Friday, September 30, 2016

Trump denies he claimed climate change is a Chinese hoax. He’s lying.

https://thinkprogress.org/trump-denies-he-claimed-climate-change-is-a-chinese-hoax-hes-lying-d474b6d1923a#.1t4w8xodm
"he tweeted exactly that sentiment in 2012"

Thursday, September 22, 2016

Trump might appoint an oil executive and anti-animal rights activist to head Interior Department

Trump might appoint an oil executive and anti-animal rights activist to head Interior Department

"Lucas would, however, be a natural complement to Trump’s rumored top choice for energy secretary: oil and gas tycoon Harold Hamm."

Heinz Ketchup proves that Donald Trump is out of his mind

https://thinkprogress.org/heinz-ketchup-proves-that-donald-trump-is-out-of-his-mind-95c8a838a0d0#.gw4kvqw0k
"America has already tested the idea that we can have safe foods without adequate regulation, in other words. As it turns out, the invisible hand of the market delivered moldy, rancid ketchup that used vinegar and spice to cover up the flavor of decay. It took regulation, the very kind of regulation that Trump now seems to be out to get, to enable Americans to trust their food."

Maker of Deadly Fentanyl Kicks in Half a Million to Defeat Pot Legalization in Arizona @alternet

Maker of Deadly Fentanyl Kicks in Half a Million to Defeat Pot Legalization in Arizona @alternet:

"Big Pharma has long been accused of trying to block marijuana legalization."

Donald Trump Vs. Science

Trump's "Dumpster Fire" of an Energy Policy a Roadmap to Climate Calamity

Trump's "Dumpster Fire" of an Energy Policy a Roadmap to Climate Calamity

"His plan includes: slashing corporate tax rates; scrapping regulations, such as the Waters of the U.S. Rule (pdf) and the Clean Power Plan"

Marijuana May Help Veterans Suffering From PTSD @alternet

Marijuana May Help Veterans Suffering From PTSD @alternet:

"A new study from the state of Colorado has been tasked with researching whether weed is an acceptable treatment for PTSD, Stars and Stripes reported Monday."

What the ‘sixth extinction’ will look like in the oceans: The largest species die off first

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/09/14/what-the-sixth-extinction-will-look-like-in-the-oceans-the-largest-species-die-off-first/?utm_term=.83f803416880&wpisrc=nl_green&wpmm=1
"We mostly can’t see it around us, and too few of us seem to care — but nonetheless, scientists are increasingly convinced that the world is barreling towards what has been called a “sixth mass extinction” event. Simply put, species are going extinct at a rate that far exceeds what you would expect to see naturally, as a result of a major perturbation to the system."

375 Top Scientists Warn Us Not To Vote Trump

Wednesday, September 21, 2016

As Trump Visits Flint, Media Should Remember His Anti-Clean Water Agenda

http://mediamatters.org/research/2016/09/14/trump-visits-flint-media-should-remember-his-anti-clean-water-agenda/213075
"given his plans to dismantle the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and rescind the EPA’s Clean Water Rule, as well as his energy adviser’s reported statement that the Clean Water Act would likely be “rolled back" by a Trump administration."

Friday, September 16, 2016

Donald Trump’s new economic policy plan would be devastating to the climate

https://thinkprogress.org/trump-economic-plan-climate-dangers-4b685b8bb576#.dpxbu3bie
"It includes things like completely eliminating the Clean Power Plan, the United States’ most robust attempt at curbing dangerous greenhouse gas emissions from power sources. It would also eliminate the Waters of the United States rule, a rule that would protect millions of Americans from water pollution. Trump would also slash the EPA’s new standards for ground-level ozone, meant to combat public health issues like asthma"

Donald Trump filled out a survey about science and it is amazing

https://thinkprogress.org/trump-science-survey-fe56662669ea#.3r7svn16b
"Science is hard. At least, it seems to be for Donald Trump, who this week gave contradictory, off-topic, and sometimes garbled answers to a science questionnaire distributed by Science Debate, a non-profit that urges scientific literacy and accountability from political candidates."

Republican State AGs Met With Coal, Electricity Companies Before Filing Against The EPA’s Carbon Rule

https://thinkprogress.org/republican-ags-coal-companies-epas-carbon-rule-de76ac047edf#.v6o44siik
"Coal and electricity companies paid to meet with Republican state attorneys general just weeks before those top law enforcement officials joined in suing the federal government over the EPA’s Clean Power Plan, new documents show."