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Monday, June 2, 2014

Climate tweets for 1 June 2014

MT @MontePaulsen: "Climate change is moral struggle that will define this century."~Desmond Tutu 
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/desmond-tutu-describes-bitumen-production-as-greed-in-keynote-speech/article18939123/

Names That Will Live in Infamy: 7 Groups Defending Global Warming Pollution: 
http://thkpr.gs/1prbjzp
[denial, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), Americans for Prosperity, American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE), National Mining Association, Heritage Foundation, American Energy Alliance, Institute for Energy Research (IER)]

Global warming and vulnerability of Greenland's ice sheet: @guardian 
http://gu.com/p/3pkcp/tw
[sea level]

Poll: Most Americans Want Carbon Rules for Power Plants: @climateprogress 
http://thkpr.gs/1prhKCM
[public opinion]

6 charts you should see before Obama unveils new climate plan: @voxdotcom
http://www.vox.com/2014/5/31/5761574/broader-context-for-obamas-upcoming-power-plant-rules

100s evacuated as heavy floods sweep across Siberia: @RT_com 
http://rt.com/news/162736-russia-siberia-altai-flood/ 
[Russia, flooding]

Opinion: Florida’s climate-change deniers are all wet — or will be:
http://hrld.us/1mA8aIM 
[denial]

Price Tag on Carbon as Climate Rescue Plan: @nytimes 
http://nyti.ms/1nIZrqo

RT ClimateNexusHotNews @ClimateHotNews:
RT @eilperin "In just 1st yr that these standards go into effect, up to 100K asthma attacks and 2,100 heart attacks will be avoided," Obama


Monsoon Disrupted By El Nino & Climate Change as India Suffers Deaths from Extreme Heat: 
http://robertscribbler.wordpress.com/2014/05/30/monsoon-disrupted-by-el-nino-climate-change-as-india-suffers-deaths-crop-losses-from-extreme-heat/
[farming, food, agriculture, heat waves]

Great job, @USChamber on trying to scare us w/ bad math on @EPA regs. How low can you go? #FearMongering 

RT JPascal van Ypersele @JPvanYpersele:
Nice common sense primer by @DrShepherd2013: "But we breathe CO2, what's the big deal?" 
http://butwebreathco2.blogspot.com/2014/05/but-we-breath-co2-whats-big-deal.html … #climate RT @djbrunette

Monday, April 21, 2014

Climate tweets for 20 April 2014

RT 350 dot org @350:
“People of conscience need to break their ties with corporations financing the injustice of climate change.” - Desmond Tutu
[investing, divestment]

Dump fossil fuels for health of our hearts: Simple Climate 
https://simpleclimate.wordpress.com/2014/04/19/dump-fossil-fuels-for-the-health-of-our-hearts/ 
[air pollution]

RT Climate Reality ‏@ClimateReality:
Tonight, don't miss #HarrisonFord & @Schwarzenegger in Episode 2 of @YEARSofLIVING! Watch on @SHO_Network at 10pm ET/PT #YEARSProject

The drought hitting 40% of the entire U.S., in 5 maps: @washingtonpost 
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2014/04/17/the-drought-hitting-40-percent-of-the-entire-country-in-5-maps/
[water, food, farming, ranching, agriculture]

Rising food prices pinching consumers: @usatoday 
http://usat.ly/QcJLiG 
[drought, farming, agriculture] 

RT ClimateCentral ‏@ClimateCentral:
California drought: 2014 vs. this time last year 
http://pic.twitter.com/28Ij0DswcY http://bit.ly/1oM7BB8 

Is climate change the new slavery?: How volcano changed the world: @Grist http://grist.org/climate-energy/is-climate-change-the-new-slavery/
[farming, food, agriculture, Tambora]

RT Sandy Dechert ‏@sandydec:
YEARS: What It Is, Who, & What It’s All About | Sandy Dechert http://bit.ly/1rbUqFq  READ, WATCH tonite! 

Climate change threatens national security: @ericholthaus @slate http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2014/04/david_titley_climate_change_war_an_interview_with_the_retired_rear_admiral.html 
[military, David Titley]

As Peru's glaciers disappear, so does water they supply: http://www.cbc.ca/edmonton/features/dying-for-a-drink/disappearing-act.html 
[food, farming]

Change farming for climate: US expert: @ABCRural 
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-04-17/nrn-change-farming-for-climate-17-04-14/5397534 
[food, agriculture]

RT Dana Nuccitelli ‏@dana1981:
Op-ed: Time to tax carbon and give taxpayers the money http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/opinion/57832793-82/carbon-tax-climate-report.html.csp 
… via @sltrib by Mark Reynolds 

RT ClimateNow ‏@ClimateNow:
India’s Worsening Water Crisis - 114 million will soon face desperate shortages http://bit.ly/1lhmoxV
[food, farming, agriculture]

Friday, April 11, 2014

Climate tweets for 10 April 2014

Under Student Pressure, @Harvard Pledges to Take Climate Change More Seriously: http://thkpr.gs/1ivhNFf 
[investing, divestment]

RT Fossil Free ‏@GoFossilFree:
Oh yes. This Saturday, Pitzer College (& trustee Robert Redford ) will make a *big* announcement. Watch it live: 
[investing, divestment]

[water]

RT YEARS ‏@YEARSofLIVING:
Thanks for sharing! MT @BarackObama The real victims of climate change: people. Watch #YEARSProject 
[Years of Living Dangerously]

RT YEARS ‏@YEARSofLIVING:
.@LoftusBrooke @climatehawk1 @ClimateReality @CCACoalition @accrolaine We'll be tweeting/creating a Twitter storm @ 1pm ET Sunday as well!
[Years of Living Dangerously]

Brutally Dishonest Attacks On @SHO_Network Landmark Series On Climate Change http://thkpr.gs/1mYmluO 
[Years of Living Dangerously, Showtime]

.@IPCC issues official rebuttal to more David Rose/Daily Mail nonsense: http://www.skepticalscience.com/ipcc-rebuttal-april-6th-2014.html 
[journalism, science, denial]

One English Town’s Innovative Response to Sea Level Rise 
[flooding]

Carbon Dioxide Levels Just Hit Highest Point In 800,000 Years: http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/04/09/3424704/carbon-dioxide-highest-level/ 
[science]

RT Andrew Dessler ‏@AndrewDessler:
Yale Forum gives my 6-min. video on "decisions under uncertainty" a shout out: http://www.yaleclimatemediaforum.org/2014/04/texas-ams-andy-dessler-on-decision-making-under-uncertainty/

RT Forecast The Facts ‏@ForecastFacts:
Desmond Tutu demands divestment to save planet from climate change! Pls rt http://bit.ly/desmonddivest  http://pic.twitter.com/sqwxVNjGAT
[investing]

RT Dianah Mieglich ‏@DianahMieg:
The generation gap on climate change: @abcthedrum 

.@Unilever boss reveals company already being impacted by climate change: @BusinessGreen