Thursday 29 June 2017

Energy and Environment: These experts say we have three years to get climate change under control. And they're the optimists.

These experts say we have three years to get climate change under control. And they’re the optimists.; Climate change in the U.S. could help the rich and hurt the poor; Trump’s pitch for U.S. ‘energy dominance’ is dominated by misleading claims; This isn’t the ‘clean coal’ news Trump wanted during ‘energy week’; A warming Antarctica will create new animal habitats. That could lead to some epic competition.; Trump administration to propose repealing rule giving EPA broad authority over water pollution; The ozone hole is slowly healing — but this chemical could delay its recovery by decades; On Capitol Hill, EPA chief gets an earful about Trump’s ‘downright offensive’ budget plan; Trump’s review of marine monuments and sanctuaries is now open for your comments; The Great Barrier Reef is literally a treasure. It’s worth $42 billion.; Scientists just proved that wildfires dumped a huge amount of soot atop Greenland’s ice sheet; Sea level rise isn’t just happening, it’s getting faster; 72 percent of the world's most majestic coral reefs have been hit by major heat stress since 2014;
 
Energy and Environment
With Chris Mooney
 
 
These experts say we have three years to get climate change under control. And they’re the optimists.
The world needs to start carbon cuts on a dramatic scale to hold on to the chance of limiting warming.
Climate change in the U.S. could help the rich and hurt the poor
From agriculture to energy demand, rising temperatures could have profound economic impacts in coming decades, researchers say
 
Trump’s pitch for U.S. ‘energy dominance’ is dominated by misleading claims
Trump energy claims don't add up, experts say. Like the claim the United States has more oil than Saudi Arabia.
 
This isn’t the ‘clean coal’ news Trump wanted during ‘energy week’
Southern Co. freezes costly work on flagship coal plant meant to showcase carbon capture technology.
 
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A warming Antarctica will create new animal habitats. That could lead to some epic competition.
Even in Antarctica, scientists are worried about invasive species — and about existing species clashing with one another as the planet warms.
 
Trump administration to propose repealing rule giving EPA broad authority over water pollution
Testifying before Congress, Scott Pruitt said that the agency would "provide clarity" by "withdrawing" the rule and reverting to standards adopted in 2008.
 
The ozone hole is slowly healing — but this chemical could delay its recovery by decades
Scientists raise concerns about a common industrial chemical called dichloromethane.
 
On Capitol Hill, EPA chief gets an earful about Trump’s ‘downright offensive’ budget plan
Democratic and Republican lawmakers alike pushed back at the administration's proposed cuts at the agency.
 
Trump’s review of marine monuments and sanctuaries is now open for your comments
Trump's review of marine monuments and sanctuaries is open for comments until July 26. The jury's out on whether they will influence his bid to reduce them in size.
 
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The Great Barrier Reef is literally a treasure. It’s worth $42 billion.
But experts ask what that number really means.
 
Scientists just proved that wildfires dumped a huge amount of soot atop Greenland’s ice sheet
Soot from wildfires can melt glaciers over a thousand miles away, scientists find.
 
Sea level rise isn’t just happening, it’s getting faster
Yet another study confirms that the rate of sea level rise is increasing.
 
72 percent of the world's most majestic coral reefs have been hit by major heat stress since 2014
U.N.: The world's most glorious reefs have been devastated by warming and need the Paris deal.
 
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