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Further confirmation of the state of climate change.
A surprising report release by an admin. at odds with it's content. How come?
Below is an excerpt of the news item ...link below. The report itself is in a link in the first para.
WASHINGTON — Directly contradicting much of the Trump administration’s position on climate change, 13 federal agencies unveiled an exhaustive scientific report on Friday that says humans are the dominant cause of the global temperature rise that has created the warmest period in the history of civilization.
Over the past 115 years global average temperatures have increased 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit, leading to record-breaking weather events and temperature extremes, the report says. The global, long-term warming trend is “unambiguous,” it says, and there is “no convincing alternative explanation” that anything other than humans — the cars we drive, the power plants we operate, the forests we destroy — are to blame.
The report was approved for release by the White House, but the findings come as the Trump administration is defending its climate change policies. The United Nations convenes its annual climate change conference next week in Bonn, Germany, and the American delegation is expected to face harsh criticism over President Trump’s decision to walk away from the 195-nation Paris climate accord and top administration officials’ stated doubts about the causes and impacts of a warming planet.
“This report has some very powerful, hard-hitting statements that are totally at odds with senior administration folks and at odds with their policies,” said Philip B. Duffy, president of the Woods Hole Research Center. “It begs the question, where are members of the administration getting their information from? They’re obviously not getting it from their own scientists.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/03/c...T.nav=top-news
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These are precisely the kind of people that shouldn't be in a position of power. pic.twitter.com/j1owQyViif
— Richard Dawkins FDN (@rdfrs) November 6, 2017
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Nilanka wrote: View PostThese are precisely the kind of people that shouldn't be in a position of power. pic.twitter.com/j1owQyViif
— Richard Dawkins FDN (@rdfrs) November 6, 2017
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Further to Nilanka's post above, I am ashamed to admit that when I first saw my post contents I could not stop laughing. And then got the shivers. This is incredible what is happening.
While the president* is over in Asia demonstrating his vast knowledge of the local cultures, back home, his administration continues to hire nothing but the best people. For example, at the Environmental Protection Agency, energy industry finger-puppet Scott Pruitt recently appointed a toxicologist from Texas named Michael Honeycutt to head up the EPA’s Science Advisory Board. And, as The Texas Observer reports, Honeycutt has some interesting theories about environmental pollutants. Plumb crazy, mind you, but damned interesting.
Mercury? EPA is “overstating” the risks of exposure and ignoring the fact that the Japanese eat 10 times as much fish as Americans. Arsenic? It couldn’t be unsafe because we’re not seeing increases in cancer rates that would be true if EPA’s assessment is “realistic.” Ozone? EPA’s ozone rules are unnecessary because “Americans likely spend at least 90 percent of their time indoors.”
But where Honeycutt really gets wound up is on the topic of air pollution.
For more than a decade, Texas has been in a tussle with the EPA over limiting emissions of smog-causing pollutants from power plants. EPA’s limits on ozone, a component of smog, have grown more stringent with time, and as the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s chief toxicologist, Honeycutt has attacked the basic underpinnings of limits on smog. Reducing ozone levels, he has said, will not lead to any significant health benefits and if asthma “were actually tied to ozone, you would expect to see the instances of asthma decreasing, not increasing.” Those arguments are contrary to the overwhelming scientific evidence that higher ozone levels exacerbate respiratory illnesses, particularly in children and the elderly.
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This is the future, and Musk continues to be at the forefront pushing us all forward:
Tesla has completed construction of a massive 100 megawatt, 129 MWh battery installation in South Australia. The new facility boasts the largest megawatt rating for any grid-connected battery installation in the world.
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Tesla's involvement in the project originated from a March Twitter conversation between Musk and Australian billionaire software entrepreneur Mike Cannon-Brookes. Musk said that if he got the contract, "Tesla will get the system installed and working 100 days from contract signature or it is free."
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...n-in-100-days/
This also really underscores the fact that Tesla is (now) a "Battery Company" than just a "Car company".Last edited by Joey; Thu Nov 23, 2017, 05:51 PM.
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Nilanka wrote: View PostNo matter if it's summer or winter, warmer oceans lead to stronger storms.
In the East, it could be the COLDEST New Year’s Eve on record. Perhaps we could use a little bit of that good old Global Warming that our Country, but not other countries, was going to pay TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS to protect against. Bundle up!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 29, 2017
https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/29/...ke-effect-snow
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Superjudge wrote: View PostSadly, the leader of the Western World can't seem to differentiate between the meaning of "Climate", and "weather".
Well, we all know he can, he's just a sleazy, horrific man who could give a shit about the other 99.Heir, Prince of Cambridge
If you see KeonClark in the wasteland, please share your food and water with him.
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Superjudge wrote: View PostSadly, the leader of the Western World can't seem to differentiate between the meaning of "Climate", and "weather".
Well, we all know he can, he's just a sleazy, horrific man who could give a shit about the other 99.Axel wrote: View PostI'm actually not convinced of the bold. He isn't that smart and doesn't listen to people long enough to learn anything.
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Nilanka wrote: View Post. Basically the last person who spoke to him on any given topic, is what he remembers.
How’s the book?Heir, Prince of Cambridge
If you see KeonClark in the wasteland, please share your food and water with him.
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Axel wrote: View PostAnd Fox and Friends is usually the last word for him.
How’s the book?
Bannon: Let's make the liberals as angry as possible
Kushner: Let's keep our financial allies happy
Priebus: Let's keep the GOP happy
And again, Trump only remembering whoever he spoke to last, lol.
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Nilanka wrote: View PostIt's an interesting read, even if the author's sources aren't fully apparent/vetted. Basically paints a picture of Bannon, Kushner and Priebus all vying for Trump's attention.
Bannon: Let's make the liberals as angry as possible
Kushner: Let's keep our financial allies happy
Priebus: Let's keep the GOP happy
And again, Trump only remembering whoever he spoke to last, lol.
Don't know how much you know of Wolff's history and writing style. It has been said that while the overall picture is essentially correct/truthy he tends to embellish his descriptions of mood, subject matter and quotes from witnesses to some of the events. A kind of editorial license I suppose. I used to read him when he was at New York Magazine and kind of stopped when he veered it seemed to me into the catty/gossip subject matter. As a New Yorker he has been covering Trump for many a year ....gossip and all...haha. He certainly hit the home run here from a career/bank balance standpoint.
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