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Court Delay on U.S. Climate Plan Won't Stop Clean Energy Efforts

by Randy Showstack 26 February 201621 December 2022

While many states wait for judicial clarity, analysts predict that the move toward clean energy and emissions reductions will continue.

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Exxon, AGU, and Corporate Support

by J. Buhrman 22 February 201625 April 2023

A letter signed by 100 members and other scientists was delivered to the American Geophysical Union on Monday, 22 February, calling on the organization to sever its ties with ExxonMobil.

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Scientists Denounce Pending Australian Climate Science Cuts

by P. Kollipara 12 February 201625 April 2023

The recently unveiled planned shift from basic climate research toward responses to a transformed climate could cost research jobs, hamper climate studies, and limit data gathering and analysis.

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Arctic States Nearing Science Cooperation Pact

by Randy Showstack 25 January 201625 April 2023

Negotiations are focusing on removing obstacles to conducting research rather than on setting international scientific priorities. Research priorities among Arctic nations already overlap considerably, according to a U.S. negotiator.

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Obama Says Combating Climate Change Aids Earth and U.S. Economy

by Randy Showstack 13 January 201625 April 2023

In his seventh and final State of the Union address, President Obama touts alternative-energy gains during his tenure, urges a quicker shift from fossil fuels, and mocks climate change skeptics.

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NSF Director Cautions Against Politicizing Science

by Randy Showstack 17 December 20156 February 2023

France Córdova says that elected officials are generally supportive of science and technology but that the political environment can be challenging.

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Gore Calls Paris a Good Start on Climate, but More Action Needed

by Randy Showstack 16 December 201529 March 2023

The former U.S. vice president said the Paris agreement offers hope for stabilizing the climate. He also discussed Earth observation instruments used to monitor and understand the planet.

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Experts Focus on Efforts by Cities to Deal with Climate Change

by Randy Showstack 16 December 201517 March 2023

Urban areas must take political and practical considerations into account as they prepare for the effects of climate change, say experts at AGU Fall Meeting.

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Ted Cruz Chairs Heated Senate Hearing on Climate Change

by Randy Showstack 10 December 201514 April 2023

Republican-invited witnesses reject consensus view of climate change, charge bias in federal funding. Democratic senators decry attempt to stir controversy about well-established climate findings.

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U.S. Climate Change Negotiator Says Time Is Right for a Deal

by Randy Showstack 25 November 20152 May 2023

With the United Nations climate change conference imminent, the U.S. special envoy for climate change optimistically outlined what sort of agreement could drive the transition to a low-carbon world.

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