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Saturday, May 31, 2014

Climate tweets for 30 May 2014

Obama Has to Issue Global Warming Rules — The Law Says So: @TPM 
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/obama-has-to-climate-change-rules-the-law-says-so … [pollution]

How Extreme Weather Is Already Draining Biggest U.S. Corps, By The Numbers: @fastcoexist 
http://www.fastcoexist.com/3030801/how-extreme-weather-is-already-draining-the-biggest-us-companies-by-the-numbers
[investing, divestment]

Fishing Industry Poised to Lose Billion$ Due to Global Warming: @climateprogress http://thkpr.gs/1oO2CNc
[oceans, food]

U.S. carbon emissions rising again after 5-year decline: @BusinessGreen 
http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2347132/us-carbon-emissions-rising-again-after-five-year-decline

Nature: In Past, Antarctica Has Contributed to Sea Level Rise of 14+ Feet/Century: 
http://robertscribbler.wordpress.com/2014/05/29/nature-human-destabilized-antarctica-capable-of-glacial-outbursts-contributing-to-sea-level-rise-of-14-feet-per-century/
[glaciers]

Rising sea levels will be too much, too fast for Florida: @ConversationEDU http://theconversation.com/rising-sea-levels-will-be-too-much-too-fast-for-florida-27198 

RT Forecast The Facts @ForecastFacts:
Politicians now prefacing climate denial by saying they’re #NotAScientist, as tho that gives them license to lie: 
http://bit.ly/NotAScientist 

.@EPA expands climate change trends list: @TheHill 
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/207489-epa-adds-lyme-disease-wildfires-to-climate-change-indicators#.U4eB3MEoWOU.twitter
[science]

Scientists consider new names for globalwarming (Andy Borowitz satire): http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/borowitzreport/2014/05/scientists-consider-new-names-for-climate-change.html

RT Bob Farnham @bobthegreenguy:
Join me, @BusinessForward & 1000s of small business owners urging Congress to address global warming. 
http://bit.ly/1dyyj4o
[activism]

RT Bill McKibben @billmckibben:
Big march for divestment at some university called Oxford Saturday http://blueandgreentomorrow.com/2014/05/29/oxford-residents-and-students-to-march-for-fossil-fuel-divestment/
[investing]

RT Elizabeth Kolbert @ElizKolbert:
"A funny thing happened on the way to the diatribe" @NYTimeskrugman on how even foes find cutting CO2 is affordable: 
http://nyti.ms/1ju3Mbg
[Paul Krugman, denial]

#FF @Lovemotherocean @HannahMurdockTX @algore @MartinScribbles @StephenLeahy @GWFotD @IdiotTracker @DanJWeiss #climate

#FF @TenneyNaumer @billbills @AdamPeretzman @johnlundin @TheEarthNetwork @FaunKime @alannogee @NobleIdeas #climate

#FF @Alex_Verbeek @climategeek @firebobbc @Lee_Tennant @bberwyn @suzyji @earthvisiontrst @DeSmogCanada #climate

#FF @DeSmogBlog @kkaufmann @chriscmooney @DRTucker @greenroofsuk @djspratt @climate_ice @dana1981 @TheDailyClimate #climate

#FF/join/contribute to: @mmfa @climateprogress @ClimateCentral @citizensclimate @350 @ClimateReality #climate #divest !

Friday, May 30, 2014

Climate tweets for 29 May 2014

New Video: @NeilTyson destroys climate deniers: @motherjones 
http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2014/05/cosmos-tyson-sagan-climate-change-episode
[science, Cosmos, denial]

RT Elizabeth Kolbert @ElizKolbert:
Isn't it time to drop "scientists say" before phrase "GHG's are the chief cause of global warming?" 
http://nyti.ms/1nG4g3R
[science, journalism, New York Times]

RT Neela Banerjee @neelaeast:
Obama's new rule on power plants expected to be most significant effort to counter climate change in U.S. history 
http://fw.to/ijJdJSN

In Historic Blunder, Some States Retreat on Zero-Carbon Power: 
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/29/business/energy-environment/a-pushback-on-green-power.html
[Ohio, renewable energy, clean energy, Kansas, denial]

Kentucky, Indiana face big challenge with new climate rules: @courierjournal 
http://www.courier-journal.com/story/watchdog-earth/2014/05/28/benchmarking-air-emissions-report/9677747/

And The Biggest Power Polluter Is: American Electric Power Company: @CERESnews 
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2014/05/28/and-the-biggest-power-polluter-is-aep/

Navajo Nation's Shifting Sands of Climate Change: @ClimateCentral
http://shar.es/Vi2Wr
[drought, farming, ranching, water]

Will Big Oil Execs Ever Stand Trial for Willful Climate Deceit?: @CommonDreams 
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2014/05/28-7
[denial]

RT Jeff Corbin @Jeff_d_corbin:
ICYMI: My reply to @AmyRidenour: Denying science versus debating policy: 
http://garnetgoesgreen.blogspot.com/2014/05/denying-science-versus-debating-policy.html
[denial]

RT Fossil Free @GoFossilFree:
Want to launch a fossil fuel divestment campaign in your community? Step 1: join the web workshop: 
http://buff.ly/1mw18oj
[investing]

India’s lethal heatwave strikes again: @ClimateNewsNet
http://www.climatenewsnetwork.net/2014/05/indias-lethal-heat-wave-strikes-again/
#climatedeaths

Thursday, May 29, 2014

Climate tweets for 28 May 2014

Home of the Whopper: @WSJ denies 97% scientific consensus on human-caused globalwarming: @guardian
http://gu.com/p/3ptav/tw 
[denial]

RT Climate Progress @climateprogress:
The Canadian government doesn't let its meteorologists talk about climate change
http://thkpr.gs/1k1BTgr
[Canada, denial] 

RT CitizensClimateLobby @citizensclimate:
Great cartoon from TOM THE DANCING BUG: What Will Climate Change Deniers Say…? 
http://ow.ly/i/5IBDl 
[denial]

RT Bill McKibben @billmckibben:
Inspiring report from an organizer on the (soggy) ground in the flood-soaked Balkans 
http://350.org/hundred-year-balkan-floods-a-report-from-the-ground/
[flooding, Serbia, Bosnia]

Egypt's Environmental Suicide by Coal: @ThinkDevGrow 
http://www.greenprophet.com/2014/05/egypts-environmental-suicide-by-coal/
[energy]

No water in sight at New Mexico marina for second year: @thenewmexican
http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/no-water-in-sight-at-heron-lake-marina-for-second/article_4014ced7-2769-59b0-ba21-02645dc0c656.html#.U4Y2fs08jV0.twitter 
[drought]

Trillion-Dollar Question: Are Oil Companies Over-Investing in High-Cost Projects?
http://fw.to/ISfkwjj 
[investing, divestment]

Farewell to cutthroat trout? Global warming drives hybridization: @TheDailyClimate
http://shar.es/VZyFL 
[wildlife, fishing]

Climate Change Denial: Costly, Politically Dangerous Gamble: 
http://www.mintpressnews.com/climate-change-denial-a-costly-politically-dangerous-gamble/191404/ 

RT D.R. Tucker @DRTucker:
.@CitizensClimate It's not easy being green – especially if you're a Republican and that's your job | Ana Marie Cox http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/may/28/republican-climate-change-deniers-bob-inglis
[denial, Bob Inglis]


Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Climate tweets for 27 May 2014

Something is seriously wrong on the East Coast & it's killing all the baby puffins. http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2014/04/gulf-maine-puffin-climate-change 
[wildlife]

Rapid climate changes more deadly than asteroid impacts in Earth’s past, study shows. 
http://www.skepticalscience.com/news.php?n=2523 
[science]

Massive 2-Week-Long China Flood Sends Half Million Fleeing, Destroys > 25,000 Homes 
http://robertscribbler.wordpress.com/2014/05/27/massive-two-week-long-china-flood-sends-half-a-million-fleeing-destroys-more-than-25000-homes/

War-torn & impoverished, Bosnia faces rebuilding once again after floods: @guardian 
http://gu.com/p/3pgyp/tw

Americans care deeply about 'globalwarming' – but not 'climatechange': @guardian
http://gu.com/p/3phjz/tw

RT David Spratt @djspratt:
Joe Romm: Our choice is clear: continue listening to voices of climate denial or launch a WWII-scale & style effort 
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/05/26/3441492/syria-memorial-day-2030

RT Fred Bentler @Bentler:
This is an invitation to come to New York City to act on climate
http://goo.gl/oXhxQ3
[People's March]

RT CitizensClimateLobby @citizensclimate:
Stop the presses! Richmond Times-Dispatch endorses a carbon tax! 
http://ow.ly/xiUAr

Investing in climate action is long-term proj: Gov. Brown http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=25933 
[California, drought, water]

RT Michael E. Mann @MichaelEMann:
The "Media Research Center" is a Scaife & fossil fuel front group w/ close ties to ALEC 
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Media_Research_Center
[denial, science]

RT Moms Clean Air Force @CleanAirMoms:
Reading: Carbon Reductions From Wind Energy In 2013 Were Equivalent To Taking 20 Million Cars Off The Road 
http://ift.tt/1jY6GJQ 
[wind power, renewable energy, clean energy]

RT Ohio Beyond Coal @OhioBeyondCoal:
As SB310 moves to the full House, it is critical Gov Kasich hears from YOU. Call him now, tell him to #StopSB310 
http://pic.twitter.com/CfhzyLyNpt
[renewable energy, energy efficiency, energy, Koch]

Deforestation plagues Southeast Asian nations: @phnompenhpost
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/%E2%80%98deforestation-plagues-asean%E2%80%99 
[forest, trees]


Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Climate tweets for 26 May 2014

Rising seas threaten #Delaware coastal areas: @delawareonline
http://delonline.us/1k7ZXsh
[sea level, flooding]

Seasonal heat records fall for Sydney, with autumn added to list: @smh
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/seasonal-heat-records-fall-for-sydney-with-autumn-added-to-the-list-20140526-zroik.html
[heat waves, Australia]

In Indonesia, Worrying Silence on Climate Change: @sciam 
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/2014/05/15/in-indonesia-a-worrying-silence-on-climate-change/
[oceans, food]

Alaska Kenai Peninsula Wildfire: Funny River Fire Grows to More than 110,000 Acres: 
http://www.weather.com/safety/wildfires/alaska-kenai-peninsula-wildfire-20140525?cm_ven=Twitter

Heavy floods kill 15 in southern China's Guangdong province: @timesofindia 
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/Heavy-floods-kill-15-in-southern-Chinas-Guangdong-province/articleshow/35594663.cms
#climatedeaths 

McConnell ramps up support for fossil fuels, attacks on opponent: @courierjournal 
http://cjky.it/1gZVf5j 
[denial, coal, Kentucky]

RT Bill McKibben @billmckibben:
Big momentum for divestment at Western Washington Univ! 
http://gofossilfree.org/big-steps-at-western-washington-university/ 
[investing]

RT 350 dot org @350:
How Antarctic ice sheet melt affects global food security: 
http://www.climatecentral.org/news/antarctic-ice-collapse-food-supply-17481
[sea level]

U-Miami geologist in trenches of #climate change: @MiamiHerald
http://hrld.us/1mbYPH1 
[sea level, Florida]


Monday, May 26, 2014

Climate tweets for 25 May 2014

The urgent voice who refused to be silenced on climate danger: Simple Climate 
http://simpleclimate.wordpress.com/2014/05/24/the-urgent-voice-who-refused-to-be-silenced-on-climate-danger/
[James Hansen, science]

Climate Code Red: The real budgetary emergency & myth of "burnable carbon" http://www.climatecodered.org/2014/05/the-real-budgetary-emergency-burnable.html
[science]

Why Oklahoma lawmakers don't want kids to learn about climate: @motherjones
http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2014/05/oklahoma-climate-science-education-denial 
[education, science, denial]

RT Bill McKibben @billmckibben:
Wow! MA gubernatorial candidates endorse divestment! Good work @350Mass and all the others pushing hard! 
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/05/24/activists-gain-mass-candidate-support-for-fossil-fuel-divestment/
[investing]

RT Dana Nuccitelli @dana1981:
Who are the 'alarmists' here? Real conservatives value evidence | Deseret News 
http://po.st/Zb3Kot  via @deseretnews by @BarryBickmore1
[science, denial]

Top energy analyst charges @Shell with asset-stranding risk “naivety”: @jeremyleggett 
http://www.jeremyleggett.net/2014/05/10840/
[Jeremy Leggett, investing, divestment]

Climate Change and the Years of Investing Dangerously: @iimag 
http://bit.ly/1p1t6Ns
[divestment, carbon bubble]

RT Bill McKibben @billmckibben:
Mountain snows ever scarcer in Pakistan, making life impossible for farmers
http://www.trust.org/item/20140523110407-xj352/?source=fiHeadlineStory
[farming, food, water, agriculture]

RT CitizensClimateLobby @citizensclimate:
Great editorial in KC Star: Keep battling Kochs and allies to deliver clean, renewable energy 
http://www.kansascity.com/2014/05/24/5042890/keep-battling-koch-industries.html
[Kansas, wind power, wind energy, denial]

RT ClimateNow @ClimateNow:
Athabasca glacier melting at ‘astonishing’ rate of more than five metres a year
http://bit.ly/1ppaVP6
[Canada, science]

Alabama's Climate Change Deniers Refuse to Save State: @BW
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-05-22/alabamas-climate-change-deniers-refuse-to-save-the-state
[denial, sea level]

Australians more worried about climate change, poll finds: @p_hannam @smh 
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/australians-more-worried-about-climate-change-poll-finds-20140523-38u81.html
[public opinion]


Saturday, May 24, 2014

Climate tweets for 23 May 2014

When Will Coastal Property Values Crash & Will Climate Science Deniers Be The Only Buyers?
http://thkpr.gs/1ooqiaR
[sea level]

RT Anna Jane Joyner @annajanejoyner:
#FF rockstar women saving our planet: @maryannehitt @HeidiCullen @KHayhoe @kellyavl @DaynaReggero @emmagreenb @garlandjenna #ActOnClimate

RT Dana Nuccitelli @dana1981:
.@NCSE webinar on Debunking and confronting science denial with @skepticscience and @ShaunaDeNada on May 28th 
http://ncse.com/taking-action/debunking-confronting-science-denial
[education]

John Oliver's viral video: The best climate debate you'll ever see: @dana1981 @guardian
http://gu.com/p/3pb3c/tw
[denial, science]

Opinion: Climate Change, in Real Time: @LiveScience 
http://shar.es/V5EII
[science, denial]

.@KellyRigg: We saved Antarctica … Or did we?: @tcktcktck 
http://shar.es/V76pc

Fight rising sea levels--or abandon coasts?: @voxdotcom http://www.vox.com/2014/5/22/5735144/rising-sea-levels-abandoning-the-coasts?utmcbttv=64&utmcbts=1400788514496 
[flooding]

New Report Exposes Fossil Fuel Front Groups Behind Attacks on Renewables: @desmogblog 
http://www.desmogblog.com/2014/05/22/new-report-exposes-fossil-fuel-interest-groups-behind-clean-energy-attacks
[denial]

RT Dana Nuccitelli @dana1981:
The GWPF bemoans state of climate debate – while promoting antagonism 
http://gu.com/p/3pfh9/tw via @guardianeco by @readfearn
[Global Warming Policy Foundation, denial]

RT Moms Clean Air Force @CleanAirMoms:
You're Invited! Twitter Chat Q&A w/ @KHayhoe 6/4 3pmET
http://ow.ly/x8XIH #ClimateMoms
[science]

RT Andrew Freedman @afreedma:
Creative, powerful climate activist tweet RT @350: We are the storm we've been waiting for. #PeoplesMarch

RT Paul Rauber @paulrauber:
In which @nprnews @JimZarroli finds remarkable unanimity in the oil industry on KeystoneXL: 
https://content.sierraclub.org/new/sierra/green-life/2014/05/npr-cant-find-enviro-talk-about-keystone … He said/she said w/o she

RT A Siegel @A_Siegel:
Has @BjornLomborg sunk to yet another new low? http://www.climatesciencewatch.org/2014/05/22/lomborg-hypes-already-debunked-bengtsson-story-in-new-forbes-column/ 
@ClimateSciWatch http://pic.twitter.com/WChP9XDpe3

Chinese study shows Tibetan glaciers feeding Bhramaputra rapidly shrinking: @domain_b 
http://shar.es/V708j  
[water, India]

Friday, May 23, 2014

Climate tweets for 22 May 2014

RT ClimateCommunication ‏@ClimateComms:
Are we totally screwed? What Antarctica's 'collapsing' ice sheet means for us.
http://mashable.com/2014/05/20/antarctia-collapse-ice-sheet-how-worried/#:eyJzIjoidCIsImkiOiJfeXQ1ZWNsbmR1bjM2d29qNiJ9

Climate activist @BillMcKibben: Get arrested, wearing a suit, for the Earth: http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2014/05/20/climate-activist-bill-mckibben-get-arrested-wearing-a-suit-for-the-earth/ #peoplesclimate

In the age of climate change, trouble is brewing: @phillydotcom
http://po.st/I5KBJw 
[beer]

Euro ambassadors shocked by Australia's anti-climate stance: @Renew_Economy 
http://reneweconomy.com.au/2014/euro-ambassadors-shocked-australias-anti-climate-stance-89032
[denial]

Ask a California farmer about climate change: @CCTimes
http://www.contracostatimes.com/opinion/ci_25808223/timm-herdt-ask-california-farmer-about-climate-change
[drought, water, farming, agriculture]

Southeast Australia Endures Fall Heat Wave After Another Record-Breaking Summer: 
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/05/22/3440425/australia-fall-heatwave/

Balkans flooding is linked to climate change. Here's how: @PRI http://www.pri.org/stories/2014-05-20/balkans-flooding-linked-climate-change-and-heres-how

RT YEARS ‏@YEARSofLIVING:
Scientists Speak Out on Climate: Is Anyone Listening? – State of the Planet http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2014/04/09/earth-institute-scientists-speak-out-on-climate-change/#.U35ahAE3--Q.twitter@earthinstitute http://pic.twitter.com/wXWyGjp7iR
[science]

RT ClimateCentral ‏@ClimateCentral:
MT @ClimateHotNews: Summer's Gonna Be Red HOT in Europe. Accuweather: European Summer Forecast 2014: Widespread Heat 
http://ow.ly/x9BUi
[heat waves]

Win for environment doesn’t need to be loss for energy investors: @globeandmail
http://fw.to/2JljUIQ 
[investing, divestment]

RT Worse Than Poop! ‏@WorseThanPoop:
Thx for following the #poopingcars movie! We're 75% of the way there - pls join us & share! 
http://kck.st/1k4W4b2


Thursday, May 22, 2014

Climate tweets for 21 May 2014

RT 350 dot org: @350:
That next great moment is late September in New York. See you there. http://act.350.org/signup/readytomarch
#peoplesclimate

Biggest Loser: Thawing Greenland Competes with Collapsing Antarctic For Fastest Ice Loss 
http://thkpr.gs/1ocigSh
[sea level]

Climate Context 4 ‘Unprecedented’ Balkans Flooding: @ClimateCentral
http://shar.es/Vp2sk

History Under Water: Climate Change Imperils Historic, Cultural Sites: @katesheppard
http://huff.to/1lJBjRv 
[sea level]

Which of these 10 major food brands require suppliers to cut emissions? (Fewer than 1): 
http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2014/05/price-breakfast-cereal-climate-change-oxfam-kelloggs
[investing, divestment]

Why U.S. is always so unprepared to fight wildfires: @voxdotcom http://www.vox.com/2014/5/19/5730870/wildfires-getting-worse-congress-unprepared
[fire]

Drought could cost California Central Valley farms $1.7 billion, 14,500 jobs: http://fw.to/mlZpykE  #climatecosts
[water, food, farming, agriculture]

RT Bill McKibben ‏@billmckibben:
I'm sensing, for the 1st hours of reaction, a real appetite for the march on NY come Sept.
http://act.350.org/signup/readytomarch … That gives me hope


RT Fossil Free ‏@GoFossilFree:
Good luck! RT @DivestDU: TODAY IS THE DAY! We are meeting with the @uofdenver board of trustees to make our case for fossil fuel divestment.

Cities depending on snowmelt for water could face problems, study suggests: @csmonitor
http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2014/0519/Cities-that-depend-on-snowmelt-for-water-could-face-problems-study-suggests?cmpid=addthis_twitter#.U3uXCkgy8ls.twitter


Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Climate tweets for 20 May 2014

Parched: New Dust Bowl Forms in U.S. Heartland: @NatGeo
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/05/140516-dust-bowl-drought-oklahoma-panhandle-food/
[drought, water, farming, food, agriculture, ranching]

Big Melt Accelerates: @nytimes 
http://nyti.ms/1h1oAqH
[glaciers, Antarctica, Greenland, sea level]

"Cosmos" Explains How Global Warming Threatens Civilization as We Know It: @MotherJones 
http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2014/05/cosmos-tyson-drake-equation-climate-change 

RT Bill McKibben ‏@billmckibben:
All-time May temp mark smashed in St Petersburg as Russia sizzles http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=2681 
[heat waves]

RT Bill McKibben ‏@billmckibben:
Number of investment pros offering fossil-free portfolios jumped 50% this year. Divestment: I think it's working! 
http://www.fierceenergy.com/story/investors-divesting-fossil-fuels/2014-05-19
[investing]

Evangelicals in Florida turn 2 climate change, call on Gov. Scott to act: @TB_Times
http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/evangelicals-in-florida-turn-to-climate-change-and-call-on-gov-scott-to-act/2180561
[faith, religion, denial]

California Gov. Jerry Brown presses message on climate change:
http://fw.to/OLQFyBG  
[drought, fire, wildfire]

Tourism suffers as New Zealand's iconic glacier shrinks:
http://www.3news.co.nz/Whats-happening-to-Franz-Josef-Glacier/tabid/817/articleID/344869/Default.aspx 

RT Heidi Cullen ‏@HeidiCullen:
April 2014 tied for globe's warmest April on record: http://bit.ly/1p9BVC0
http://pic.twitter.com/5GuOWz1o6L 
#YEARSProject

Greenland Too: Glaciers More Susceptible to Melt Than Thought: @ClimateCentral
http://shar.es/VbBtt 
[sea level]

RT USA TODAY Weather ‏@usatodayweather:
Floods in Balkans are the worst in over a century [worst on record]. 
http://usat.ly/1lZ412o http://pic.twitter.com/h0Vfqm8EE3


Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Climate tweets for 19 May 2014

Catchy slogan: Climate change: Get ready or get sued: 
http://wapo.st/1nd9OAF
[flooding, insurance, risk]

More Than 1 Million Suffer Worst Flooding In 120-Year Record:
http://thkpr.gs/1oEiqnT 
[Bosnia, Serbia]

RT Brendan DeMelle ‏@bdemelle:
.@YEARSofLIVING Takes On Climate Denial, attacks on renewables tonight, featuring @desmogblog @prwatch 
http://ht.ly/x1Phx
[Years of Living Dangerously]

RT ClimateCentral ‏@ClimateCentral:
New @IEA tool lets you choose your own CO2 future: 
http://bit.ly/1gIfPqT  http://twitpic.com/e48jcd
[energy, International Energy Agency]

Taming the floods, Dutch style: @guardian 
http://gu.com/p/3pa2b/tw 
[sea level, flooding, Netherlands]

Brain-dead @Shell dismisses CarbonBubble concept as 'alarmist': @RTCCnews
http://www.rtcc.org/2014/05/19/shell-dismisses-carbon-bubble-concept-as-alarmist/ … [investing, divest, oil]

Climate Group Backed By Billionaire Progressive Donor Goes to Koch Bros' Turf:
http://huff.to/1k97dZm 
[Tom Steyer, denial]

Editorial: Time & tide wait for no one: @courierjournal 
http://cjky.it/1gsuh65
[denial]

Illustrated guide to our slowly collapsing Antarctic glaciers: @qz 
http://qz.com/209528 
[science, sea level]

RT seth borenstein ‏@borenbears
The wildfires SoCal are seeing [are] what a global warming future may look like. Fire season getting worse & earlier: 
http://bit.ly/1ta8an5 
[California, drought]

Monday, May 19, 2014

Climate tweets for 18 May 2014

RT Graham Readfearn ‏@readfearn:
Global warming's point of no return in West Antarctica. What next, asks NASA glaciologist Eric Rignot:
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/may/17/climate-change-antarctica-glaciers-melting-global-warming-nasa
[science, glaciers]

Not Just Sea Level Rise: Northeast U.S. Faces Flooding From Skies:
http://thkpr.gs/1obwIMm

More than 20 dead, 1000s evacuated in historic Bosnia, Serbia floods: @reuters:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/17/us-balkans-flood-idUSBREA4G03P20140517 

Miami Will Likely Be Underwater Before Congress Acts on Climate: @nationaljournal:
http://www.nationaljournal.com/political-connections/warning-signs-20140515
[denial]

As Drought Intensifies, California 'Water Cops' Enforce Strict Limits: @mashable:
http://mashable.com/2014/05/16/california-drought-residents/#:eyJzIjoidCIsImkiOiJfb3NhYmV0c3h1aWdoc2dnNCJ9

RT Michael Brown ‏@MJIBrown:
Excellent article by @MichaelEMann on real #climate political witchhunts & Bengtsson nonsense: 
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-e-mann/climate-contrarians_b_5347614.html
[science, denial, Global Warming Policy Foundation, Lennart Bengtsson]

Report: Climate change affecting corporate bottom lines: @AJAM: http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/5/15/companies-cost-climatechange.html
[investing, divestment]

Climate Change to Hit Nations' Creditworthiness: S&P: @BloombergNews:
http://bloom.bg/1hOaCZd
[investing, divestment, risk]

It Doesn't Matter Whether You Call It "Global Warming" or "Climate Change": @ClimateDesk: 
http://climatedesk.org/2014/05/it-doesnt-matter-whether-you-call-it-global-warming-or-climate-change/
[public opinion]

RT Climate Reality ‏@ClimateReality:
Know someone who doesn’t think climate change impacts them? Show them this.: http://bit.ly/1law2SJ #NCA2014 http://pic.twitter.com/MtbXk2WXrI
[National Climate Assessment]


Saturday, May 17, 2014

Climate tweets for 16 May 2014

RT 350 dot org @350:
A massive water crisis is looming over Sao Paulo, South America's largest city:
http://blogs.aljazeera.com/blog/americas/sao-paulos-looming-water-crisis 
[drought, Brazil]

The Year California's Fire Season Never Ended: @nytimes 
http://nyti.ms/1iPLYqC 
[wildfire]

More Than 20,000 Evacuated as California Spring Turns to Summer of Fire
http://thkpr.gs/1luR4Kt 
[drought, water, wildfire]

75% of Americans want climate change taught in schools: @CarbonBrief
http://www.carbonbrief.org/blog/2014/05/north-americans-want-to-know-more-about-climate-science,-poll-shows/
[science, education, public opinion]

Beginning of the end for coal? Citi sees structural decline: @Renew_Economy 
http://reneweconomy.com.au/2014/beginning-end-coal-citi-sees-structural-decline-30396
[investing, divestment]

Fossil fuels cos spending millions to influence fracking regs in Colorado: 
http://www.boulderweekly.com/article-12849-buying-in.html
[oil, natural gas]

Site Tracks Your Carbon Footprint, Rewards You for Beating Neighbors: @FastCoExist 
http://www.fastcoexist.com/3030014/a-site-that-tracks-your-carbon-footprint-and-rewards-you-for-beating-your-neighbors

RT Phil Plait ‏@BadAstronomer:
This Paul Krugman article is spot-on: The GOP, climate change denial, and the point of no return. 
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/16/opinion/krugman-points-of-no-return.html

RT Climate Reality ‏@ClimateReality:
The #NCA2014 shows the Southwest region is already affected by climate change. Here’s how: 
http://bit.ly/1law2SJ  http://pic.twitter.com/IbFBA0iPtC
[science]

A World Leader: IMF Pegs Canada's Fossil Fuel Subsidies at $34 Billion: @TheTyee
http://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2014/05/15/Canadas-34-Billion-Fossil-Fuel-Subsidies/
[energy subsidies]


Friday, May 16, 2014

Climate tweets for 15 May 2014

Study: Tropical cyclones migrating out of tropics toward populous areas: @AP
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/study-tropical-cyclones-migrating-out-tropics 
[science, hurricanes, typhoons]

RT Phil Plait ‏@BadAstronomer:
Holy wow. Senator James Inhofe (OK) has totally lost whatever tenuous grasp of reality he had. http://www.desmogblog.com/2014/05/14/republican-senator-inhofe-dismisses-top-us-military-strategists-security-threat-posed-climate-change
[denial, national security, military]

Religious Leaders 'Faith Off' Against Texada Coal Terminal: @TheTyee
http://thetyee.ca/News/2014/05/14/Religious-Leaders-Faith-Off/ 
[religion, investing, divestment]

Drought may slash U.S. corn gains: @TheDailyClimate
http://www.dailyclimate.org/tdc-newsroom/2014/05/climate-drought-maize 
[farming, food, agriculture, water]

Oklahoma House Committee Rejects Science Standards Over ‘Hyperbole’ of Climate Change: 
http://thkpr.gs/1lu2zC5
[education, science, denial]

Mangled Jet Stream Delivers Record-Shattering Heat, Extreme Wildfires to California:
http://robertscribbler.wordpress.com/2014/05/14/mangled-jet-stream-delivers-record-shattering-heat-wildfires-to-california/
[heat waves, fire]

Insurance co sues Illinois cities for climate damage: 
http://www.eenews.net/stories/1059999532
[risk]

RT sarahbackhouse ‏@sarahbackhouse:
Freakishly hot May Day in #LA #climate #mayday 
http://pic.twitter.com/u2vonKNxJQ
[heat waves]

RT Eric Holthaus ‏@EricHolthaus:
The shocking truth is, drought-stricken California is the last state that doesn’t regulate groundwater pumping.
http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2014/05/_10_percent_of_california_s_water_goes_to_almond_farming.html
[food, farming, agriculture, water]

RT ClimateNow ‏@ClimateNow:
100 Percent of California Now in Highest Stages of Drought 
http://bit.ly/1lkzdHk  http://pic.twitter.com/pb2HHZF6iD

Climate change can sting us - literally: @DMRegister
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/kathie-obradovich/2014/05/13/climate-change-can-sting/9042735/ 
[health]


Thursday, May 15, 2014

Climate tweets for 14 May 2014

April: 2nd Warmest Globally, 350th month in row above average: @ClimateCentral
http://shar.es/SBik2
[science]

Looks Like Rain Again. And Again.: @NYTimes
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/13/science/looks-like-rain-again-and-again.html 
[flooding]

The $4 Trillion Mistake: Climate Action Delayed Is Climate Action Denied
http://thkpr.gs/1lpdXz0 
[energy subsidies]

6 major reports in a year: "No one can escape the coming storm."
http://www.skepticalscience.com/six-major-reports-in-a-year.html 
[science, National Climate Assessment, IPCC]

West Antarctic Ice Sheet Melt: Defending the Drama: @NewYorker
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2014/05/the-west-antarctica-ice-sheet-melt-defending-the-drama.html
[Antarctica, sea level]

Scary @NASA map shows how world’s forests are going up in smoke: @GlobalPost 
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/science/140512/nasa-forest-fires-world-map
[wildfire, fire]

RT Clara Vondrich ‏@Clara_Vondrich:
Now Rubio admits climate is broken but it's too late to fix it! Deny problem, then admit problem but deny solution. 
http://wapo.st/1sKUZJ1 
[denial, Marco Rubio]

RT Heidi Cullen ‏@HeidiCullen:
Here's what major sea level rise looks like in 8 U.S. coastal cities: 
http://bit.ly/1jgrmO6  http://pic.twitter.com/Rj8eP5lPdw 
#YEARSProject


RT Eric Holthaus ‏@EricHolthaus:
My latest #thirstywest: 10 Percent of California’s Water Goes to Almond Farming...That's Nuts.
http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2014/05/_10_percent_of_california_s_water_goes_to_almond_farming.html
http://pic.twitter.com/XeehU3G7DN
[drought, farming, agriculture, food]

RT Sierra Club ‏@sierraclub:
BREAKING- Photo of Sen. @MarcoRubio at his climate denial press conference voting AYE on Big Oil subsidies: 
http://pic.twitter.com/XyARevZlgu

RT Shauna Theel ‏@ShaunaDeNada: 
Watch a Fox News anchor say "climate change -- it is real, the science is true"
https://vine.co/v/MXb0PK6uKMh  i can't stop listening :)
[Media Matters, denial]

U.S. Southwest struggles to adapt to year-round fire season: 
http://www.eenews.net/stories/1059999377
[wildfire]