Energy and Environment: Tillerson doesn’t deny climate change – but dodges questions about Exxon’s role in sowing doubt

Tillerson doesn't deny climate change – but dodges questions about Exxon's role in sowing doubt; Scientists have a new way to calculate what global warming costs. Trump’s team isn’t going to like it.; Obama’s Interior Dept. calls for major changes to ‘modernize’ federal coal program; Scientists just discovered a massive pool of carbon in central Africa that nobody knew was there; On eve of Trump, Obama's Energy Department announces new policy to protect scientists; This bumble bee was everywhere. Now it’s on the endangered species list.; America’s first ‘clean coal’ plant is now operational — and another is on the way; Antarctica is about to lose an enormous piece of ice. The question is what happens after that.; Methane may not last long in the atmosphere — but it drives sea level rise for centuries; Obama in scientific journal: ‘The trend toward clean energy is irreversible’; Without action on climate change, say goodbye to polar bears; The crack in this Antarctic ice shelf just grew by 11 miles. A dramatic break could be imminent.; This Louisiana town has a serious problem with lead in its water. It won’t be the only one this year.; Obama denies permits for seismic testing to search for oil in the Atlantic; Trump wants ‘energy independence.’ We may already be close to having it.;   With Chris Mooney   Tillerson doesn't deny climate change – but dodges questions about Exxon's role in sowing doubt Tillerson says climate change is real, but not an "imminent threat." By Chris Mooney and Brady Dennis  •  Read more » Scientists have a new way to calculate what global warming costs. Trump’s team isn’t going to like it. A new report recommends major updates to the contested federal metric known as the "social cost of carbon." By Chelsea Harvey  •  Read more »   Obama’s Interior Dept. calls for major changes to ‘modernize’ federal coal program 'It appears that modernization of the Federal coal program is warranted,' the report concludes. By Juliet Eilperin and Chris Mooney  •  Read more »   Scientists just discovered a massive pool of carbon in central Africa that nobody knew was there These wetlands in the Congo Basin might store more carbon than the United States emits in 20 years. By Chelsea Harvey  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   On eve of Trump, Obama's Energy Department announces new policy to protect scientists The move comes after the Trump transition team sent the department a questionnaire asking for the names of personnel who had attended meetings related to climate change. By Chris Mooney  •  Read more »   This bumble bee was everywhere. Now it’s on the endangered species list. For the first time, a bumble bee species has landed on the endangered species list. The rusty patched bumble bee was prolific a generation ago. Now it's in danger of becoming extinct. By Darryl Fears  •  Read more »   America’s first ‘clean coal’ plant is now operational — and another is on the way Two U.S. plants that capture carbon emissions from coal are becoming operational. By Chris Mooney  •  Read more »   Antarctica is about to lose an enormous piece of ice. The question is what happens after that. Scientists are debating what will happen once a huge iceberg breaks free from the Larsen C ice shelf. By Chris Mooney  •  Read more »   Methane may not last long in the atmosphere — but it drives sea level rise for centuries "The ocean never forgets" -- how greenhouse gas emissions can cause centuries of sea level rise. By Chelsea Harvey  •  Read more »   Obama in scientific journal: ‘The trend toward clean energy is irreversible’ Obama argues that embracing clean energy isn't just a moral choice, but an economic one. By Brady Dennis  •  Read more »   Without action on climate change, say goodbye to polar bears The federal polar bear conservation plan says the animal's future in the Arctic is grim unless greenhouse gas emissions are dramatically reduced. By Darryl Fears  •  Read more »   The crack in this Antarctic ice shelf just grew by 11 miles. A dramatic break could be imminent. A growing rift is setting the ice shelf up for an imminent loss of nearly 2,000 square miles of ice, scientists say. By Chris Mooney  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   This Louisiana town has a serious problem with lead in its water. It won’t be the only one this year. Nationwide, an estimated 6 million or more lead pipes remain in use, bringing increasingly suspect water to as many as 22 million Americans. By Brady Dennis  •  Read more »   Obama denies permits for seismic testing to search for oil in the Atlantic For the second time in less than a month, President Obama took an action that closed the Atlantic to oil exploration and drilling. By Darryl Fears  •  Read more »   Trump wants ‘energy independence.’ We may already be close to having it. A new report suggests that the United States could become a net energy exporter by 2026. By Chelsea Harvey  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   Speaking of Science The latest and greatest in science news, in your inbox twice a week. Sign Up »         Share Energy and Environment:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Energy and Environment. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. 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