Climate Changes Updates 28-31 January  2015

1. UN targets draft of Paris climate deal by February 13 – See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2015/01/30/pressure-on-to-finish-draft-paris-climate-deal-in-february/#sthash.I5nIetha.dpuf

2. Shell backs climate change resolution filed by shareholder activists – See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2015/01/29/shell-backs-climate-change-resolution-filed-by-shareholder-activists/#sthash.3eWNFsFX.dpuf
3. Sport issued with climate warning at Australian Open – See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2015/01/30/sport-issued-with-climate-warning-at-australian-open/#sthash.HSFPZFt6.dpuf
4. Ban Ki-moon’s new climate advisor warns on geopolitical tensions – See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2015/01/30/ban-ki-moons-new-climate-advisor-seeks-to-smooth-geopolitical-tensions/#sthash.psK0cUs7.dpuf
5. US Senate approves Keystone XL pipeline bill

http://www.rtcc.org/2015/01/30/us-senate-approves-keystone-xl-pipeline-bill/

6. Denmark gears up for fight against fracking

http://www.rtcc.org/2015/01/29/denmark-gears-up-for-fight-against-fracking/

7. Study flags carbon concern from melting glaciers

http://www.rtcc.org/2015/01/29/study-flags-carbon-concern-from-melting-glaciers/

8. Bioenergy “incompatible” with sustainable food production – study – See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2015/01/29/bioenergy-incompatible-with-sustainable-food-production-study/#sthash.F5WExl5S.dpuf
9. China and India adopt UK tool to map green futures – See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2015/01/28/china-and-india-adopt-uk-tool-to-map-green-futures/#sthash.UHtYxhrh.dpuf
10. Climate sceptic minister threatens Brazil’s green credentials – See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2015/01/28/climate-sceptic-minister-threatens-brazils-green-credentials/#sthash.DJkm7Imc.dpuf
11. Global calculator: 7 emissions pathways for the world – See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2015/01/28/global-calculator-7-emissions-pathways-for-the-world/#sthash.DQ0tua5k.dpuf
12. Obama bans oil drilling in 9.8 million acres of Arctic ocean – See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2015/01/27/obama-bans-oil-drilling-in-9-8-million-acres-of-arctic-ocean/#sthash.eKKyvzJL.dpuf

13.                    Nuclear Power Needs to Double to Meet Warming Goal

http://www.climatecentral.org/news/nuclear-power-needs-to-double-to-meet-warming-goal-18610

14.                    A 50th anniversary few remember: LBJ’s warning on carbon dioxide

http://www.dailyclimate.org/tdc-newsroom/2015/02/president-johnson-carbon-climate-warning

15.                    Most Republicans Say They Back Climate Action, Poll Finds

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/31/us/politics/most-americans-support-government-action-on-climate-change-poll-finds.html?ref=us&_r=0

16. Why Do Evangelicals Like James Inhofe Believe That Only God Can Cause Climate Change?

http://www.newrepublic.com/article/120889/evangelical-james-inhofe-says-only-god-can-cause-climate-change

17.                    Did Obama just sucker punch liberals on Keystone XL?

http://blog.sfgate.com/morford/2015/01/30/did-obama-just-sucker-punch-liberals/

18.                    Fear, Ridicule, Danger: Is It Safe to Be a Climate Scientist? (Op-Ed)

http://www.livescience.com/49641-fear-permeates-climate-science.html

19.                    Protecting the Arctic

http://www.loe.org/shows/segments.html?programID=15-P13-00005&segmentID=1

20.                    Climate Change’s Bottom Line

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/01/business/energy-environment/climate-changes-bottom-line.html

21.                    Many Americans reject evolution, deny climate change and find GM food unsafe, survey finds

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/jan/29/evolution-gm-food-climate-change-us-survey

22.                    Federal Construction Projects Must Plan for Flood Risks From Climate Change

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/31/us/federal-construction-projects-must-plan-for-flood-risks-from-climate-change.html

23.                    Climate change is lifting Iceland – and it could mean more volcanic eruptions

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jan/30/climate-change-lifting-iceland-volcanic-eruptions

24.                    Most Republicans Say They Back Climate Action, Poll Finds

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/31/us/politics/most-americans-support-government-action-on-climate-change-poll-finds.html

25.                                          Distorting Climate Change Threats, Solutions

http://www.factcheck.org/2015/01/distorting-climate-change-threats-solutions/

26.                    How Climate Change Leads to Volcanoes (Really)

http://time.com/3687893/volcanoes-climate-change/

27.                    It’s Not Too Late To Stop Climate Change, And It’ll Be Super-Cheap

http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/01/29/3616382/solving-climate-change-cheap/

28.                    Senate Kills Climate Change Hoax Conspiracy With Keystone Amendments

http://www.newsweek.com/senate-has-finally-killed-climate-change-hoax-conspiracy-here-are-amendments-303111

29.                    Letter: Global warming believers — really?

http://www.thereporter.com/opinion/20150131/letter-global-warming-believers-x2014-really

30.                    Most Republicans Say They Back Climate Action, Poll Finds

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/31/us/politics/most-americans-support-government-action-on-climate-change-poll-finds.html

31.                    FORGET CLIMATEGATE: THIS ‘GLOBAL WARMING’ SCANDAL IS MUCH BIGGER

http://www.breitbart.com/london/2015/01/30/forget-climategate-this-global-warming-scandal-is-much-bigger/

32.                    Past global warming predictions mostly hot air

http://www.edmondsun.com/opinion/past-global-warming-predictions-mostly-hot-air/article_66efc99c-a7e2-11e4-a8f9-5765f9c964a1.html

33.                    Obama just found a new partner in the global warming fight: Modi

http://qz.com/335225/obama-just-found-a-new-partner-in-the-global-warming-fight-modi/

34.                    How the Poll on Global Warming Was Conducted

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/31/us/how-the-poll-was-conducted.html

35.                                          How B.C.’s ski resorts are coping with global warming’s threat to their existence

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/how-bcs-ski-resorts-are-coping-with-global-warming/article22731538/

36. Scientists and public diverge on GMOs, vaccines, global warming Read more at http://www.commdiginews.com/news-2/scientists-and-public-diverge-on-gmos-vaccines-global-warming-34293/#OeKylFi6jMDbsSXX.99

37.                    Nuclear Power Needs to Double to Curb Global Warming

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/nuclear-power-needs-to-double-to-curb-global-warming/

38.                                          Global Warming News in Dead of Winter

http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2015/01/27/global_warming_news_in_dead_of_winter

39.                    Research Finds Early Mesoamericans Negatively Affected By Climate Change

http://failedmessiah.typepad.com/failed_messiahcom/2015/01/research-finds-early-mesoamericans-negatively-affected-by-climate-change-789.html

40.                    NASA Climate Research Satellite Launch Postponed Due to Fast Winds

http://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/2929/20150129/nasa-climate-research-satellite-launch-postponed-due-to-fast-winds.htm

41.                    Somerset floods ‘made people more convinced of climate change’ say researchers

http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/Somerset-floods-8216-people-convinced-climate/story-25936587-detail/story.html#ixzz3QZ4kP7Kn 

42.                   
Climate change is lifting Iceland – and it could mean more volcanic eruptions

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jan/30/climate-change-lifting-iceland-volcanic-eruptions

43.                    Survey Shows Scientists and Public at Odds Over Climate, GMOs and More

http://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/survey-shows-scientists-public-odds-over-climate-gmos-more-n296231

44.                    New research reveals extreme oxygen loss in oceans during past climate change

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2015/jan/29/new-research-reveals-extreme-oxygen-loss-in-oceans-during-past-climate-change

45.                    Climate Affects The Development Of Human Speech, Researchers Find

http://failedmessiah.typepad.com/failed_messiahcom/2015/01/climate-affects-the-development-of-human-speech-researchers-find-567.html

46.                    Australian fish moving south as climate changes, say researchers

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jan/29/australian-fish-moving-south-as-climate-changes-say-researchers

47.                    Fear, Ridicule, Danger: Is It Safe to Be a Climate Scientist? (Op-Ed)

http://www.livescience.com/49641-fear-permeates-climate-science.html

48.                                          Research Shows Climate Change Will Cause More Extreme La Niña’s

http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2015/01/29/355781.htm

49.                    Bering Sea researchers talk climate change

http://www.thebristolbaytimes.com/article/1505bering_sea_researchers_talk_climate_change