EPA will take huge climate hit in current budget proposal

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The White House’s proposed budget will target the lavishly funded Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plus other agencies across the board. Drafted by the Office of Management and Budget, the National Economic Council, and chief strategist Steve Bannon, the budget proposals come just ahead of President Donald Trump’s address to Congress on Tuesday evening. Money for […]

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February 27, 2017 at 08:04AM

Counterintuitive claim: Slower snowmelt in a warming world

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From the NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH/UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH and the “eh, it’s a model projection” comes this claim. So, if it melts earlier, but then melts more slowly, it would seem to cancel out. I’m sure though somebody will find a crisis in this somewhere. Slower snowmelt in a warming world When snowpack […]

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February 27, 2017 at 06:44AM

LAWSUIT: Obama Officials, Activists, China Worked To Keep The ‘Climate Gravy Train Chugging’

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A government watchdog is suing the Department of State for records it believes point to collusion between Obama administration officials, environmentalists and the Chinese to keep the “climate gravy train chugging” after the administration ended. The Energy and Environment Legal Institute (E&E Legal) sued the Trump administration Monday for ignoring a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) […]

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February 27, 2017 at 06:04AM

Bill Nye ‘The Science Guy’ Says ‘Climate Deniers’ Suffer Psychological Delusions

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Bill Nye said Monday that climate change skeptics suffer from a psychological problem preventing them from understanding how so-called man-made global warming affects their daily lives. Climate change skeptics suffer from cognitive dissonance on global warming, a type of psychological disorder that prevents people from recognizing reality, the comedian and former TV show host told Vermont […]

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February 27, 2017 at 05:34AM