In a move that surprised many on the Hill, Donald Trump tapped freshman Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-MT, for the top Interior position Tuesday, passing over previously reported favorite Cathy McMorris Rodgers. Zinke’s track record in Congress includes pushing pro-fossil fuel legislation—the lobby backed his campaign generously—and his positions on climate change aren’t clear. However, Zinke’s […]
The Donald Trump camp added fracking enthusiast, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) critic and ALEC-linked Amy Oliver Cooke to the EPA landing team on Thursday. Cooke once co-authored an op-ed titled Clean Energy’s Dirty Secret: Cancer. Trump Tower is President-elect Trump’s transition hub.Wikipedia NBC’s Joe Scarborough tweeted that Trump is considering ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson […]
More than 2,300 scientists, including 22 Nobel laureates, released a letter on Wednesday to Donald Trump and the 115th Congress with a wish list that includes respect of scientific evidence and letting scientists work without political or private-sector interference for the public’s benefit on policies such as climate change. “Congress and the Trump administration should […]
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau announced Tuesday that the Canadian government would approve two major tar sands pipeline projects, including expansion of the controversial Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline. “Our duty is to permit infrastructure so Canada’s resources get to market in a more environmentally responsible way, creating jobs and a thriving economy,” Trudeau said at […]
In an address to a group of scientists Monday at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, Pope Francis called on world leaders to fully implement the Paris agreement. When we #ActOnClimate, we protect vulnerable communities around the world. Retweet if you agree with Pope Francis! pic.twitter.com/fy0FeBiAQn — Climate Reality (@ClimateReality) November 27, 2016 Without directly mentioning […]
A new map released by the Australian Research Council shows unprecedented coral bleaching in the last nine months in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, resulting in the largest coral die-off ever recorded. ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies About two-thirds of reefs have died in the most-impacted northern region stretching 435 miles and researchers […]
Incoming White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus pushed back on the suggestion that Donald Trump is “softening” his stance on climate, saying in an interview with Fox News Sunday that the president-elect’s default position on climate change is that “most of it is a bunch of bunk.” Meanwhile, Kathleen Hartnett White, senior fellow with […]
Rapid ice melt could permanently alter the Arctic ecosystem and trigger catastrophic events as far as the Indian Ocean if greenhouse gas emissions are left unchecked, according to a Stockholm Environment Institute Arctic Resilience Report. Two scientists from the ICESCAPE mission study how changing conditions in the Arctic affect the ocean’s chemistry and ecosystems. Kathryn […]
During an on-the-record meeting with editors and reporters at the New York Times, Donald Trump said he has an “an open mind” with regards to climate change science and policies. Worth the read: Donald Trump’s New York Times Interview, in Full – Transcript https://t.co/B4QQ9HRb3e — Michael M. Grynbaum (@grynbaum) November 23, 2016 “It’s one issue […]
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