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Saturday, October 11, 2014

Climate tweets for 10 October 2014

Acid Oceans Could Deal Heavy Blow to Fishing-Dependent Nations: @IPSnews:
[acidification, food]

Methane ‘Hot Spot’: Huge, But Nothing Compared to Other Methane Sources:
[science]

Hundreds of Hunting, Fishing Groups Voice Support for Action on Climate:
[wildlife]

Miami Uses Pumps (& lots of $) to Battle Flooding from Sea Level Rise:
[Florida, adaptation]

California drought pushes BC food prices higher (video): @vancouversun:
http://www.vancouversun.com/health/California+drought+pushes+local+food+prices+higher/10278895/story.html 
[British Columbia, Canada, water, agriculture]

#GenCO2? Pricing Arctic change, for boardrooms & soccer moms alike: @TheDailyClimate:
http://www.dailyclimate.org/tdc-newsroom/doorstep/whiteman-climate-costs

Few U.S. states preparing for climate change, study says: @neelaeast @latimes:
http://fw.to/yZa3DHU
[adaptation]

Global CO2 pricing scheme surfaces ahead of 2015 climate summit: @Euractiv:
http://www.euractiv.com/sections/sustainable-dev/global-co2-pricing-scheme-surfaces-ahead-2015-climate-summit-309072
[carbon tax]

RT Andrew Freedman @afreedma:
.@capitalweather maybe your comparison of @curryja and @JohnKerry on #climate could note which view most climate scientists agree w/?

RT Anders Hedberg @anheepc:
2057. #NewEngland #ocean #species shifted as much as 200 mi north, @NOAANCDC reports:
http://nca2014.globalchange.gov/ 

RT ClimateCommunication @ClimateComms:
Wall Street Journal offers a skewed climate perspective from Judith Curry:
http://blog.ucsusa.org/wall-street-journal-offers-a-skewed-climate-perspective-from-judith-curry-681#.VDgybbVK3HY.twitter

The Vast Benefits Of Energy Efficiency: In Shocker, @nytimes Op-Ed Confuses:
http://thkpr.gs/3578131
[New York Times]


Saturday, August 30, 2014

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: 
[wildlife, oceans, puffins, kittiwakes, terns]

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

Seeking grant $, greedy salmon join climate conspiracy, move north:
[wildlife, sockeye, Washington, British Columbia]

RT Climate Reality @ClimateReality:
Columbia Glacier retreat from 1984-2011. It's like magic. Scary magic.

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

Saturday, August 2, 2014

Climate tweets for 1 August 2014

How climate change, declining food sources can lead to piracy, poverty, strife:
[national security]

Massive hole at end of earth likely caused by methane gas release:
[Siberia, Russia, permafrost]

Bush-Era EPA Administrator Baffles Fox Business: "We Need to Regulate" Carbon: @mmfa:
[Christie Todd Whitman, Stuart Varney, denial]

RT Kate Sheppard @kate_sheppard:
The coal industry has raised the same fears about environmental regulations for 40 years:
[energy, EPA, carbon]

RT TckTckTck @tcktcktck:
Wind power is key to fighting climate change. Learn more about wind with this cool infographic:
[wind energy, energy]

RT @tcktcktck: 
British Columbia's price on carbon has been huge success:
http://econ.st/1pvubeX  via @TheEconomist 

Wildfires, 'Biomass Burning' Bigger Climate Change Threats Than Thought, Study Says: 
[fire, forests]

.@Politifact: GOP candidate's claim of "global warming hoax" is PantsOnFire:
[Lenar Whitney, denial]

Huge Waves in Arctic Demonstrate Ice Loss—& Aggravate It: @FutureTenseNow:
[sea ice]

Europe Set for Hottest Summer Since 2006 as Warm August Seen: @BloombergNews:
[heat waves]

.@NBCNews Shows How to Report on Economic Costs of Climate Change: @mmfa:
[journalism]

Construction industry preparing for climate change: @StarTribune:

.@Energy Sec. Moniz Predicts Congress Will Tackle Climate Change:
[Ernest Moniz]

Exceptional Drought Blankets 58% of California; Reservoirs Missing Year’s Worth of Water:


Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Climate tweets for 14 July 2014

Water Planners Focus on Bigger Texas, Not Hotter One: @TexasTribune
http://trib.it/W4iemN

Heat wave hits record highs across B.C., hinders fire-suppression efforts:
http://www.theprovince.com/news/Heat+wave+hits+record+highs+across+hinders+fire+suppression+efforts/10027046/story.html
[wildfire, British Columbia, Canada]

RT Climate Reality @ClimateReality:
Half of all solar capacity ever added in California was in 2013. Now, that's a sunny #ClimateFact! RT if you agree.
http://pic.twitter.com/Xby5pSHVRi
[energy, renewable energy]

RT Heidi Cullen @HeidiCullen:
The military is planning for climate change at 7,600 installations worldwide:
http://www.climatecentral.org/news/us-military-climate-change-17763
http://pic.twitter.com/a7zGCV8rjm
[national security]

RT Dana Nuccitelli @dana1981:
Really excellent interview with @climate_ice on @billmaher about @DarkSnowProject:
http://climatecrocks.com/2014/07/14/dr-jason-box-the-bill-maher-interview/
… via @greenman3610
[Greenland, glaciers, sea level, particulates]

8 charts that show how climate change is making world more dangerous: @suzyji @guardian
http://gu.com/p/3qq8n/tw
[World Meteorological Organization, WMO]

RT WMO | OMM @WMOnews:
1970-2012: 8,835 weather-climate-water disasters reported globally and 1.94 million lives lost
http://goo.gl/HDDeOz  
http://pic.twitter.com/HN4e06m91Y

'Tornadoes of fire' in Canada's NWT linked to climate change:
http://www.cbc.ca/1.2706131
[wildfire]

Soaring Mercury, Growing Wildfires Heat Up Pacific NW:
http://thkpr.gs/1qavOC1
[fire, heat waves]

Rupert Murdoch doesn't understand climate change basics, and that's a problem: @guardian
http://gu.com/p/4vvxa/tw
[denial, science]

New Climate Models Predict Australian Forever-Drought: @motherboard
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/new-climate-models-predict-an-australian-perma-drought
[science, water]

Carbon bubble about to bust? One unlikely pundit thinks so: @grist
http://grist.org/climate-energy/is-the-carbon-bubble-about-to-bust-one-unlikely-pundit-thinks-so/#.U8MT4pLJwDI.twitter
[investing, divestment]

Prairie farmers frustrated as flooding drowns crops: @CTVNews
http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/prairie-farmers-frustrated-as-flooding-drowns-crops-1.1911605 
[food, agriculture, farming]


Saturday, May 3, 2014

Climate tweets for 2 May 2014

160 Faculty Join Call 4 Fossil Fuel Divestment at B.C.’s U of Victoria: @DeSmogCanada 
http://desmog.ca/2014/04/30/faculty-members-join-call-fossil-fuel-divestment-b-c-s-university-victoria-0
[investing, British Columbia, Canada]

Capitalism Unable 2 Deal with Climate Change (?): @Worldwatch @IPSnews http://www.ipsnews.net/2014/05/capitalism-unable-deal-climate-change/ 

Fossil fuel subsidies costing global economy $2 trillion: @IMFNews: @Renew_Economy 
http://reneweconomy.com.au/2014/fossil-fuel-subsidies-costing-global-economy-2-trillion-imf-79534 
[investing, energy subsidies, divest]

RT Ophir Bruck ‏@OphirBruck:
Over 100 ppl deliver divestment petition w/ 60K+ signatures to @Harvard Pres Faust 
http://pic.twitter.com/fLaOObMutl via @chloemaxmin @DivestHarvard
[investing, Drew Faust]

Koch-Funded Groups Continue Endless Assault On Kansas Clean Energy Law
http://thkpr.gs/1nQnXqQ
[denial]

RT Jim O'Donnell ‏@JimODonnell2: 
Global Weirding in the Vineyards of Tuscany 
http://ow.ly/vQHap
[Italy, wine, food, agriculture]

Climate adaptation will fail without emissions cuts, funding insufficient: UN climate chief 
http://www.trust.org/item/20140430112123-2bt63/?source=quickview 
[Christiana Figueres]

South Australians warned they may have to carry cost of losing homes to rising sea levels: 
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/south-australians-warned-they-may-have-to-carry-cost-of-losing-their-homes-to-rising-sea-levels/story-fni6uo1m-1226901369729?sv=f15dce217d93f815bb6b49f27c7a6af#.U2Kuv7aqE2M.twitter 
[insurance, risk, flooding]

Madrid's smart parking meters to charge more for most polluting cars: @guardian
http://gu.com/p/3zzpj/tw 
[transportation, Spain]

Climate change and health: Extreme heat ‘silent’ killer: @GlobeandMail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/health/climate-change-and-health-extreme-heat-a-silent-killer/article18343936/
[heat waves, Canada, Ontario]

RT Sierra Club ‏@sierraclub
Preview of Episode 4 of @YEARSofLIVING, airing this Sunday, "Preacher's Daughter"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5U6lZIw2S0 … #YearsProject
[Years of Living Dangerously, Showtime]



Friday, March 28, 2014

Climate tweets for 27 March 2014

How Scientists Are Moving Climate Change Conversation Forward: @MichaelEMann @EcoWatch: 
http://ecowatch.com/2014/03/27/scientists-climate-change-conversation/ 
[science]

Kansas House Rejects Koch-Backed Push to Kill Clean Energy Law: @climateprogress 
http://thkpr.gs/1iBennr 
[wind power, wind energy, energy policy, denial]

British Columbia enacted the most significant carbon tax in the W. Hemisphere—and it worked 
http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2014/03/british-columbia-carbon-tax-sanity 
[energy policy]

Statistics and Climate Science: Roger Pielke Missed Mark: http://huff.to/1he9Pnd 

10,853 of 10,855 science papers agree: Global warming is happening, humans to blame: @Salon http://www.salon.com/2014/03/25/10853_out_of_10855_scientists_agree_man_made_global_warming_is_happening/ 

Climate change to make downpours more violent: expert: @smh http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/climate-change-to-make-downpours-more-violent-expert-20140326-35hx4.html 
[flooding]

RT TckTckTck ‏@tcktcktck:
'It’ll affect nearly every aspect of human life on this planet': Strong warning on #ClimateImpacts ahead of IPCC: 
http://pic.twitter.com/RLAxZ58C1i
[science]

RT Climate Progress ‏@climateprogress:
One simple graphic explains the difference between climate science and climate politics: 
http://thkpr.gs/1mwU12B  http://pic.twitter.com/K4JHErdONX

Watch this scientist fight climate change on the gorgeous Olympic Coast: @Grist http://grist.org/climate-energy/watch-this-scientist-fight-climate-change-on-the-gorgeous-olympic-coast/ 
[science]

Saturday, March 1, 2014

Climate tweets for 28 February 2014

Is @BBCnews becoming UK version of Fox News on global warming?: @dana1981 @guardian http://gu.com/p/3mqfp/tw 

At Last: National Academy Of Sciences Delivers Highly Readable Climate Change Warninghttp://thkpr.gs/1fMNTPb 

Acidic Waters Kill 10 Million Scallops Off Vancouver: @climateprogress http://thkpr.gs/1fHiIF7 

RT 350 dot org  @350
Love it. RT @AlveyKC: Nearly 100 Wesleyan students gather to call on Trustees to divest! http://pic.twitter.com/bQRehQNIJH

Millennials use finance to challenge universities' fossil fuel addiction: @guardian http://gu.com/p/3n5dv/tw 

@KCStar editorial says: Don’t ignore #climate change realities: http://www.kansascity.com/2014/02/27/4853924/editorial-dont-ignore-climate.html 

Social cost of carbon rising but still underestimated, experts warn: @TR_Foundation http://www.trust.org/item/20140227123121-0pfu2/?source=shtw 

Is Solution to Climate Change In Vancouver?: @climateprogress http://thkpr.gs/1fLsIx5 

RT CitizensClimateLobby ‏@citizensclimate  21h
Looking for hope on climate solutions? Here's why you'll want to be part of CCL's DC conference: http://ow.ly/u5YRw 

RT Climate Reality ‏@ClimateReality  Feb 28
RT @PointCarbonNews: @ClimateReality @AndyNewellskier check it out, this used to be Bolivia's only ski run http://pic.twitter.com/f8zALD8Rvm