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Which countries are standing up to Trump on climate?
China, India, Mexico and Canada are among the global heavyweights to signal renewed support for climate action ahead of the new US administration’s first week in office…
Trump Nominees Accept Global Warming, But Only to a Degree
[Bloomberg subscription required to read article.] The incoming Trump administration is defying long-held Republican orthodoxy on climate change, saying that humans are having an effect on the Earth’s temperatures…
Trump threatens UK climate science, PM May told
Donald Trump not only threatens US climate science, but research across the world, according to a letter from 100 UK scientists to prime minister Theresa May…
Exxon’s ‘sordid history’ on climate takes center stage today
[E&E subscription required to read article.] By all accounts, Rex Tillerson is the ultimate pragmatist. It’s a style many say characterized the former Exxon Mobil Corp. CEO’s approach to negotiating for access to resources…
Tillerson doesn’t deny climate change – but dodges questions about Exxon’s role in sowing doubt
Secretary of state nominee Rex Tillerson on Wednesday said he believes “the risk of climate change does exist, and the consequences could be serious enough that action should be taken.” But while the Obama administration…
His zeal isn’t clear, but Tillerson calls climate change a ‘threat’
Unlike some other Trump Cabinet picks, Rex Tillerson acknowledges climate change. His confirmation hearing to become secretary of State leaves doubts about how much climate action he supports…
Climate change a bull’s-eye in the era of all-Republican rule
[E&E subscription required to read article.] The Republican climate agenda begins today. With the opening of the 115th Congress, the GOP is poised to begin altering the nation’s direction on greenhouse gases…
Tom Wolfe’s Mocking of Liberal Hypocrisy
To the editor: A hyperbolic New Journalism was Tom Wolfe’s signature style and method, as your fine obituary makes clear. But his ultimate intent was far more political. Mr. Wolfe’s most consistent topic was satirizing…
Fewer GOP Voters Worried About Climate Change Since Irma and Harvey
About eight months after Hurricanes Harvey and Irma swept through the Gulf Coast and the southeastern United States, fewer Republican voters are concerned about climate change, according to a recent Morning Consult/Politico poll…
Macron fails to woo Trump on Paris accord
[E&E subscription required to read article.] French President Emmanuel Macron appeared to make little headway in climate discussions with President Trump today despite a firm show of friendship…
The Energy 202: NAACP joins environmental groups in calling for Scott Pruitt’s ouster
Environmental organizations have made themselves hoarse calling for Scott Pruitt’s ouster from the Environmental Protection Agency over his controversial spending and personnel decisions, as well as his deregulatory agenda. Now a number of other nonprofit outfits…
Regulators defy Trump team in move to slash emissions
[E&E subscription required to read article.] The U.N. agency responsible for global shipping took its first halting steps toward greenhouse gas regulation Friday, despite the objections of the Trump White House…
EPA: Pruitt’s overseas travel pulls Icahn LNG money into focus
A December trip to Morocco by EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt could benefit Carl Icahn, an activist investor who holds a controlling stake in the largest U.S. natural gas exporter and who helped Pruitt secure his position in President Trump’s Cabinet…
Trump adviser with major role in disaster response exits
[E&E subscription required to read article.] A top White House adviser who fielded questions about climate change, tackled natural disasters and worked to ramp up cybersecurity for the Trump administration resigned today…
Tillerson out, Pompeo in at State
[E&E subscription required to read article.] President Trump has ousted Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, announcing on Twitter today that CIA Director and former Kansas Republican Rep. Mike Pompeo would be his anointed replacement…
Trump just put a climate science doubter in charge of the department that leads international climate talks
Mike Pompeo’s coming elevation to secretary of state would put an official who has expressed doubts about climate science in charge of the department tasked with representing the United State at a crucial upcoming international climate summit…
Energy adviser quits over failure to get security clearance
[E&E subscription required to read article.] The White House’s top energy adviser and most vocal proponent of engaging in the Paris climate accord resigned today after failing to obtain a permanent security clearance…
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