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Study Confirms World’s Coastal Cities Unsavable If We Don’t Slash Carbon Pollution | ThinkProgress

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Study Confirms World’s Coastal Cities Unsavable If We Don’t Slash Carbon Pollution | ThinkProgress: This article discusses the melt-off of Antarctica as discussed in a new Nature article. They did a better and more detailed analysis of the volume of water that would move into oceans as the Antarctic melts. They resolved a few of the issues that were not fully addressed by other studies. In addition to the models of ice volume/dynamics, they compared…

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2015 hottest year, by a mile

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Sadly, 2015 was really hot. Record hot. And it set a record for breaking the record (set last year in 2014). Ouch, ouch and double ouch!. This was a wicked El Nino year. Only an El Nino year last century competes with the hottest 14 years this century. Apparently, the follow through from El Nino starting in 2015 should leave 2016 as a rather hot year. One of the best summations on the subject came…

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Economists costs will be sooner and bigger for global temps

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Here is what it kind of a think if we keep doing business as usual! Things could be worse and sinner than previously expected. http://www.sustainablebrands.com/news_and_views/new_metrics/mike_hower/economists_say_climate_impacts_will_be_worse_previously_believ?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=schtweets&utm_campaign=social

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Climate Leadership | Climate Leadership Plan | Alberta.ca

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Climate Leadership | Climate Leadership Plan | Alberta.ca: WOW. On the eve of the humongous climate meetings in Paris next week (week after Thanksgiving in USA), Canada has stepped up to the plate on addressing climate changes. Alberta is the home of Coal and Oil Sands: two of the great game changers in addressing pollution in general and Greenhouse Gas emissions (GHG). There are several reports, but one is to simply charge a tax per…

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Why are so many Americans skeptical about climate change? A study offers a surprising answer. – The Washington Post

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Why are so many Americans skeptical about climate change? A study offers a surprising answer. – The Washington Post: So lots of money used to confuse and misinform can go a long way if you want to make sure that no one knows the truth and no meaningful action is taken. That brings us to Super PACs. They mostly lie, and always obfuscate the issues. Since there’s no one responsible, they are free to throw…

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More than three in four Americans believe in global warming – UPI.com

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More than three in four Americans believe in global warming – UPI.com: Finally. Even republicans have shifted to a majority accepting climate change. This is not a party thing; this is a human thing. Once people start to realize that the earth is warming. And that people are generally responsible. There tends to be a some obvious actions that we all must do, soon or later. Sustainability is a law of nature that it is…