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Trump Leaves a Destructive Climate Wake
Trump Leaves a Destructive Climate Wake Humpty Dumpty Ran on The Wall; Humpty Dumpty Had a Viral Fall; All the King’s Governors and all of his Judgemen, Couldn’t Put Humpty in Office Again. (We hope.) The NY Times had a … Continue reading
Posted in 2020 Election, Air Quality, California Smog, California Water, Climate Change, Climate Education, Climate Science, Coal, Coastal Flooding, Donald Trump, Electric Power, EPA, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Oil, Paris Climate Agreement, Politics, Regulations, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Supreme Court, Trump Administration, US Oil
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Trump: The Unmanageable Virus Vector in Chief
Trump: the unmanageable virus Vector in Chief. Trump backs off on deporting international college and University students without in-person classes. Since this was enforced with no justification, it would have been blocked anyway. The White House has been unfairly criticizing … Continue reading
Comparing the Citizens Climate Lobby and the Climate Leadership Council Carbon Fee and Dividend Plans
Comparing the Citizens Climate Lobby (CCL) and the Climate Leadership Council (CLC) Carbon Fee and Dividend Plans The CLC has been put forward by an Οp-Ed in the Washington Post, and the “The Pricing Advantage” by George R. Schultz and … Continue reading
Posted in 2020 Election, 2020 Primaries, Air Quality, Air Travel Emissions, Autos, CAFE Standards, California Federal Funding, California Oil, California Power Mixes, California Smog, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Education, Climate Science, Coal, Congress, Conservation, Department of Energy, Economies, Electric Cars, Electric Power, Energy Efficiency, Equivalent Electric Car Emissions, Fossil Fuel Energy, Free Trade, Global Climate Action Summit, Green Rate Plans, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Houston Flooding, Hurricane Dorian, Hurricane Florence, Hurricane Irma, Hybrid Cars, Mayor's Climate Action Plan, Natural Gas, No More Drilling, Nuclear Energy, Oil, Paris Climate Accord, Paris Climate Agreement, Politics, Poverty, Regulations, Renewable Energy, Science and Engineering Education, Solar Energy, Tax Laws, Transportation, US Oil, Wind Energy
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Trump’s Proposed 2019 DoE and NASA Cuts, and Actual Increases
Trump’s Proposed Cuts to the Department of Energy and NASA, with their actual Congressional Increases. Department of Energy Budget In the following table for the science sectors of the Department of Energy, we give, in millions of dollars: the 2019 … Continue reading
Posted in Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Education, Climate Science, Conservation, Department of Energy, Donald Trump, Fossil Fuel Energy, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, NASA, Nuclear Energy, Particle Physics, Renewable Energy, Science and Engineering Education, Science Funding, Solar Energy, Trump Budget, University Funding, Wind Energy
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Costs of Weather Related Disasters Are Increasing in the US
Costs of Weather and Climate Related Disasters Over the Last 40 Years, and During the Trump Presidency The data and maps are from the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. I’m jumping the storm a little since the data for 2019 … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 Midterm Election, 2020 Election, 2020 Primaries, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Education, Climate Science, Donald Trump, Economies, EPA, Fossil Fuel Energy, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Houston Flooding, Hurricane Florence, Hurricane Irma, NOAA, Paris Climate Accord, Renewable Energy, Trump on Climate Change
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The Coming Climate Action Decade, the 2020s
The Coming Climate Action Decade, the 2020s. An entire generation will be known for the next decade, starting in the 20s. In fact, it is the next 20 years, or fifth of a century, that will be crucial, and has … Continue reading
Posted in 2020 Election, 2020 Primaries, CAFE Standards, California Power Mixes, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Education, Climate Science, Donald Trump, Electric Cars, Electric Power, Energy Efficiency, Fossil Fuel Energy, Global Climate Action Summit, Hydropower, Mayor's Climate Action Plan, Nuclear Energy, Paris Climate Accord, Poverty, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Swing States, Trump on Climate Change, Wind Energy
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Leading States in Sectors of American Energy Production
A Survey of Leading States in Sectors of American Energy Production From a spread sheet of the EIA, Energy Information Agency, we show the leading states in the sectors of American energy production. This will document what states will have … Continue reading
The Silencing Science Tracker in December, 2019
Happy Holidays. It’s time to update the Silencing Science Tracker. This just lists news articles that refer to silencing science, or attempting to silence science, in various bills, agencies, schools, or research. It starts with the beginning of the Trump … Continue reading
Posted in CAFE Standards, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Education, Climate Science, Coastal Flooding, Coastal States, Donald Trump, EPA, Fossil Fuel Energy, Governors and State Legislatures, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Houston Flooding, Natural Gas, Paris Climate Accord, Paris Climate Agreement, Politics, Regulations, Renewable Energy, Science and Engineering Education, Science Funding, Sea Level Rise, Transportation, Trump Administration, Trump on Climate Change
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Thanksgiving for Environmental Actions
Thanksgiving for Environmental Actions While many (most) environmental articles are negative, there is yet an abundance of research, knowledge, education, plans and commitments to solve these problems, especially climate change. We can celebrate these for Thanksgiving. First of all, the … Continue reading
Posted in Affairs of State, Air Quality, CAFE Standards, California Smog, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Education, Climate Science, Coal, Energy Efficiency, Fossil Fuel Energy, Global Climate Action Summit, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Mayor's Climate Action Plan, Paris Climate Accord, Paris Climate Agreement, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Transportation, US Climate Mayors, Wind Energy, World Smog
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UN Data on Emissions and Needed Goals
We start with emission data from the UN Environment Report, and show the areas in which emissions can be sharply cut with existing technologies. The current Paris Accord agreements are just keeping up with business as usual, given rising economic … Continue reading
Posted in Air Travel Emissions, CAFE Standards, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Education, Climate Science, Conservation, Electric Cars, Electric Power, Energy Efficiency, Equivalent Electric Car Emissions, Fossil Fuel Energy, Global Climate Action Summit, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Mayor's Climate Action Plan, Natural Gas, Nuclear Energy, Paris Climate Accord, Paris Climate Agreement, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Wind Energy, World Steel Production
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