[GWSG] Meet the Climate; the coming gone world; global thermostat; 11 ideas; drop the beef; electric cars; Sierra Club on adaptation

[Tilley, Al]

1. Meet the Press for Dec. 30 devoted the full hour to a serious discussion of climate (as opposed to the hour they devoted to denial after the National Climate Assessment appeared). https://climatecrocks.com/2018/12/30/meet-the-press-devotes-hour-to-climate-proof-that-shame-works/
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Meet the Press Devotes Hour to Climate. Proof that Shame works? | Climate Denial Crock of the Week<https://climatecrocks.com/2018/12/30/meet-the-press-devotes-hour-to-climate-proof-that-shame-works/>
climatecrocks.com
Immediately after the dire National Climate Assessment projections were released a few weeks ago, NBC’s Chuck Todd gave his Meet the Press national forum to a climate denier – a choice so drearily sad and familiar that it awakened a sense of shame and outrage that was loud enough, and long enough – to bring about an attempt to make good.



2. To imagine the world in five or ten years, it helps to go back several million. https://www.ecowatch.com/earth-climate-predictions-2624788471.html?utm_source=EcoWatch+List&utm_campaign=4e8582734b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_49c7d43dc9-4e8582734b-85965093

3. It has long been supposed that volcanoes promote periods of global heat by throwing carbon into the atmosphere. Now we are discovering that glaciation is correlated to seafloor rocks exposed by tectonic movement weathering into limestone under the proper conditions of moisture and heat. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/12/rise-carbon-dioxide-absorbing-mountains-tropics-may-set-thermostat-global-climate
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Rise of carbon dioxide–absorbing mountains in tropics may set thermostat for global climate | Science | AAAS<https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/12/rise-carbon-dioxide-absorbing-mountains-tropics-may-set-thermostat-global-climate>
www.sciencemag.org
Rise of carbon dioxide–absorbing mountains in tropics may set thermostat for global climate. By Paul Voosen Dec. 28, 2018 , 3:00 PM. Hate the cold? Blame Indonesia. It may sound odd, given the ...



4. The WA Post lists 11 ways we can speed up our climate actions. You may have thought of promoting electric transportation; you might even have thought about promoting carbon farming. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/opinions/wp/2019/01/02/feature/here-are-11-climate-change-policies-to-fight-for-in-2019/?utm_term=.8e255e8d3b9e
Climate change: 11 policy ideas to protect the planet in 2019 - The Washington Post<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/opinions/wp/2019/01/02/feature/here-are-11-climate-change-policies-to-fight-for-in-2019/?utm_term=.8e255e8d3b9e>
www.washingtonpost.com
Set local emissions goals. By Peter Buckland and Brandi Robinson. In June 2017, the Ferguson Township Board of Supervisors passed a resolution recognizing the risk and threats of failing to draw ...



5. The World Economic Forum has released research documenting the health benefits and positive climate impact of eliminating beef from the diet. https://phys.org/news/2019-01-beef-millions-slash-emissions-wef.html
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Drop beef and save millions of lives, slash emissions: WEF<https://phys.org/news/2019-01-beef-millions-slash-emissions-wef.html>
phys.org
Switching from beef to alternative proteins could save millions of lives and dramatically slash greenhouse gas emissions, the World Economic Forum said Thursday.



6. Last year GM passed 200,000 electric vehicle sales and so will begin losing its eligibility for the US $7,500 tax rebate. It will go to half on March 31 and continue to dwindle before it disappears in October. If you are in the market for a Chevrolet Bolt, now is a good time. https://cleantechnica.com/2019/01/03/gm-passed-200000-ev-milestone-in-q4/
[https://cleantechnica.com/files/2018/12/2017_Chevrolet_Bolt_optimized_V2.jpg]<https://cleantechnica.com/2019/01/03/gm-passed-200000-ev-milestone-in-q4/>

GM Passed 200,000 EV Milestone In Q4 | CleanTechnica<https://cleantechnica.com/2019/01/03/gm-passed-200000-ev-milestone-in-q4/>
cleantechnica.com
The $7,500 federal EV tax credit is in the news this week. It ended for Tesla as of December 31, 2018 and it will end for General Motors on March 31, 2019. That’s because GM recorded more than ...



Almost a third of the new cars sold in Norway last year were electric. https://cleantechnica.com/2019/01/03/almost-one-third-of-all-new-car-sales-in-norway-in-2018-were-for-pure-electric-vehicles/
[https://cleantechnica.com/files/2019/01/NorwayEVsales_feat.jpg]<https://cleantechnica.com/2019/01/03/almost-one-third-of-all-new-car-sales-in-norway-in-2018-were-for-pure-electric-vehicles/>

Almost One Third Of All New Car Sales In Norway In 2018 Were For Pure Electric Vehicles - cleantechnica.com<https://cleantechnica.com/2019/01/03/almost-one-third-of-all-new-car-sales-in-norway-in-2018-were-for-pure-electric-vehicles/>
cleantechnica.com
2017 was a peak year for Norway in terms of car sales in general. In 2018, sales declined 6.8% to a total of 147,929 new cars, which is quite a bit lower than OFV’s forecast of 157,700 cars.



The Tesla Model 3 is the fourth largest selling car in the US, and the only one by a US car maker in the top five. https://cleantechnica.com/2019/01/03/breaking-tesla-model-3-is-the-1-best-selling-car-in-usa-from-an-american-car-company/
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BREAKING: Tesla Model 3 Is The #1 Best Selling Car In USA From An American Car Company | CleanTechnica<https://cleantechnica.com/2019/01/03/breaking-tesla-model-3-is-the-1-best-selling-car-in-usa-from-an-american-car-company/>
cleantechnica.com
Overall, the Tesla Model 3 was the #4 top selling car in the USA in December and in the 4th quarter. The Tesla Model 3 was the only car from an American car company that was in the top 5 in both ...



7. The Sierra Club’s current issue of Sierra, Life on Another Planet, is devoted to climate adaptation. The Club is discussing how it could be of use in climate adaptation. I’m on their national task force and am glad to report that we are coming up with some ideas, due to be finalized before being announced in late spring. https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/2019-1-january-february?suppress=true&utm_source=greenlife&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter

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