Climate Changes Updates May 27-28, 2014

1.      Report: Many Find ‘Global Warming’ More Threatening Than ‘Climate Change’

http://www.courant.com/business/hc-yale-climate-change-global-warming-20140527,0,1302688.story

2.    Summer reading for the climate crowd

http://www.dailyclimate.org/tdc-newsroom/2014/05/2014-summer-climate-reading

3.    High-pollution power plant that said it was victim in Obama’s ‘war on coal’ survives, thrives

http://www.newser.com/article/9a296a7fb54c4e779d001813679194b9/high-pollution-power-plant-that-said-it-was-victim-in-obamas-war-on-coal-survives-thrives.html

4.    Can we hide carbon dioxide underground? Algeria site offers note of caution.

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2014/0527/Can-we-hide-carbon-dioxide-underground-Algeria-site-offers-note-of-caution

5.    Climate Change Could Warp Rails With ‘Sun Kinks’

http://www.climatecentral.org/news/climate-change-warp-railroad-tracks-sun-kinks-17470

6.    Climate Change Doomed the Ancients

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/28/opinion/climate-change-doomed-the-ancients.html?_r=1

7.    Human beings may lack the political will to avoid eco-disasters

http://www.latimes.com/opinion/topoftheticket/la-na-tt-human-beings-ecodisasters-20140523-story.html

8.    EDITORIAL: The Keystone conundrum: Unions vs. environmentalists

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/27/editorial-the-keystone-conundrum/

9.    It’s simple. If we can’t change our economic system, our number’s up

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/may/27/if-we-cant-change-economic-system-our-number-is-up

10.                        Prince Charles: reform capitalism to save the planet

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/prince-charles/10859230/Prince-Charles-reform-capitalism-to-save-the-planet.html

11. Yes, EPA Can Regulate CO2, But Can Lawyers Beat The Rules In Court?

http://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2014/05/27/yes-epa-can-regulate-co2-but-can-lawyers-beat-the-rules-in-court/

12.                        Pentagon ‘clear’ climate change is a ‘national security’ issue

http://www.rtcc.org/2014/05/28/pentagon-clear-climate-change-is-a-national-security-issue/#sthash.polk3bCs.dpuf

13.                        China to scrap six million cars in toxic smog drive

http://www.rtcc.org/2014/05/27/china-to-scrap-six-million-cars-in-toxic-smog-drive/#sthash.HuGQiP8N.dpuf

14.                        ‘Time running out’ says UN as CO2 levels hit record April high

 http://www.rtcc.org/2014/05/27/time-running-out-says-un-as-co2-levels-hit-record-april-high/#sthash.v9AM3quw.dpuf

15.                        India heatwaves raise fears of future climate impacts

http://www.rtcc.org/2014/05/28/india-heatwaves-raise-fears-of-future-climate-impacts/#sthash.SIBuxRFV.dpuf

16.                        Prince Charles: Business must act to tackle climate change

http://www.rtcc.org/2014/05/28/prince-charles-business-must-act-to-tackle-climate-change/#sthash.EOI2Gb5h.dpuf

17.                        Climate change means we must rewrite economics textbooks

http://www.rtcc.org/2014/05/27/climate-change-means-we-must-rewrite-economics-textbooks/#sthash.a2edheBG.dpuf

18. Americans more concerned with “global warming” than “climate change”

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/americans-more-concerned-with-global-warming-than-climate-change/

19.                        The coming political explosion over climate change

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2014/05/28/the-coming-political-explosion-over-climate-change/

20.                      EPA grows its climate change trends list

http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/207489-epa-adds-lyme-disease-wildfires-to-climate-change-indicators

21. The Canadian Government Doesn’t Let Its Meteorologists Talk About Climate Change

http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/05/28/3442208/meteorologists-climate-change/

22. The Pentagon Wants to Tackle Climate Change — But Congress Forbids It

http://io9.com/the-pentagon-wants-to-tackle-climate-change-but-cong-1581721471

23.                      Energy firms warned over communication about climate change

http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/energy-firms-warned-over-communication-about-climate-change-1.2657185

24.                      Corporate executives could be personally liable for undermining action on climate change

http://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/Blog/corporate-executives-could-be-personally-liab/blog/49417/

25.                      Climate change: 3 reasons businesses aren’t seeking solutions

http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/climate-change-3-reasons-businesses-aren-t-seeking-solutions-1.2634167

26.                      Humans cause climate change? ‘Jeopardy’ host thinks so.

http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/207446-jeopardy-host-human-activity-causes-climate-change#ixzz3350o4hzd 

27.                      Montana study shows climate change accelerates hybridization of native and invasive species of trout

http://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/outdoors/fishing/2014/05/28/montana-study-shows-climate-change-accelerates-hybridization-of-native-and-invasive-species-of-trout/9696805/

28.                                               Billionaire’s PAC Targets 7 Republicans Who Doubt Climate Change

http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2014/05/27/329934.htm

29.                                               Global Warming vs Climate Change: What Scares You More?

http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/7273/20140528/global-warming-vs-climate-change-what-scares-more.htm

30.                      The Navajo Nation’s Shifting Sands of Climate Change

http://www.climatecentral.org/news/navajo-nation-climate-change-17326

31.                        Seafood industry under threat from climate change and ocean acidification, report states

http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2014/05/seafood_industry_under_threat.html

32.                      Research on what “global warming” and “climate change” mean, and when to use the terms

http://journalistsresource.org/studies/environment/climate-change/research-global-warming-meaning-use-terms#sthash.TQY8r2rD.dpuf

33.                      On a Cool Roof: City Planners, Activists and Researchers Debate Climate Change

http://nextcity.org/daily/entry/cool-roofs-climate-change-debate

34.                      The Wall Street Journal denies the 97% scientific consensus on human-caused global warming

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2014/may/28/wall-street-journal-denies-global-warming-consensus

35.                      Light-coloured butterflies and insects thriving as European climate warms

http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/research/trends/124690-light-coloured-butterflies-and-insects-thriving-as-european-climate-warms.html

36.              Study: “Global Warming” Is Scarier Than “Climate Change”

http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2014/05/27/study_global_warming_is_scarier_than_climate_change.html

37.                      Ancient Climate Change Doesn’t Bolster Environmentalist Extremism

http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2014/05/28/ancient-climate-change-doesnt-bolster-environmentalist-extremism/