We’re going to be dealing with an onslaught of daily emergencies during the Donald Trump years. Already it’s begun—if there’s nothing going on (or in some cases when there is), our leader often begins the day with a tweet to stir the pot and suddenly we’re debating whether burning the flag should lose you your […]
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 […]
Sources close to the Trump transition team told Politico that Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin is the frontrunner for the Interior secretary position. Fallin, who is a climate change denier and was one of the first governors to oppose the Clean Power Plan, met with Trump last week in New York, where their conversation focused on […]
By Jeremy Symons As President-elect Donald Trump fills out his cabinet, he has an opportunity to continue the long, bipartisan tradition of appointing qualified leaders to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) who will protect and defend the public health of all Americans. The outlook took a turn for the worse, however, when Trump met […]
Neil Young and Daryl Hannah are standing with the water protectors at Standing Rock and urging President Barack Obama to step in and end the violence over the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). Environmental activist and rocker Neil Young asks President Obama to stop the violence at Dakota pipeline protest.Flickr “The camp grows as winter […]
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 […]
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 […]
By James Dyke Will President Donald Trump really slash funding of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) “politicized” climate change science? It certainly has been politicized, but not by the scientists conducting it. Blame instead the fossil fuel industry-funded lobby groups and politicians that have for more than a generation tried using doubt, obfuscation […]
[Editor’s note: As we roll up our sleeves to ensure the health and well-being of our planet for future generations, I find the words of Leonard Cohen soothing and inspiring. I hope you do too, as trying times are ahead.] By Virginia Small Just before Donald Trump became our reality TV star president-elect, songwriter-bard Leonard […]
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