Michael E. Mann
Climate Scientist, Professor & Director of the Penn State ESSC; Author of Dire Predictions, The Hockey Stick & the Climate Wars, and The Madhouse Effect
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How Trump helps Fox & Friends set the media agenda
Trump's superfan status and his tendency to comment on the show to his 40 million Twitter followers gives Fox and Friends rare power to set the agenda for the rest of the press.
Pence humiliated as GOP desperately slashes ticket prices because he can’t fill a room
The Colorado Republican Party cut the ticket price of a fundraiser headlined by Mike Pence almost in half because they "couldn’t fill the large room."
Trump just publicly accused the FBI of having conspired against him
The tweet is not only false, but creepily authoritarian.
These wealthy institutions are quietly financing white nationalism
Organizations that claim to serve the public good are enriching Robert Mercer.
Who Is the Jon Snow of Climate Change?
Game of Thrones-loving climate experts explain how every major player has a real-world climate warrior counterpart. (Tyrion Lannister is Leonardo DiCaprio!)
The World Keeps Installing Renewable Energy at Record Rates
The Trump administration may be doing everything in its power quell the tide of renewable energy, but the world is ready to ride the wave. According to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA), a combination of falling prices, rising...
The White House Sees Only Dollar Signs in the Arctic
With subterfuge and an ear for those who can gain financially, the administration pushes to drill oil and mine gold in fragile areas.
Climate Silence, Moral Disengagement, and Self-Efficacy: How Albert Bandura's Theories Inform Our Climate-Change Predicament
(2017). Climate Silence, Moral Disengagement, and Self-Efficacy: How Albert Bandura's Theories Inform Our Climate-Change Predicament. Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development: Vol. 59, No. 6, pp. 4-15. doi:...
Michael E. Mann
Interesting article via @seth_heald "Climate Silence, Moral Disengagement, and Self-Efficacy"
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Trump has taken longer to name a science adviser than any modern president
The administration is moving forward on decisions that depend on science despite leaving the top White House scientific position open.
Climate Reality
The recent devastation of record-breaking hurricanes like Harvey, Irma, and Maria have shone a spotlight on severe weather and how climate change is making the threat worse.
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Gore Tells Climate Activists: ‘We’re Going to Win This’
Al Gore stood on a stage at Pittsburgh’s David L. Lawrence Convention Center showing a crowd of 1300 would-be climate activists what is by now his signature visual aide: his slide show.
It showed surreal videos of melting asphalt streets...
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Michael E. Mann
"Gore Tells Climate Activists: ‘We’re Going to Win This’" via @ReidFrazier @StateImpactPA
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McCain blasts 'half-baked, spurious nationalism' in emotional speech
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) blasted “half-baked, spurious nationalism” in the United States in an emotional speech Monday night after receiving the National Constitution Center’s Liberty Medal.
Hurricane Ophelia Sheds Light On Another Climate Change Concern
This is the farthest east that a Category 3 hurricane has ever traveled in the Atlantic Basin since records began.
Michael E. Mann
"Hurricane #Ophelia Sheds Light On Another Climate Change Concern" by @LydiaOConnor of @HuffPost
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China halts more than 150 coal-fired power plants
China halts coal projects and delays many more, but the list of affected plants is smaller than previously suggested by the government.
The Grandfather Of Alt-Science
Arthur B. Robinson, renegade chemist, failed politician, grandpa of the climate skeptics — and maybe, just maybe, our nation’s next scientist-in-chief — padde…
CBS' Bob Schieffer: Trump's attacks on the media are "undermining the foundations of our democracy"
Schieffer: Trump is trying "to destroy the credibility of the media"
The Senate’s top climate advocate explains why Congress is doing nothing about global warming
"Trajectory points on the horizon aren’t part of our battle": Sheldon Whitehouse on Democrats’ climate strategy.