Climate tweets for 1 September 2014

Divesting from Fossil Fuels: Last One Out Loses: @REWorld: 

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2014/08/divesting-from-fossil-fuels-last-one-out-loses

[investing, divestment, risk]

Flooding hits Sweden, Denmark: @AJEnglish:

http://aje.me/1pzj8DP 

China to Launch World's Largest Trading Market for Carbon Permits: 
http://nyti.ms/1qu3Q19 

White House Argues Against Considering Climate Change on Energy Projects: @DeSmogBlog:
http://www.desmogblog.com/2014/08/31/legal-case-white-house-argues-vs-considering-climate-change-energy-projects

DeSmogUK Launches to Combat Climate Denial in Europe Ahead of Paris Talks:
http://www.desmog.ca/2014/08/31/desmog-uk-launched-combat-climate-denial-europe-ahead-paris-climate-talks
[science]

Shocker: Australian agency not lying about weather data: @ConversationEDU:
http://theconversation.com/no-the-bureau-of-meteorology-is-not-fiddling-its-weather-data-31009
[science, denial]

Big Summer Story You Missed: Soaring Oil Debt: @buildresilience:
http://www.resilience.org/stories/2014-08-29/a-big-summer-story-you-missed-soaring-oil-debt
[investing, divestment]

Oregon burns through deductible on wildfire insurance policy:
http://www.bendbulletin.com/home/2360467-151/state-uses-insurance-policy-to-pay-for-wildfires
[fire]

5 reasons NATO needs to worry about climate change: @RTCCclimatenews:
http://shar.es/11uGaT
[national security]

Sea level rise in Antarctic gets extra bump from meltwater: 
http://www.businessinsider.com.au/sea-levels-are-rising-faster-in-the-antarctic-than-the-rest-of-the-world-2014-8/ via @BusInsiderAU
[glaciers]

Climate talks: 5 things to know: @thehill:
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/216285-climate-talks-five-things-to-know#.VASYGCA1-LI.twitter

No, You Can't Claim Arctic Ice is "Recovering": @BadAstronomer: 
http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2014/09/01/global_warming_denial_claims_of_arctic_ice_recovering_are_exaggerated.html
[science, denial]

Labor Day 2050: Global Warming & Coming Collapse Of Labor Productivity:
http://thkpr.gs/1u8ju3R via @climateprogress
[heat waves]

Cape Cod's namesake fish population rapidly disappearing: @latimes:
http://fw.to/kmcwJkE 
[oceans, food, fishing]

RT Al Gore @algore:
We’ve reached a turning point in the battle to solve the climate crisis. 24 Hours of Reality: 24 Reasons for Hope 
http://24hoursofreality.org

RT Meanwhile in Canada @MeanwhileinCana:
By putting all eggs in one basket, Harper has done more damage to Alberta's future economy than any other PM. 
http://pic.twitter.com/X7WGjHqRFB
[denial, oil, Stephen Harper]

RT David Spratt @djspratt:
More climate extremes: Sydney's last 12 months (Sept-Aug) warmest on record for average maximum and mean temps. 
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/wet-end-to-a-warm-sydney-winter-and-more-showers-ahead-20140901-10awv9.html
[Australia]

Climate tweets for 12 August 2014

NOAA's Ark: Half a Foot of Rain Leaves Baltimore, Detroit Flooded:
http://thevane.gawker.com/noaas-ark-half-a-foot-of-rain-leaves-baltimore-and-det-1620323621/+dennismersereau
[flooding, Maryland, Michigan]

'Unprecedented' Flooding Event in Detroit Fits Global Warming Pattern: @mashable:
http://mashable.com/2014/08/12/detroit-flooding-global-warming/#:eyJzIjoidCIsImkiOiJfb3NhYmV0c3h1aWdoc2dnNCJ9
[Michigan]

'Remarkable' warming reported in Central California coastal waters: @latimes:
http://fw.to/0GgaxcT
[oceans, wildlife, fish]

Photos, video: Heavy rains flood Metro Detroit streets, strand commuters: http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2014/08/state_police_warn_motorists_to.html 
[flooding, Michigan]

RT CitizensClimateLobby @citizensclimate:
Help us cover every congressional district and pass a carbon tax. Join CCL's next intro call:
http://ow.ly/AgcVa

Southwest U.S. Braces as Lake Mead Water Levels Drop: @ABC:
http://abcn.ws/1lSlSGr
[drought]

RT Eric Holthaus @EricHolthaus:
The entire Northwest is under a Red Flag warning, the entire Northeast is under a flash flood watch. #climatechange 
http://pic.twitter.com/tJkbGKoLBg

California East? Large wildfire, record heat wave in ... Sweden: @NatureWorldNews:
http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/8493/20140811/swedens-forest-fire-massive-lit-record-temperatures.htm

MT @ClimateNow: Thomas Piketty, Climate change & discounting our future: @ConversationEDU 
http://bit.ly/1oq2TbG
[investing, divestment]

Why Business Leaders Support Price on Carbon: @worldbank:
http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2014/08/11/business-leaders-support-carbon-pricing
[investing, divestment]

Plumbing oceans' depths for clues to climate: @nytimes:
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/12/science/in-the-ocean-clues-to-change.html?_r=0 … 
[science]

From "Red Scare" to "Green Scare"?: When Republicans started hating the environment: 
http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2014/08/republicans-environment-hate-polarization
[politics]

When Climate Change Becomes Unignorable Part Of An Election: @climateprogress:
http://thkpr.gs/1untQiH
[politics]

Extreme weather becoming more common due to jet stream hangups, study says:
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/aug/11/extreme-weather-common-blocking-patterns
[science, Arctic]

Climate tweets for 3 July 2014

RT Peter Gleick @PeterGleick:

The California drought gets worse. 100% of state in "severe to exceptional" drought as of July 1.

http://pic.twitter.com/7cM5JQJmPX

[water, food, agriculture, farming]

RT Bill McKibben @billmckibben · 21h
If we switched $ from fossil fuel subsidies to renewables, we could basically fund a clean energy world

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140702111003.htm

[energy, renewable energy]

I Didn't Care About Climate Change Until I Visited Greenland — Now I'm Freaking Out About It: 

http://www.businessinsider.com/greenland-made-me-care-about-climate-2014-7

[glaciers, sea level]

RT Bill McKibben @billmckibben:

Archbishop of the Church of Sweden (first women in that role ever) endorses divestment:

http://www.democracynow.org/2014/7/2/after_breaking_gender_barrier_swedens_1st

@FossilFreeSWE

[investing, carbon bubble]

Fairbanks, Alaska, sees 1/4 of average annual rainfall in 24 hrs:

http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/20140702/fairbanks-sees-14-average-annual-rainfall-24-hours#.U7WwB8FStI0.twitter 

[flooding]

5 Ways to Have A Climate-Friendly 4th Of July Without Driving Everyone Crazy:

http://thkpr.gs/1qTw7hu via @climateprogress

RT ClimateCommunication @ClimateComms:
"I have seen firsthand how climate disruption puts more of my fellow soldiers at greater risk."
http://dmreg.co/1lB2Jat
[military, national security]

Climate Uncertainty and Climate Risk: @mtobis
http://initforthegold.blogspot.com/2014/07/climate-uncertainty-and-climate-risk.html
[science, Michael Tobis]

In Heartland & Beyond, Businesses Get It: Not Cutting Carbon Pollution Is Risky Business
http://huff.to/1lUhrye

RT CitizensClimateLobby @citizensclimate:
Gearing Up: @LCVoters brings in climate muscle for election season:
http://ow.ly/yKvma via @TheHill @DanJWeiss

South Florida sea level rise needs urgent action: task force: @reuters
http://reut.rs/V9hHzb

Virginia gov revives climate change panel, cites threat:
http://wapo.st/TAf5ZA
[sea level]

In dry California, water fetching record prices: @woodlandnews
http://www.dailydemocrat.com/news/ci_26071276/dry-california-water-is-fetching-record-prices
[drought, farming, food, agriculture]

RT James Byrne @byrnejm:
RT, sign! Petition to world leaders - keep #climatechange < 2°C @climatehawk1 @ClimateNow @ClimateComms
http://goo.gl/155Qr3 

Climate tweets for 8 February 2014

Data Made Beautiful: Weather, Climate and Fracking Water: @BloombergNews http://bloom.bg/1fPctyD  

How climate change abroad could hit Sweden: @AlaskaDispatch http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/20140207/how-climate-change-abroad-could-hit-sweden 

Opinion: Europe's 40% emissions cuts target sets course for low-carbon future: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/feb/07/europe-emissions-carbon-climate 

Flood alerts across England, Wales as SW braces for 80-mph storm: @guardian http://gu.com/p/3mhqq/tw  

California Drought Impact Seen Spreading, from Fires to Food Cost: http://www.sfgate.com/business/bloomberg/article/California-Drought-Impact-Seen-Spreading-From-5214923.php 

@ElizKolbert charts path of 'Sixth Extinction': @MotherJones http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2014/01/interview-elizabeth-kolbert-new-yorker-sixth-extinction 

'Atmospheric River' May Dent California Drought: @ClimateCentral http://www.climatecentral.org/news/atmospheric-river-may-help-put-a-dent-in-california-drought-17039