Climate tweets for 11 September 2014

6 Reasons U.S. Should Step It Up & Lead on Climate: @HuffPostBlog:
http://huff.to/WyMHsv

Kate Marvel @DrKateMarvel:

Our grubby little fingerprints: 

http://marvelclimate.blogspot.com/2014/09/our-grubby-little-fingerprints.html?m=1

[science]

Oceans acidifying at fastest rate in 300m years. How bad could it get?: @voxdotcom:

http://www.vox.com/2014/9/10/6131139/ocean-acidification-fastest-300-million-years

[acidification, fishing]

Report: Rockies' pines, firs lose majority of habitat on current climate path: @ravallirepublic:

http://bit.ly/1qKB9Pl 

[trees, forests]

Blue AND red states going green on #energy policy: @usatoday:

http://usat.ly/1rXnQxc

Anger Swells Over Slow Flooding Relief in Kashmir: @WSJIndia:
http://on.wsj.com/1xMR1pg
[India, Pakistan]

MT @robhon: 
Excellent #Greenland Ice Sheet video from Peter Sinclair.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PEi0Retg8A
[sea level, glaciers, science, Yale Climate Connections, Jason Box]

Pacific NW climate conf paints mostly gloomy picture: @theolympian: 
http://www.theolympian.com/2014/09/10/3311630/climate-conference-paints-a-mostly.html
[science]

RT Peter Gleick @PeterGleick:
Yeah, this is what the dry season looks like in California, with a tiny hint of Southwest monsoon: 
http://pic.twitter.com/PWlqaTAqAJ
[drought, water]

RT John Mashey @JohnMashey:
Real science works this way. Zoom from outer space to ground: repeat { click (+), wait}:
https://www.google.com/maps/@37.422,-122.084058,23039274m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en
http://pic.twitter.com/N8i7KUV4Dk
[science, denial]

Professional Deceivers: People Who Can Convince You Garbage Man Knows More Science Than @NASA PhD:
http://thkpr.gs/3565769 
[science, denial]

Matt Ridley Returns w/ Error-Riddled Articles, As Wall Street Journal Discredits Itself:
http://thkpr.gs/3565758
[science, denial]

Trees Dying From ‘No Obvious Cause’ In Rocky Mountains, Report Says: @climateprogress:
http://thkpr.gs/3566195
[forests]

10 birds your grandkids may never see, thx to climate change: @motherjones:
http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2014/09/audubon-society-climate-change-endangered-birds
[wildlife]

Sorry, red states: You can’t avoid talking about climate change: @readingirl @Salon:
http://www.salon.com/2014/09/09/sorry_red_states_you_cant_avoid_talking_about_climate_change/
[adaptation, denial]

Climate tweets for 9 September 2014

Republican Party's Secret Stance on Climate Change: @io9:
http://io9.com/many-gop-politicians-privately-agree-climate-change-is-1632473961 
[denial]

How Global Warming Is Already Worsening Extreme Deluges In U.S.: @climateprogress:
http://thkpr.gs/3564989
[science, flooding]

U.N. Scientists See Largest CO2 Increase In 30 Years: ‘We Are Running Out Of Time’:
http://thkpr.gs/3564900
[science]

Almost Half North American Bird Species Threatened By Climate Change:
http://thkpr.gs/3564851 via @climateprogress
[birds, wildlife]

Mussels don't stick around in acidic ocean water: @TheDailyClimate:
http://www.dailyclimate.org/tdc-newsroom/2014/09/acidification-mussels
[acidification, oceans, food, fishing]

Why Tax On Carbon Can Help Climate Change - And Economy: http://www.forbes.com/sites/victorlipman/2014/09/08/why-a-tax-on-carbon-can-help-climate-change-and-the-economy/
[carbon tax]

Deadly Once-in-1,000-Years Rains Wipe Out Roads in Arizona, Nevada: @mashable:
http://mashable.com/2014/09/09/arizona-nevada-deadly-rains/#:eyJzIjoidCIsImkiOiJfb3NhYmV0c3h1aWdoc2dnNCJ9
[flooding]

Heat waves America's deadliest weather disaster. They don't have to be.: @voxdotcom:
http://www.vox.com/2014/9/8/6121609/heat-waves-are-americas-deadliest-weather-disaster-they-dont-have-to

Arizona Drought Marches on Despite Record Rain in Phoenix: @NBCNews:
http://nbcnews.to/1ugiBHt
[water, flooding]

By Air, Land & Sea, U.S. Military Going Green to Save Lives, Money:
http://huff.to/WqKHTb 
[national security]

Climate Change May Drastically Increase Forest Fires in Europe:
http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/17050/20140908/climate-change-drastically-increase-forest-fires-europe.htm 
[wildfire]

Mosquito-Borne Viruses Hit Japan, U.S.: @nytimes:
http://nyti.ms/1lOmJgu 
[chikungunya, dengue fever, health]

RT Forecast The Facts @ForecastFacts:
#DisruptDenial in the news! Read Bill Moyers on our campaign to get green companies to drop climate deniers: 
http://billmoyers.com/2014/09/09/corporate-america-pays-to-send-global-warming-deniers-to-capitol-hill/ @SumOfUs

RT Bill McKibben @billmckibben:
Climate march by the numbers: 374 buses and trains on their way so far: http://350.org/peoples-climate-march-by-the-numbers/

Climate tweets for 31 August 2014

Drought-Stricken California Makes Historic Move to Regulate Underground Water For 1st Time:

http://thkpr.gs/1tYdQBg

[food, farming, agriculture]

Climate change: Bhutan farms face growing dangers as glaciers melt: @STcom:

http://shar.es/11ty71 

[food, Asia, flooding, water]

Meaning of Koch Brothers Tapes: 'I Don't Know Where We'd Be Without You': @HuffPostBlog:

http://huff.to/VVE0Zh

[denial]

Opinion: Americans have moral obligation to tackle climate change now:

http://s.oregonlive.com/ejotEUS

Climate Change Ups Odds of Megadrought in SW U.S.: @ClimateCentral:

http://shar.es/11twnG

[drought, water]

Climate Change Has an Outrage Problem: @ericholthaus @motherboard:

http://motherboard.vice.com/read/climate-change-has-an-outrage-problem

World Ocean Temps Spike to +1.26 Positive Anomaly, Antarctic Polar Amplification Ramps Up:

http://robertscribbler.wordpress.com/2014/08/29/world-ocean-temps-spike-to-1-26-positive-anomaly-as-antarctic-polar-amplification-ramps-up/

[science]

David Hastings: What I didn’t say to (Florida) Gov. Scott about climate change:

http://shar.es/11tUgE

[Rick Scott, denial]

Why Republicans won’t back carbon tax: @grist:

http://grist.org/climate-energy/why-republicans-wont-back-a-carbon-tax/ … h/t @Bentler
[denial]

Canadian PM's Arctic tour puts unintended spotlight on climate change:

http://shar.es/11tKOy  

[Stephen Harper, denial]

Warblers, turtle doves join RSPB list of birds at risk of dying out: @guardian:

http://gu.com/p/4x67e/tw

[United Kingdom, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, birds, wildlife]

Will Climate Change Denialism Help Russian Economy?: @IPSnews:
http://www.ipsnews.net/2014/08/will-climate-change-denialism-help-the-russian-economy/
[oil, natural gas, energy]

MT @ClimateCentral: What global warming could mean for extreme snowfall:
http://bit.ly/1vmU45g  http://youtu.be/r8oVoXaLRL0
[science]

Winged Warnings: Built for survival, birds in trouble from pole to pole:
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/news/2014/aug/wingedwarnings1essay … [wildlife]

.@TomSteyer considers taking on Democratic candidates: @washingtonpost:
http://wapo.st/1qdz4L8
[Tom Steyer]

Hot harbinger: Torrid summer a glimpse into region's future: @spokesmanreview:
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/aug/31/hot-harbinger-torrid-summer-glimpse-into-regions/
[Pacific Northwest, Washington]

RT banksy @thereaIbanksy:
http://pic.twitter.com/j0Ba11trMk

RT CitizensClimateLobby @citizensclimate:
Time to push for a price on carbon. Learn how you can help on CCL's intro call.
http://ow.ly/ATgrz

RT Katharine Hayhoe @KHayhoe: 
Too bad that doesn't translate into being 1st on climate RT @CBCQuirks Canadians' science literacy 1st among 35 countries:
http://www.cbc.ca/1.2749413
[denial]

RT Al Gore @algore:
On September 16-17, I'll share 24 reasons why I’m hopeful that we CAN solve the climate crisis. Join me:
http://24hoursofreality.org

Climate tweets for 29 August 2014

Key question for anyone concerned about global warming or climate change: Are you registered to vote??? @ClimateHawkVote

Iceland's Seabird Colonies Vanishing, With "Massive" Chick Deaths: @natgeo: 

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/08/140827-seabird-puffin-tern-iceland-ocean-climate-change-science-winged-warning/

[wildlife, oceans, puffins, kittiwakes, terns]

Chile Poised to Pass South America’s First Carbon Tax: @climateprogress:

http://thkpr.gs/1vr3Q6z

Seeking grant $, greedy salmon join climate conspiracy, move north:

http://www.theprovince.com/news/Unusually+warm+water+Washington+coast+sent+most+sockeye+scientists/10158210/story.html … via @theprovince

[wildlife, sockeye, Washington, British Columbia]

RT Climate Reality @ClimateReality:

Columbia Glacier retreat from 1984-2011. It's like magic. Scary magic.

http://bit.ly/1onBgdD  @Upworthy http://twitter.com/ClimateReality/status/505331533658746880/photo/1pic.twitter.com/mGlgRHlH2K 
[sea level, Alaska]

Climate change deniers see conspiracy in Australia's record-breaking heat:

http://gu.com/p/4x3fd/tw  via @Readfearn @guardian
[denial, science]

This Approach to Climate Action Doesn't Involve #Obama, Senate or @UN:

http://bloom.bg/1sIKi8W  via @BloombergNews #divest!!
[investing, divestment]

RT Carbon Tracker @CarbonBubble:
Make this today's No 1RT: Please PM David Cameron - go to @UN #Climate2014 Summit @Number10gov
[United Kingdom]

Global warming slowdown periods to become 'thing of past' as emissions soar:
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/temperature-hiatus-periods-to-become-a-thing-of-the-past-as-emissions-soar-20140827-1091p3.html via @smh
[science, denial]

Climate change health toll: ′We can save millions of lives, even now′: @dw_english:
http://www.dw.de/climate-changes-health-toll-we-can-save-millions-of-lives-even-now/a-17885833

Does Antarctic sea ice growth negate climate change? Scientists say no: @latimes:
http://fw.to/koHiFoM
[Antarctica, science]

Losing Ground: SE Louisiana Disappearing, Quickly: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/losing-ground-southeast-louisiana-is-disappearing-quickly/
[sea level, flooding]

Hawaii’s Largest Utility Plans to Triple Rooftop Solar By 2030: @climateprogress:
http://thkpr.gs/1tKISfQ
[energy, renewable energy, Hawaiian Electric Co.]

544 Young Women Want to Tell @UN About Urgency of Climate Change: @climateprogress:
http://thkpr.gs/1vuaNnu 

RT Dana Nuccitelli @dana1981:
Australian climate deniers are really going crazy with the conspiracy theories, as @readfearn details:
http://www.readfearn.com/2014/08/climate-change-conspiracy-theories-and-the-abc-interview-with-john-cook-that-never-was/ … #TinFoilHatters
[science, denial, Jennifer Marohasy, Jo Nova, Graham Lloyd, Australian Bureau of Meteorology]

Why coal is (still) worse than fracking and cow burps:
http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2014/08/methane-vs-carbon-dioxide-raymond-pierrehumbert-inquiring-minds … via @MotherJones 
[science, Raymond Pierrehumbert]

Deforestation: Brazil is success story for conservation: @csmonitor: 
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Progress-Watch/2014/0828/Deforestation-Brazil-is-a-success-story-for-conservation?cmpid=addthis_twitter#.VAERP2eINiM.twitter 
[forest, trees]

MT @sierraclub: In Tight Florida Gov Race, Climate Change Is Key Issue. "He's caught in crosshairs":
http://sc.org/1C6UZJ1  (@insideclimate)
[Rick Scott, Charlie Crist, denial, sea level]

El Niño Seen Delayed to End of Year as #Australia Stays on Watch:
http://bloom.bg/1pB1VZQ 
[science]

Myths & Facts About Koch Brothers: @mmfa:
http://mm4a.org/1mTPy6y 
[denial, Joni Ernst, Tom Cotton, Cory Gardner, Iowa, Arkansas, Colorado, Americans for Prosperity, Marco Rubio, Florida, Freedom Partners Action Fund, Jennifer Rubin, John Podhoretz, American Energy Alliance, Don Nickles, Powerline, journalism, American Legislative Exchange Council]

RT L. Griffin @lngriffin25:
@climatehawk1 @ClimateHawkVote Also important to know sooner rather than later whether you're in a state that requires an ID to vote.

RT Michael E. Mann @MichaelEMann:
Climate Change Denier op-ed in Provo @HeraldExtra (by Mitt Romney's cousin!) nicely refuted in thoughtful LTE:
http://www.heraldextra.com/news/opinion/mailbag/letter-hnatowich-on-climate-change/article_db044513-1e78-5e49-994e-c7122eb1cf17.html
[denial, Pamela Openshaw, Steve Milloy, Advancement of Sound Science Center]

RT Green School Jakarta @mygreenjakarta:
@SheerWind @climatehawk1 @SFBusinessTimes @terraformnrg @GEO_Jan Terima kasih! (thank you!) and thank you all for inspiring and teaching us!

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

Climate tweets for 18 August 2014

Warm seas keep world on track for hot year: @p_hannam @smh: 

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/warm-seas-keep-world-on-track-for-a-hot-year-20140819-105m9i.html

[science, oceans]

Marine economy sinks as ocean acidity rises: @ClimateNewsNet:

http://www.climatenewsnetwork.net/2014/08/marine-economy-sinks-as-ocean-acidity-rises/

[oceans, fishing, food]

Global warming denial rears its ugly head around (English) world: 

http://gu.com/p/4vnqz/tw  via @dana1981 @guardian

[science, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia]

West’s historic drought stokes fears of water crisis: @washingtonpost:

http://wapo.st/1rhdJ5T 

Flip-Flop Summer Caused by Strange Jet Stream: @sciam:

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2014/08/18/flip-flop-summer-caused-by-strange-jet-stream/?WT.mc_id=SA_sharetool_Twitter

[science]

Wildfires Strike Northwest U.S., Northern California: @natgeo:

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/08/140813-wildfires-washington-oregon-california-environment/

[fire, Oregon, Washington]

Australian PM still determined to kill renewable energy target: @Renew_Economy: 

http://reneweconomy.com.au/2014/tony-abbott-still-determined-to-kill-renewable-energy-target-31138

[Tony Abbott, denial]

'Unprecedented' 40,000 seabirds dead after year of U.K. storms:

http://fw.to/UO4mPUl

[wildlife, birds, United Kingdom, Wales]

RT Michael E. Mann @MichaelEMann:

"Why Michael Mann’s Defamation Suit Against Climate Denialists Is the Right Move" @EthanElkind of @UCLA Legal Planet:

http://legal-planet.org/2014/08/18/why-michael-manns-defamation-suit-against-climate-denialists-is-the-right-move/

[denial, science, National Review, Mark Steyn]

India: Climate Change Causing Slide in Kerala Farm Produce: @NewIndianXpress:

http://bit.ly/1BsYLfl

[farming, food, agriculture]

MIT Study: Climate Talks on Path to Fall Far Short of Goals: @InsideClimate:

http://insideclimatenews.org/carbon-copy/20140818/mit-study-climate-talks-path-fall-far-short-goals

Mega Drought in Spain Threatens to Drive Up Olive Oil Prices: @climateprogress:

http://thkpr.gs/1t9OAYy

[food, farming, agriculture]

Climate tweets for 28 July 2014

New study confirms water vapor as global warming amplifier: @physorg_com:
http://phys.org/news/2014-07-vapor-global-amplifier.html
[science]

Aided by Climate Change, Rust Devastates Guatemala's Prime Coffee Crop:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/07/28/335293974/rust-devastates-guatemalas-prime-coffee-crop-and-its-farmers
[food, farming, agriculture]

MT @dana1981: Nigel Lawson suggests he's not skeptic, proceeds 2 deny global warming:
http://gu.com/p/3qthj/tw
[Global Warming Policy Foundation, denial]

Karma: Coal-exporting city fights rising sea level: @washingtonpost:
http://wapo.st/1rKjI2z
[Virginia]

Looks like we'll be blessed with a little more rain... : @TheDailyClimate:
http://www.dailyclimate.org/tdc-newsroom/2014/07/heavy-rains
[flooding]

Climate: Shifts In Habitat May Threaten Ruddy Shorebird's Survival: @NPRnews:
http://www.npr.org/2014/07/28/319092192/shifts-in-habitat-may-threaten-ruddy-shorebirds-survival
[science, birds, wildlife, horseshoe crab, phenology, red knot]

In Illinois, residents demand answers about coal plant’s future: @MWEnergyNews:
http://www.midwestenergynews.com/2014/07/28/in-illinois-residents-demand-answers-about-coal-plants-future/#.U9af9cnyex4.twitter

Still in our (global) backyard: U.S. sending dirty coal abroad:
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/not-my-backyard-us-sending-dirty-coal-abroad

Think It’s Hot in Texas? Austin Knows Better (Get Used to 110F):
http://nyti.ms/1lId853
[science]

RT ClimateCentral @ClimateCentral:
In the past decade, Oregon has had nearly 6X more large wildfires burning each year (on avg) than in the 1970s. 
http://pic.twitter.com/sKL22eujOd

RT Moms Clean Air Force @CleanAirMoms:

Reading: Salmon Are Dying In The Salmon River Because The Water’s Too Warm:

http://ift.tt/1AqNN9K

[wildlife, fish, food]

RT Dana Nuccitelli @dana1981:

Lesson: BC carbon tax more popular than Australian due to revenue neutrality like @citizensclimate:

http://gu.com/p/4v9d4/tw  via @guardianeco

RT Yale Climate Project @YaleClimateComm:

Our latest analysis shows Americans will support pro-#climate candidates w/ pledges to vote, money & volunteering:

http://bit.ly/1pvEay5

[public opinion]

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 29 June 2014

Costs of doing nothing on global warming would haunt us for centuries: @350

http://350.org/the-costs-of-doing-nothing-would-haunt-the-u-s-economy-for-centuries/#.U63j0zO7F7U.twitter

Giving Up Fossil Fuels to Save the Climate: The $28 Trillion Writedown: @BW

http://buswk.co/1ySMBv5

[investing, divestment, carbon bubble]

Break the Koch Machine: @HuffPostPol

http://huff.to/1qj1cO6 

[denial]

Climate change to profoundly alter Great Lakes region, summary report says: @physorg_com

http://phy.so/322899095

[science]

Alaska: N. Slope birds nesting earlier to keep pace w/ earlier snowmelt:

http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/20140628/north-slope-birds-nesting-earlier-keep-pace-earlier-snowmelt-study-says#.U7Baiz0SF10.twitter

[science, phenology, wildlife]

Hotter, larger tropics more vulnerable to climate change: @ChannelNewsAsia

http://cna.asia/1nUK2A3

[science, Asia]

Quakers Move Their Money to Protect the Planet: @QuakerEarthcare

http://www.quakerearthcare.org/node/530

[faith, investing, divestment]

Adapting to Dry Season That Never Seems to End: @IPSnews

http://www.ipsnews.net/2014/06/adapting-to-a-dry-season-that-never-seems-to-end/

[food, farming, agriculture, Caribbean]

RT Wen Stephenson @wenstephenson:

An honest account of our current situation. "Climate: Will We Lose the Endgame?" by @billmckibben in @nybooks

http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2014/jul/10/climate-will-we-lose-endgame/

[Bill McKibben]

RT Sierra Club @sierraclub:

Will you join us in NYC on Sept. 21 for the People's Climate March?

http://sc.org/ClimateMarch  #ActOnClimate http://pic.twitter.com/U6IhBrSBax

RT Naomi Oreskes @NaomiOreskes:
Excellent summary of “Risky Business” Climate Report #NakedCapitalism
http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2014/06/risky-business-climate-report-little-late-denialists.html
[denial]

RT ClimateCommunication @ClimateComms:
Congratulations to @ClimateComms Science Advisor @KHayhoe for winning the AGU Climate Communication Prize!
http://shar.es/MCVjq
[Katharine Hayhoe]