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Trumps Says Climate Change Not A Hoax, But Denies Lasting Impact

Matthew Fiala — Wed, 17 Oct 2018 09:11:19 +0000

According to Donald Trump (a politician and not a scientist), climate change could “change back again,” and he believes that climate scientists are politically motivated. As a Ph.D. scientist myself, I can assure the public that there are no potential “political motivations”– scientists usually have a high sense of ethics and published research is peer-reviewed […]

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We Have 12 Years to Limit a Climate Change Catastrophe

Matthew Fiala — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 21:01:37 +0000

Leading climate scientists have warned that we only have a dozen years for global warming to be kept to a maximum of 1.5C. Even a minuscule half degree higher will significantly worsen the risk of drought, floods, extreme heat and poverty for hundreds of millions of people. United Nation climate experts say urgent and unprecedented […]

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Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Message to Donald Trump on Climate Change

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 02 Jun 2017 16:21:46 +0000

Arnold Schwarzenegger is one man who’s done it all: from Terminator to Governor of California, from immigrant to lawmaker. He clearly sees value in the Paris agreement and sends a message to Donald Trump to stop this madness he’s in. Watch the video and share it forward: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTE502ebNkw

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REINS Act: New Bill Passes to Stop Environmental Regulations

Ece Polat — Sat, 11 Mar 2017 19:29:09 +0000

Last week, the House of Representatives passed a bill that will affect any future governmental action taken for environmental standards, public health, consumer protection, labor standards, occupational safety. The bill is called REINS Act, and it calls for any major regulation that is related to the Executive Agency should be first passed as a resolution […]

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Trump Slashes Grants to the EPA and Cuts Any Public Communication

Nicholas Say — Tue, 24 Jan 2017 16:25:49 +0000

Donald Trump may be at the forefront of an unmitigated ecological disaster. Very recently the new commander-in-chief of the United States suspended any and all grants from the EPA. In the previous year, these grants amounted to around 10 billion dollars, and were used for vital research and climate assistance. In addition to removing badly […]

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California Adopts New Laws to Fight Climate Change, Despite New Government Policy

Ece Polat — Sat, 21 Jan 2017 20:58:35 +0000

Against all odds, California keeps fighting for a green future. Thirty seven minutes after Trump got sworn into the U.S. Presidency, California released new measures to take action against climate change. The measures will aim towards the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent of 1990 levels by 2030. Being the world’s sixth largest […]

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