Nothing. Nothing at all. Instead here are some important things you might’ve missed yesterday while everyone (including Lindsey Graham) was busy lamenting the demise of Hollywood’s favorite power couple.
At RealClimate, denier from down under Malcolm Roberts is taken to task on his recent climate nonsense by real climate scientist Stefan Rahmstorf, who explains that by Roberts (poor) logic about greenhouse gasses, a blanket keeping you warm would violate the second law of thermodynamics.
Back in the US, for those who are curious about where the presidential candidates stand on science, Gary Johnson has responded to the Science Debate questions, so now all four have answered. (Turns out the candidates aren’t as similar as some millennials might think…)
Speaking of science, a group of 375 National Academy of Sciences members wrote an open letter warning of the risks of climate change and that pulling out of the Paris agreement would be a huge mistake, accompanied by an op-ed in the Washington Post and a similar column by Eugene Robinson. Also in WaPo is a story about the confusion of one of Lamar Smith’s witnesses at the hearing last week. Oh and over the weekend, a Sunday Feature on the Denier’s Club, from the new book out by Mike Mann and Tom Toles, which was reviewed by Media Matters. (Morano took his inclusion as a point of pride, and excuse to plug his Climate Hustle DVD.)
Though it’s great to see the Post carrying these strong pieces, with a full print page dedicated to Mann and Toles calling out Bjorn Lomborg and others. Yet WaPo still remains stuck in the world of false balance, running an op-ed by Bjorn Lomborg that unsurprisingly suggests there are bigger global problems than climate change. Just like he’s done with basically everything he’s ever written...
Ignoring Lomborg’s “advice,” climate policy continues to move forward, with California tackling short-lived climate pollutants and improving its other climate regulations, setting an ambitious goal of reducing emissions 40% by 2030.
On the federal level, the Clean Power Plan arguments begin on the 27th, and Utility Dive has a great primer for those looking for some details on the situation. Less in the weeds and more directed at rebutting denier’s points is an op-ed in The Hill telling us how the CPP is “consistent with law and history.”
Finally, it looks as though the SEC is getting into the #ExxonKnew spirit, with reports that it is looking into the company’s filings concerning how it values its assets amidst dropping oil prices, but also to see how the company expects to handle the 80% emissions reductions of a post-Paris world.
While this is a ton of content, the majority of it published just yesterday, of course much more attention will be paid to the latest Hollywoo break up.
Which is the real Pitt-y.
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