Climate Changes Updates May 29, 2014

1.        EPA grows its climate change trends list

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

2.        President Said to Be Planning to Use Executive Authority on Carbon Rule

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/29/us/politics/obama-to-offer-rules-to-sharply-curb-power-plants-carbon-emissions.html?_r=0

3.        And The Biggest Power Polluter Is: American ElectricPower Company

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2014/05/28/and-the-biggest-power-polluter-is-aep/

4.                 China must continue the momentum of green law

http://www.nature.com/news/china-must-continue-the-momentum-of-green-law-1.15294

5.        Terence Corcoran: Dear CEO, admit climate crimes

http://business.financialpost.com/2014/05/28/terence-corcoran-dear-ceo-admit-climate-crimes/

6.        Ohio’s renewable-energy debate: a choice between cutting pollution or electric bills?

http://www.tribtown.com/view/story/f08b1b6598634596a3c43cf24d869e5e/OH–Renewable-Energy-Targets

7.        Environmental groups fire legal warning shot over climate change

http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Canada—World/2014-05-28/article-3742002/Environmental-groups-fire-legal-warning-shot-over-climate-change/1

8.        The Insiders: The left is to blame for the distorted global warming debate

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2014/05/28/the-insiders-the-left-is-to-blame-for-the-distorted-global-warming-debate/

9. Wonks Collide as Obama Climate Plan Prompts New Ideas

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-05-29/wonks-collide-as-obama-climate-plan-prompts-new-ideas.html

10.   New mercury convention could help fund climate efforts

http://www.rtcc.org/2014/05/29/new-mercury-convention-could-help-fund-climate-efforts/#sthash.F7Ia1LfP.dpuf

11. Walmart: Tackling climate change is not a PR stunt

http://www.rtcc.org/2014/05/29/walmart-tackling-climate-change-is-not-a-pr-stunt/#sthash.bNTcsu0s.dpuf

12. Prompt global action can cut the cost of going carbon neutral

http://www.rtcc.org/2014/05/29/prompt-global-action-can-cut-the-cost-of-going-carbon-neutral/#sthash.XFGkI1iA.dpuf

13. Fact-checking recent claims about climate change

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2014/may/29/fact-checking-recent-claims-about-climate-change/

14.   Unsettling: House panel hears debate on climate change science

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/29/unsettling-house-panel-hears-debate-on-climate-cha/

15. John Boehner: ‘I’m Not Qualified To Debate The Science Over Climate Change’

http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/05/29/3442810/john-boehner-climate-science/

16. Markey, Pope talk climate change

http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/207625-markey-pope-talk-climate-change

17. Oil Majors Need To Boost Leadership On Climate Change

http://www.forbes.com/sites/mindylubber/2014/05/29/oil-majors-need-to-boost-leadership-on-climate-change/

18. High tunnels at Plantations to simulate climate change

http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/2014/05/high-tunnels-simulate-climate-change

19.   Environmental groups fire legal warning shot over climate change

http://globalnews.ca/news/1359574/environmental-groups-fire-legal-warning-shot-over-climate-change/

20.   The Power of Poop: Using Humor to Inspire Kids About Climate Change

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/denis-thomopoulos/kids-climate-change-and-t_b_5406666.html

21.   Mayors on frontline of battle against climate change – UN

http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=47924#.U4gR3nKSwik

22.   Redouble efforts against gun violence; ‘Climate change’ not behind drought

http://www.statesman.com/news/news/opinion/letters-to-the-editor-may-30-2014/nf9Lx/

23. Guest blog: Inspecting Mexico‘s Latest Climate Change Plan

http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/amaxwell/guest_blog_inspecting_mexicos.html

24.    Lies, Damn Lies, and Global-Warming Rules

http://www.nationaljournal.com/energy/lies-damn-lies-and-global-warming-rules-20140529