Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Politics Subscribe Log In Log In Today’s Paper Politics | How 18 Democratic Candidates Responded to a Climate Policy Survey Advertisement Supported by ByThe New York Times April 18, 2019 The New York Times asked all 18 declared Democratic presidential candidates for their views on a number of policy options related to climate change. [Read the article here.] The candidates unanimously supported recommitting to the Paris Agreement, restoring President Barack Obama’s environmental regulations and increasing funding for clean-energy research. But their responses diverged on five other potential policies: increasing the United States’ emissions reduction targets under the Paris Agreement; setting a national renewable energy standard; putting a price on carbon; enacting new regulations beyond Mr. Obama’s; and expanding the use of nuclear … [Read more...] about How 18 Democratic Candidates Responded to a Climate Policy Survey
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Climate change skeptics live where its effects are hurting economy most: study
As record sub-zero temperatures grip the Midwest in the wake of extreme coastal flooding and fire, new research from the Brookings Institution this week suggests areas where Americans are the most skeptical about climate change will be the hardest hit by its effects in the latter part of this century. Researchers looked at factors from mortality rates, farm yields and fires to heat-related risks for outdoor workers and coastal damage from rising seas. They used data on projected long-term harm and benefits compiled by the Climate Impact Lab research consortium, which monitors global costs.Then they layered recent voting patterns by Americans on top of the data. The upshot? Regions with the largest groups of climate skeptics - typically Republican strongholds like Florida and Texas - turned out to be the most vulnerable when it comes to climate change forecasts for the rest of the century.Counties that voted for President Donald Trump in 2016, for instance, will on average … [Read more...] about Climate change skeptics live where its effects are hurting economy most: study
Administration report: Climate change damages are ‘intensifying’
By The Washington Post | November 23, 2018 at 11:44 am By Brady Dennis and Chris Mooney | Washington Post The federal government on Friday released a long-awaited report with an unmistakable message: The impacts of climate change, from deadly wildfires to increasingly debilitating hurricanes and heat waves, are already battering the United States, and the danger of more such catastrophes is worsening. The report’s authors, who represent numerous federal agencies, say they are more certain than ever that climate change poses a severe threat to Americans’ health and pocketbooks, as well as to the country’s infrastructure and natural resources. And while it avoids policy recommendations, the report’s sense of urgency and alarm stand in stark contrast to the lack of any apparent plan from President Donald Trump to tackle the problems which, according to the government he runs, are increasingly dire. The congressionally mandated document – the first of its … [Read more...] about Administration report: Climate change damages are ‘intensifying’
Major Trump administration climate report says damages are ‘intensifying across the country’
Brady Dennis and Chris Mooney, The Washington Post Published 11:13 am PST, Friday, November 23, 2018 The federal government on Friday released a long-awaited report with an unmistakable message: The impacts of climate change, from deadly wildfires to increasingly debilitating hurricanes and heat waves, are already battering the United States, and the danger of more such catastrophes is worsening. The report's authors, who represent numerous federal agencies, say they are more certain than ever that climate change poses a severe threat to Americans' health and pocketbooks, as well as to the country's infrastructure and natural resources. And while it avoids policy recommendations, the report's sense of urgency and alarm stand in stark contrast to the lack of any apparent plan from President Donald Trump to tackle the problems which, according to the government he runs, are increasingly dire. The congressionally mandated document - the first of its kind issued during the … [Read more...] about Major Trump administration climate report says damages are ‘intensifying across the country’
World View: North Korea ‘Charm Offensive’ Appears to Have Run Its Course
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com North Korea announces a ‘Newly Developed Tactical Weapon’ The ‘Charm Offensive’ has almost run its course North Korea announces a ‘Newly Developed Tactical Weapon’ As the charm offensive involving the Koreas and the United States continues, the North Koreans have made their next move with an announcement in North Korean media: “Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un Supervises Newly Developed Tactical Weapon Test.” The news report describes the weapon as an “ultramodern tactical weapon” and combines a description of the child dictator’s glee with claims that his father Kim Jong-il had the engineering skill to have personally directed the new weapon’s development: After seeing the power of the tactical weapon, Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un was so excited to say that another great work was done by the defense scientists and munitions industrial workers to increase … [Read more...] about World View: North Korea ‘Charm Offensive’ Appears to Have Run Its Course