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EcoWatch Early Bloom of Rhododendrons in Himalayas Linked to Climate Change, Scientists SayEcoWatchThe rhododendron, one of the most popular and colorful small evergreen trees grown in gardens and parks across the world, is changing its flowering season from spring to winter in its native Himalayan habitat. The blooming of rhododendron, with their …

Yale Climate Connections Climate Change New Year ResolutionsYale Climate ConnectionsThe new year promises to provide fascinating – and challenging – opportunities and hurdles for those involved in climate change science and policy issues. Yale Climate Connections asked 13 influential and respected voices in the climate change research …Q&A: Why some extreme weather events can now…

Huffington Post Pacific countries advance regional policy towards migration and climate changeHuffington PostBut recent failures to offer protection to people affected by climate change all over the world, including in the Pacific region show a regrettable lack of international legal safeguards (norms and language) when addressing climate change. Implicit in … and more »

Forbes Media And The Game Of Climate Change Denialism – ForbesForbesQuestions about whether EPA nominee is a climate change denialist reflects a simplistic, and incorrect, view of the issue of global warming. and more »

The Week Magazine 4 reasons not to completely despair about climate change in 2017The Week MagazineAs the Trump administration takes shape, it has become crystal clear that the president-elect’s climate change denialism will soon become de facto U.S. policy. And Trump will not only have many options for rolling back the progress President Obama made…

Donald Trump makes top Republican fear environmental futureBBC NewsA leading US Republican says she fears for the future of her seven grandchildren with Donald Trump in the White House. Christine Todd Whitman, head of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under George W Bush, accused Mr Trump of ignoring … and more »

Gizmodo Good News! Humans No Longer Caused Climate Change, According to the State of WisconsinGizmodoIn late December, Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources removed language which asserted that humans are responsible for climate change from its website. The government site now reads, “As it has done throughout the centuries, the earth is going …Wis. agency scrubs webpage…

Huffington Post Climate change and state governmentsLedger IndependentState governments will serve as an important bulwark against any attempt by President-elect Donald Trump to roll back the progress the United States has made in addressing climate change. And that’s good news for the planet. Over the last decade or so, …Climate Change This Week: Vanishing Life, Solar…

It’s time to confront the exploitation of BC’s environmentThe Globe and MailThe environment in British Columbia has taken a beating since the arrival of Captain James Cook at Nootka Sound in 1784, when his crew traded small items for rich sea-otter furs. The pelts were later sold in China for up to $300 apiece, which…

Business Insider Climate change is going to be very bad for the global economyBusiness InsiderExtreme heat, it turns out, is very bad for the economy. Crops fail. People work less, and are less productive when they do work. That’s why an increase in extremely hot days is one of the more worrisome prospects of climate…