environmentalism, Under President TrumpNew York Times (blog)The decline in the United States has mainly been due to market forces shifting electricity generation from coal to abundant and cheaper natural gas, along with environmental regulations built around the traditional basket of pollutants that even …Trump victory reverses…

Phys.Org Experts call on climate change panel to better reflect ocean variability in their projectionsPhys.OrgOcean variability and realistic marine regional projections should be included in Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports to better inform policy-makers, state researchers from the University of Bristol and University of Tasmania. and more »

Phys.Org Environment-friendly hydrophobic coating made with salt particlesPhys.OrgTaking advantage of the fact that salt readily dissolves in water, the team exposed a salt-particle-embedded PDMS surface to an aqueous environment. The remaining PDMS surface becomes roughened with micro/nano-hierarchical topography which satisfy … and more »

The Guardian Paris climate deal thrown into uncertainty by US election resultThe GuardianJust days after the historic Paris agreement officially came into force, climate denier Donald Trump’s victory has thrown the global deal into uncertainty and raised fears that the US will reverse the ambitious environmental course charted under Barack …What Donald Trump presidency means…