Climate Changes Updates 12-13 May 2015

1.  Pope Francis aide blasts U.S. climate skeptics

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/05/pope-francis-aide-climate-change-skeptics-117861.html

2.  The arguments that convinced a libertarian to support aggressive action on climate

http://www.vox.com/2015/5/12/8588273/the-arguments-that-convinced-this-libertarian-to-support-a-carbon-tax

3.    Liberals pressure AP to call climate change skeptics ‘deniers,’ bar word in stylebook

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/liberals-pressure-ap-to-call-climate-change-skeptics-deniers-bar-word-in-stylebook/article/2564438

4.  We’re burning through the Earth’s carbon budget

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/05/12/opinions/sutter-400-carbon-dioxide/

5.  Climate Change, Drought Likely Means Marijuana Grown In California Will Be More Potent

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/05/13/climate-change-drought-likely-means-marijuana-grown-in-california-will-be-more-potent/

6.  Budget brief: what’s in the budget on climate change and renewables?

http://theconversation.com/budget-brief-whats-in-the-budget-on-climate-change-and-renewables-41619

7.  What Americans Really Think About Climate Change

http://www.care2.com/greenliving/what-americans-really-think-about-climate-change.html

8.  World Bank advocates long term thinking on climate change

http://www.euractiv.com/sections/sustainable-dev/world-bank-advocates-long-term-thinking-climate-change-314568

9.  SC, other states could lose millions over climate change stance

http://www.wyff4.com/news/sc-other-states-could-lose-millions-over-climate-change-stance/32997374

10.              Climate change advice for business

http://www.thespec.com/news-story/5616511-climate-change-advice-for-business/

11.              Greens say climate change will worsen allergies, asthma

http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/241970-greens-say-climate-change-will-worsen-allergies-asthma

12. The 2016 Candidates Aren’t Talking About Climate Change Because Voters Don’t Care

http://www.newrepublic.com/article/121780/will-2016s-presidential-hopefuls-talk-climate-change

13.                      Experts cite dire warnings at climate change conference in St. Louis

http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article20795343.html

14.              Jeb Bush Signals His Faith Informs His Positions On Climate Change

http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/05/12/3657519/will-jeb-bush-take-faith-seriously-climate-change/

15.              Boston-area mayors unite to fight climate change

http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/05/13/boston-area-mayors-unite-fight-climate-change/YAJtprRvd9018UnHL2IvIL/story.html#

16.              Obama’s Catastrophic Climate-Change Denial

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/13/opinion/obamas-catastrophic-climate-change-denial.html?_r=0

17.              Climate Denialists In Congress Acting As NASA’s Kryptonite

http://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2015/05/12/406106296/climate-denialists-in-congress-acting-as-nasas-kryptonite

18.              Thirty percent of corporations say climate change has impacted business materially

http://news.nd.edu/news/57787-thirty-percent-of-corporations-say-climate-change-has-impacted-business-materially/

19.              Is climate change funny? Republicans use mockery to reallocate science budgets

http://www.eenews.net/stories/1060018361

20.              Iowa Scientists To Presidential Candidates: Climate Change ‘Is Not An Issue That Can Be Ignored’

http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/05/12/3657625/iowa-climate-statement-presidential-election/

21.              We’re hurting our kids by failing on global warming

http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/story/opinion/readers/2015/05/13/dan-barth-letter/27246237/

22. 5 Negative Impacts Global Warming Has on Coffee http://www.newsmax.com/FastFeatures/global-warming-coffee/2015/05/12/id/644031/

23.              BHP Billiton chief says global warming won’t hit dividend

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/industry/mining/11600189/BHP-Billiton-chief-says-global-warming-wont-hit-dividend.html

24.              Is Elizabeth Warren Really a Leader on Global Warming?

http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2015/05/elizabeth-warren-climate-change-hero

25.              Arctic Drilling Undercuts Obama’s Global Warming Efforts, Experts Say

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2015/05/13/arctic-drilling-undercuts-obamas-global-warming-efforts-experts-say

26.              Global Warming Wreaks Havoc On Antarctic Research Stations

http://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2015/05/12/global-warming-wreaks-havoc-on-antarctic-research-stations-n1997963

27. Vox Inadvertently Undermines Global Warming Settled Science Argument – See more at: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/pj-gladnick/2015/05/13/vox-inadvertently-undermines-global-warming-settled-science-argument#sthash.TsWISE7R.dpuf

28.              Tech Companies Are Moving To 100% Clean Energy, Some Faster Than Others

http://www.fastcoexist.com/3046195/the-tech-industry-is-moving-to-100-clean-energy-some-faster-than-others

29.              Climate change set to take major toll on economy and children’s health, experts warn

http://www.eenews.net/stories/1060018385

30.              Former Energy Department official wins huge pay raise after moving to firm with deep ties to DOE

http://www.publicintegrity.org/2015/05/13/17265/former-energy-department-official-wins-huge-pay-raise-after-moving-firm-deep-ties

31.              Native medicinal plants and global warming.

http://www.dailyclimate.org/tdc-newsroom/2015/05/Native-medicinal-plants-and-global-warming

32.               Alaska’s Tricky Intersection of Obama’s Energy and Climate Legacies

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/13/us/politics/alaskas-tricky-intersection-of-obamas-energy-and-climate-legacies.html?_r=0

33.               F.B.I. Says It Broke Its Rules in Inquiry of Keystone Pipeline Opponents

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/13/us/fbi-says-it-broke-its-rules-in-inquiry-of-keystone-pipeline-opponents.html

34.               Budget 2015: An assault on Australia’s climate programs

http://www.abc.net.au/environment/articles/2015/05/13/4234917.htm

35.               Global warming and the “Green Rush.”

http://www.dailyclimate.org/tdc-newsroom/2015/05/climate-change-marijuana-pot-global-warming-potent

36.               Australia needs radical CO2 cuts to match US, EU

http://www.rtcc.org/2015/05/12/australia-needs-radical-co2-cuts-by-2025-to-match-us-eu/

37. Will a Paris climate change pact have any teeth?

http://www.rtcc.org/2015/05/12/will-a-paris-climate-change-pact-have-any-teeth/

38. Binding CO2 cap would leave US on shaky legal ground – See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2015/05/12/binding-co2-cap-would-leave-us-on-shaky-legal-ground/#sthash.JbWnh1ax.dpuf
39. Sea levels are rising faster than previous estimates – See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2015/05/12/sea-levels-are-rising-faster-than-previous-estimates/#sthash.MTLFAesf.dpuf
40. Paris climate deal to boost global economic growth, says Figueres – See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2015/05/13/paris-climate-deal-to-boost-global-economic-growth-says-figueres/#sthash.4DjfQe2l.dpuf
41. G7 ministers hail agreement on climate goals ahead of June summit – See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2015/05/13/g7-ministers-hail-agreement-on-climate-goals-ahead-of-june-summit/#sthash.ptIWQ4IM.dpuf
42. Obama guilty of climate denial after Shell green light, says McKibben – See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2015/05/13/obama-guilty-of-climate-denial-after-shell-green-light-says-mckibben/#sthash.kV2tAmTP.dpuf
43. Beyond carbon pricing: Five ways to green economies – See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2015/05/11/beyond-carbon-pricing-five-ways-to-green-economies/#sthash.H56NE5bw.dpuf
44. Beyond carbon pricing: Five ways to green economies – See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2015/05/11/beyond-carbon-pricing-five-ways-to-green-economies/#sthash.H56NE5bw.dpuf