Climate tweets for 12 September 2014

Sorry policy-makers, 2-degrees global warming policy is likely road to disaster: @guardian:

http://gu.com/p/4xdt7/tw

[science]

Former Oz PM Rudd warns of climate change consequences at U.S. forum: @latikambourke @smh:

http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/kevin-rudd-warns-of-climate-change-consequences-at-us-forum-20140912-10fy66.html … #divest
[Kevin Rudd]

Fossil Fuels, Global Warming and Oligarchy ... Oops, Democracy:

http://www.uws.edu.au/newscentre/news_centre/more_news_stories/fossil_fuels,_global_warming_and_democracy_a_report_from_a_scene_of_the_collision … via @UWS

[science, denial, Alberta, Canada, Australia]

Glacial Death Watch: Why Ice Shelf Snapped in 2002, What's Next:

http://bloom.bg/1up7Anj  via @eroston @BloombergNews

[glaciers, Antarctica, sea level, science]

Franklin expedition discovery shows change in Arctic: @CBCnews:

http://www.cbc.ca/1.2763671

[Canada, Northwest Passage]

Cato climate change skeptic: Rising CO2 levels sign of "human progress":

http://wapo.st/1nNUxpJ 

[Chip Knappenberger, Paul Knappenberger, denial, Cato Institute]

Edmonton flood prevention could cost $2.4B over next century: @edmontonjournal:

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/edmonton/Edmonton+flood+prevention+could+cost+billion+over+next/10195546/story.html

[flooding, Alberta, Canada, adaptation]

#Denialcosts: Alabama town on front lines in partisan fight over global warming:

http://www.eenews.net/stories/1060005635 

[science, denial, sea level]

Cleveland Becomes Cleantech Leader But Ohio Backtracks on Renewable Energy:

http://shar.es/11SeYd

[NorTech, John Kasich, denial]

$18 Trillion Windfall: Health, Productivity Benefits of Efficiency Top Energy Savings:

http://thkpr.gs/3565740 

[energy efficiency, air pollution]

In Washington State, 2014 Wildfire Season Has Been 6x Worse Than Normal:

http://thkpr.gs/3566740

[fire]

RT Fred Bentler @Bentler:

NextGen brings climate change issue to campuses:

http://goo.gl/xiXwZc

[Tom Steyer, Iowa, denial]

RT ClimateCentral @ClimateCentral:

There's good news, bad news and worrying news from the Arctic permafrost melt, which is dumping out carbon:

http://bit.ly/Zjaf6G 

[permafrost, methane, science]

RT Amanda Larsson @ecomanda:

Beautiful piece by @kellyrigg on the growing, diverse movement of people who support the #ClimateMarch on 21 Sept.:

http://huff.to/X3W57X 

RT Climate Hot News @ClimateHotNews:

Have we got it? Guardian @GeorgeMonbiot Column - Stopping climate meltdown needs courage that saved ozone layer:

http://ow.ly/BpPd6

RT ClimateCentral @ClimateCentral:

#FF @ConservancyCVNP, @ThsAmericanLand, @allscott12, @_AndreaAngulo_, @climatehawk1, @sejorg, @DrBobBullard, @edfenergy, WilliamMan_,@NRDC

RT Emil Reisman @EmilReisman:

Join me and tell @Google they should stop funding climate deniers and quit ALEC!

http://share.sierraclub.org/56748825t  #ALECexposed #DontFundEvil

#FF @mrsjcj @GoFossilFree @readingirl @CelloMomOnCars @BeyondCoal @p_hannam @AllanMargolin #climate

#FF @YaleClimateComm @CeresNews @ClimateHotNews @ClimateNow @CLIMATEMAMA @oscare2000 @wenstephenson @Climateate #climate

#FF @AndrewDessler @ClimateOfGavin @mle_marion @bradleyjdibble @healthy_climate @ForecastFacts @DebbySchade #climate

#FF @kellyrigg @readfearn @ClimateBites @CleanAirMoms @ForecastFacts @jackthelad1947 @hottopicnz @frankejames #climate

#FF @billmckibben @MichaelEMann @AGW_Prof @heidicullen @Bentler @climatecliff @YaleE360 @capital_climate #climate

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

Climate tweets for 9 July 2014

RT Al Gore @algore:

Clean energy helps Fortune 500 companies save more than $1 billion/ year:

http://ow.ly/yHyFn  More on this trend: http://ow.ly/yHyLf

RT Michael E. Mann @MichaelEMann:
The information deficit model lives! Exhibit A courtesy of @SmithKYsenate (R-KY):
http://pic.twitter.com/f3tcjOkL4S
[science, denial, Brandon Smith]

You May Be Denying Climate Change, But U.S. Military Isn't: @BusInsiderAU
http://www.businessinsider.com.au/climate-change-military-2014-7
[national security]

Blueprints for Taming Climate Crisis: @portereduardo @nytimes
http://nyti.ms/1kBx2yj 
[science]

Govt watchdog slams Alberta's climate change efforts:
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Auditor+General+slams+province+handling+climate+change+strategy/10011471/story.html … via @edmontonjournal 
[Canada]

Arctic changes upset birds' breeding calendar: @TheDailyClimate
http://www.dailyclimate.org/tdc-newsroom/2014/07/arctic-bird-breeding
[wildlife, phenology]

Another kind of denial: Shell 'short sighted' on climate risk - CTI
http://shar.es/N2USL  via @RTCCnews
[investing]

England unprepared for future climate risks: @RTCCnews
http://shar.es/N2Uka 
[United Kingdom, flooding]

RT ClimateCentral @ClimateCentral:
As climate pollution grows, sea level debt is surging. How many cities fall below the future tide? Found out here:
http://bit.ly/1779QG9
[science]

Australia facing ‘unprecedented rise in climate denial’: @RTCCnews
http://shar.es/N39em

BRACEing for impact of climate change in Oregon: @gtnews:
http://bit.ly/1k2R6cJ 
[adaptation]

Climate tweets for 27 April 2014

Drought Now Covers 100% of California, Snowpack Melting Quickly: @TheAtlantic
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/04/drought-now-covers-100-of-california/361184/ 
[water, food, farming]

India’s rain woes grow bigger, scientists worried: @htTweets http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/india-s-rain-woes-grow-bigger-scientists-worried/article1-1212673.aspx 
[science, monsoon]

‘Green Is Resilience’: College panel digs into climate disruption: @Emissourian http://www.emissourian.com/features_people/feature_stories/article_79db1017-8f08-5afd-aaa4-7fba34651fd5.html?mode=3Djqm 

The Time for Wind and Solar Energy Is Now: @ucsusa 
http://huff.to/1jLgO4u 
[Elliott Negin, UCS] 

RT Suzanne Goldenberg ‏@suzyji:
Steyer: I want to be 'one foot soldier' in larger climate fight: @TheHill http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/204494-steyer-i-want-to-be-one-foot-soldier-in-larger-climate-fight#.U11t9jWKhVg.twitter 

Losing our cool: hotter world poses many challenges: @smithsonian http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/reality-hotter-world-already-here-180951172/?no-ist 
[science]

RT Stu Ostro ‏@StuOstro:
RT @KHayhoe: Another spring day, another teeth-cleaning dust storm in Lubbock via @NWSLubbock 
http://pic.twitter.com/2o8DPjd66I
[Texas, drought]

Bigger rainstorms -> major drainage costs, Edmonton officials say: @edmontonjournal
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Bigger+rain+storms+mean+major+drainage+costs+Edmonton+officials/9776097/story.html 
[flooding]

A Conversation on Climate w/ Presidential Science Advisor John Holdren: @LivingOnEarth 
http://www.loe.org/shows/segments.html?programID=14-P13-00017&segmentID=3#.U1w57BiFZo0.twitter

RT Karl Rabago ‏@RabagoEnergy:
Tax BAD things. Incent GOOD things. What's hard about doing this right? The world's dumbest idea: Taxing solar energy 
http://theweek.com//article/index/260115/the-worlds-dumbest-idea-taxing-solar-energy 

RT NWS Tulsa ‏@NWStulsa:
Dry line continues its eastward trek. 
http://pic.twitter.com/2P0PO1AWRj
[drought, water, farming]

Climate tweets for 17 February 2014

RT ClimateNow ‏@ClimateNow: Heat wave frequency [in Australia] 'surpasses levels previously predicted for 2030' 
http://bit.ly/1nGOKBL http://pic.twitter.com/7WhwsPjeVN

RT Gabriela Sosa ‏@gabrielasosa #GreatMarchforClimate - Kickoff, Rally, & March at Wilmington Waterfront Park in Wilmington, CA 03-01-2014 http://www.americantowns.com/ca/wilmington/events/great-march-for-climate-kickoff-rally-march-2014-03-01#.UwLCiFai6Z0.twitter 

Extreme weather leaves Ireland's farmers, fishermen on brink of ruin: http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/extreme-weather-leaves-farmers-and-fishermen-on-brink-of-ruin-30015410.html 

In Indonesia, Kerry blasts climate change deniers: @HoustonChron http://www.chron.com/business/energy/article/In-Indonesia-Kerry-urges-action-on-climate-change-5239626.php 

RT Kelly Rigg ‏@kellyrigg: @BarackObama @JohnKerry So you're ditching your climate-killing "all of the above" energy strategy then, right?

What U.S. West's Ancient Droughts Say About Its Future: @natgeo http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/02/140214-drought-california-prehistory-science-climate-san-francisco-2/ 

More than 140 Brazilian cities ration water due to drought: http://azc.cc/A31pp 

Even Deluge Can’t Help California’s “Drought of Epic Proportions”: @slate http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2014/02/14/atmospheric_river_rain_can_t_stop_california_s_drought_of_epic_proportions.html 

RT 350 dot org @350: Good news from Melbourne, Australia: the city just set a goal of being zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 http://ow.ly/tGz58 

Scientist says Alberta’s flood forecasting tools from ’Stone Age’: http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/alberta/Scientist+says+Alberta+flood+forecasting+tools+from+stone/9505812/story.html 

PolitiFact: Rep. Pocan says ice fishing season shorter because of global warming: TRUE http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2014/feb/17/mark-pocan/rep-mark-pocan-says-ice-fishing-season-shorter-bec/ 

RT 350 dot org @350: 7 years ago a scientist wrote a report predicting current levels of flooding in the UK. But little has been done http://ow.ly/tGt7P 

Climate tweets for 20 January 2014

Climate Proofing of Farms Seen Too Slow as Industry Faces Havoc: @Bloomberg http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-01-20/climate-proofing-of-farms-seen-too-slow-as-industry-faces-havoc.html 

Why it’s ok to drive your car to an anti-oil protest: @hottopicnz http://hot-topic.co.nz/why-its-ok-to-drive-your-car-to-an-anti-oil-protest/ 

RT ClimateNow ‏@ClimateNow: Extreme weather cost Canada record $3.2B, insurers say http://bit.ly/1cNy3hZ  http://pic.twitter.com/JokGhudfBB

RT CitizensClimateLobby ‏@citizensclimate: Don't miss out on your chance to lobby Congress for a carbon tax. Register for CCL's conference. http://ow.ly/sKSMA 

Pressure on Alberta to phase out coal-fired power plants sooner than planned: http://www.edmontonjournal.com/business/Pressure+Alberta+phase+coal+fired+power+plants+sooner+than/9396654/story.html 

AndrewDessler's testimony on what we know about climate change: @BVerheggen http://wp.me/peKK2-G0 

RT Peter Hannam ‏@p_hannam: Queensland's turn (again) to bake as heatwave heads north, adding to drought woes: http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/heatwave-heads-to-queensland-adding-to-drought-strain-20140121-315hn.html

9 Nations or Territories Set All-Time Heat Records in 2013: @wunderground http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=2613 

Grand solar minimum would barely make dent in human-caused global warming: @dana1981 @guardian http://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2013/aug/14/global-warming-solar-minimum-barely-dent 

Climate change’s new menace: mountain tsunamis: @TorontoStar http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2014/01/19/climate_changes_new_menace_mountain_tsunamis.html# 

RT Birrin Hooper ‏@Hoopalicious: [Cartoon] http://pic.twitter.com/iIyFPpn7nY

RT Climate Progress ‏@climateprogress: Why the fire that is raging in Southern California is happening: http://thkpr.gs/1i71yTI 

Climate tweets for 7 January 2014

Dear @60Minutes, That Ticking Sound Is #Climate Change: @DanielJKessler http://www.huffingtonpost.com/daniel-kessler/dear-60-minutes-that-tick_b_4549550.html … #globalwarming #divest

Study finds #sealevels rising fast; concerns grow about #NJ Shore: @phillydotcom http://po.st/8lQNzT  #climate #divest

Talking Trash on Greenhouse Gas Emissions: @skepticscience http://www.skepticalscience.com/behind_the_Lines_CO2_shotput.html … #climate #globalwarming #science #divest

7 Reasons 2 Celebrate A #CleanEnergy Future: @EarthTechling http://www.earthtechling.com/2014/01/7-reasons-to-celebrate-a-clean-energy-future/ … #climate #globalwarming #divest

Queensland in grip of big dry: @abcnews http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-01-06/hot2c-dry-weather-raises-water-concerns-across-northern-qld/5185778 … #Australia #drought #water #climatedisruption #divest

RT Andrew Freedman ‏@afreedma: In Minneapolis, # of nights below -10F fell from avg. of 14.7 in 1970s to 3.8 in 2000s http://bit.ly/1ge59ew  http://pic.twitter.com/RLj7c8TAXA

RT Josh Marks ‏@envirojourno: .@WhiteHouse @OMBPress The Social #CostOfCarbon is a vital step towards a price on carbon. Please strengthen it! http://bit.ly/1khjD3d 

Groundbreaking #climate research helps Edmonton plan future drainage needs: http://www.edmontonjournal.com/technology/Groundbreaking+climate+research+helps+Edmonton+plan/9351748/story.html … #Alberta #flood #divest

New at It's Burning: On the #polarvortex & #climate communications: http://itsburning.blogspot.com/2014/01/on-polar-vortex-and-climate.html … #globalwarming #divest

#Flood-hit #UK must prepare 4 more extreme weather, says #climate adviser: @Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jan/05/uk-prepare-extreme-weather-floods … #divest