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“call attention to the damage being done by existing and proposed coal, oil, and natural gas projects”

Extreme Drought in September corresponds with Political Loss in November

Obama never said anything about climate change during the campaign. He only mentioned it during his speech to staff after he was declared the winner.

Hansen, et al

Global warming makes heat waves hotter and more frequent.

Top New York Regulator Promoting Shale Gas Signed A Climate Denial Petition Stating That Increases In CO2 Are ‘Beneficial’

head of the Department of Environmental Conservation’s Division of Mineral Resources, Bradley J. Field claims that there is “no convincing evidence” that manmade greenhouse gases will disrupt the earth’s climate. On the contrary, the petition cites “substantial scientific evidence that increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide produce many beneficial effects upon the natural plant and animal environments of the earth.”

Extreme Weather and Climate Change

UCS/via We can’t blame climate change for every extreme weather event that slams into us, yet there’s little doubt among scientists that global warming is exacerbating heat waves, flooding, drought, and rainstorms. To illustrate that point, the Union of Concerned Scientists put together a handy little graphic that demonstrates which types of extreme weather scientists [...]

Smoking Causes Cancer. Carbon Pollution Causes Extreme Weather.

Dan Lashof, Program Director, Climate & Clean Air, Washington, D.C., “Smoking Causes Cancer. Carbon Pollution Causes Extreme Weather. “It really doesn’t have to be more complicated than that.” We dump billions of tons of carbon pollution into the atmosphere each year. As a result, the concentration of carbon dioxide has increased by 40%. Excess carbon [...]

Oxygen — not a free lunch

“This is one labor dispute that the capitalist cannot win.”

Global Carbon Emissions Bigger That Previous Estimates

“China, which in 2006 took over the U.S.’s historical position as the world’s biggest emitter, raced ahead in 2010, emitting 9.1bn tons – up 15.5 percent on the previous year, and a 240 percent increase since 1992. That makes China alone responsible for about one-quarter of global carbon emissions from energy, emitting about 48 percent more than the U.S.”

4 Million Tons of Radioactive Debris

“Over 90% of that debris is still waiting to be disposed of”

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Something about alarming regularity

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