[GWSG] Thwaites report; Canadian C tax; tiny EVs; Tesla's solar roof; GW's part in weather; Senate stands up

[Tilley, Al]

1.  Our ability to project the rate of sea level rise depends in part on our understanding of the dynamics of ice sheet collapse.  In The Doomsday Glacier, Rolling Stone's Jeff Goodell reports on our growing understanding of Thwaites Glacier in the West Antarctic.  http://www.rollingstone.com//politics/features/the-doomsday-glacier-w481260<http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/features/the-doomsday-glacier-w481260>



2.  Canada plans to impose a carbon tax in those provinces which do not adopt one on their own.  Proceeds will be divided among modest income-based payments to citizens, a reduction in the small business tax, and support for green infrastructure and renewable energy.  http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2017/05/09/canada-carbon-tax_n_16520766.html



3.  Tiny two-seater electric autos are offering urban transportation.  The Sion Urban will recharge with its solar cells.  https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2017/may/11/micro-evs-city-transport-suemens-renault-green-air-pollution



4.  Tesla's solar roof is now on the market.  It is guaranteed for the life of the home, and the power production is guaranteed for thirty years.  It is the only roof which may make more money than it costs.  It is available only in CA at present.  https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/heres-how-much-a-tesla-solar-roof-will-cost-you?utm_source=Daily&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_campaign=GTMDaily



5.  It is becoming more and more possible to accord severe weather its likelihood of arising from or being made worse by global warming, which will allow comment while the weather is still in progress.  Thanks to Brian Paradise for the story.  http://e360.yale.edu/features/pinning-wild-weather-on-climate-change-scientists-are-upping-their-game  Click on Yale Environment 360 at the top of the page for a link to an interview with Senator Sheldon Whitehouse on the devastating role played by Citizens United in the politics of climate in the US, and other stories of interest.



6.  An attempt to kill regulation of leaks and flaring in natural gas fields died in the Senate on a 49-51 vote.  Republican senators John McCain, Susan Collins, and Lindsay Graham joined Democrats to defeat the attempt.  https://insideclimatenews.org/news/10052017/methane-climate-rule-oil-gas-flaring-congress-vote-rejects ?

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