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(Thom Hartmann, 5/6/16) Al Gore: Should We Feel Optimistic … About Climate Change? : NPR 5-6-16 Think Tank Engulfed In “Exxon Knew” Scandal Peddles Discredited Study That Benefits Oil Industry | Media Matters, 5-6-16 California’s Jerry Brown has a response for Florida’s Rick Scott | MSNBC 5-3-16 This Jimmy Kimmel Segment Featured More Scientists Discussing Climate Change Than ABC’s Top News Shows Did In An Entire Year | Media Matters, 5-3-16 Massive Victory for 7 Kids in Climate Change Lawsuit in Washington State | EcoWatch, 4-29-16 Climate Change Action Emerges As Winning Wedge Issue In 2016 | ThinkProgress 4-27-16 Climate scientists are now grading climate journalism | Skeptical Science 4-27-16 Scientists collaborate to sort fact from fiction in climate change media coverage | TreeHugger 4-26-16 Taking Back the Airwaves from the Right-Wing… (Thom Hartmann, 4/25/16) YouTube STUDY: CNN Viewers See Far More Fossil Fuel Advertising Than Climate Change Reporting Media Matters 4-25-16 Nations sign historic climate change pact (CNN, 4/22/16) YouTube John Kerry: ‘The power of this agreement is the opportunity it creates’ (4/22/16) Leonardio DiCaprio at UN: Hope is not enough on climate (4/22/16) YouTube Real TIme with Bill Maher: A Choice on Climate Change (Bill Maher, 4/22/16) The greenest building on earth has a brain | MSNBC.com 4-22-16 Earth Day Brings Celebrations, Signing Of Historic Climate Pact | WBUR & NPR 4-22-16 Alongside 174 Nations And Holding His Granddaughter, John Kerry Signs Paris Climate Accord | ThinkProgress 4-22-16 Can a tax help cut down greenhouse gas pollution? (PBS Newshour, 4/21/16) YouTube CBS Evening News Shows How A Denmark Community Defied Conservative Myths About Renewable Energy | Media Matters, 4-21-16 Katharine Hayhoe: Houston flood: Our choices affect climate and weather that ensues – Citizens Climate Lobby 4-21-16 Samso Denmark model for world in renewable energy vs. climate change, global warming with sustainable solar, wind power – CBS News 4-20-16 Concerned about the environment? Then vote – Columbia Daily Tribune | Columbia Missouri: Op-Ed 4-20-16 Earth’s hot streak continues for a record 11 months – CBS News 4-19-16 NOAA: Monthly Temperature Reports Are ‘Sounding Like A Broken Record’ | ThinkProgress 4-19-16 Carbon tax: A cheap, proven fix to climate change – CNN.com 4-19-16 ‘Noah’s Ark approach’ and coastal flooding win GOP converts EENews 4-19-16 N.H. considers joining climate change lawsuit Concord Monitor, 4-19-167 This election, we can’t afford to ignore the climate By Aaron Mair 4-19-2016 Fracking looms over New York primary | MSNBC, 4/17/16 South Florida Republicans are fed up with their party leaders on climate change | Public Radio International 4-18-16 The Climate Deniers Began in 1940 (Thom Hartmann, 4/14/16) YouTube Obama Administration Issues New Rules For Offshore Drilling | WBUR & NPR 4-15-16 Sea level rise threatens U.S. historic sites – CBS News 4-15-16 “Very unusual” melting seen on Greenland ice sheet – CBS News 4-15-16 Rep. David Jolly says he’s ‘sick and tired’ of GOP position on climate change | Tampa Bay Times 4-15-16 Climate Finally Gets A Debate Spotlight | ThinkProgress 4-15-16 Sanders and Clinton on Climate Change by Nancy LeTourneau | Political Animal | The Washington Monthly 4-13-16 Ignoring Climate Change Symptoms Will Lead to Terminal Diagnosis | HuffPost 4-10-16 Global warming changing Earth’s wobble, NASA says – CBS News 4-10-16 Unable To Compete On Price, Nuclear Power On The Decline In The U.S. WBUR, 4-9-16 Martin O’Malley: Next Democratic debate must focus on climate (MSNBC, 4/7/16) Step one to make politicians care about climate change: VOTE! | by Sea level rise threatens U.S. historic sites, Citizens Climate Lobby 4-6-16 One Fact About Climate Change That’s Worth Repeating | ThinkProgress 4-6-16 On The Nightly Show, Bill Nye Urges Reporters To “Ask The Candidates About Climate Change Directly” | Video | Media Matters for America 4-6-16 New Report Presents Opportunity For Networks To Address How Climate Change Affects Public Health | Blog | Media Matters for America 4-6-16 Secretary Kerry on the Future of Energy YouTube Kerry weighs in on reality of climate change | MSNBC 4-5-126 New climate change report predicts that thousands will die or get sick | Miami Herald 4-5-16 Does Global Warming Make it Immoral to Have Kids? Thom Hartmann, 4-4-16 New Warnings On Rising Seas | On Point with Tom Ashbrook 4-4-16 Indonesia Could Bar Crusading Leonardo DiCaprio From Rainforest | Deadline 4-3-16 Clinton and Sanders spar over fossil fuel contributions | MSNBC 4-1-16) Clinton and Sanders spar over fossil fuel contributions | MSNBC 4-1-16) Scotland Kicked the Coal Habit…Will America? | Thom Hartmann, RT 3-31-16 How Do We Make Climate Action The Profitable Option? | Thom Hartmann 3-31-16 Nightly Newscasts Ignore Distressing New Study On Climate Change And Sea Level Rise | Blog | Media Matters for America 4-1-16 Global warming crisis may unfold in decades | MSNBC 3-31-16 ‘Unprecedented’: Dr. Michael E. Mann on Stunning New Global Heat Records | ‘BradCast’ 3-31-16 Study Confirms World’s Coastal Cities Unsavable If We Don’t Slash Carbon Pollution | ThinkProgress 3-31-16 Bernie Sanders: Why doesn’t the press talk about Trump’s views on climate | MSNBC 3-30-16 Time Magazine Got Global Warming Right In 2006: ‘Be Worried. Be Very Worried’ | ThinkProgress 3-29-16 Dr. Michael Mann – Are We In Runaway Climate Change? | Thom Hartmann, RT 3-28-16 How Do You Decide to Have a Baby When Climate Change Is Remaking Life on Earth? | The Nation 3-28-16 Republican Senator Susan Collins visits sugar shack to talk climate change | WCSH 3-27-16 An Open Letter From Peter Gleick: My Transition at the Pacific Institute | Huffington Post 3-27-16 Here’s Your Chance To Submit A Science Debate Question For The Presidential Candidates | Blog | Media Matters for America 2-25-16 Rockefeller Family Fund Divests From Fossil Fuels | Here & Now 3-25-16 Climate report warns of killer storms, rising seas in near future | CBS News 3-24-16 Rolling Stone cites climate crisis in Clinton endorsement 3-23-16 PRIMARY DEBATE SCORECARD: Climate Change Through 20 Presidential Debates | Research | Media Matters for America 3-23-16 Sierra Club head believes GOP will eventually come around on climate change – SaintPetersBlog 3-23-16 House energy and environment group another sign of GOP engagement – Citizens’ Climate Lobby 3-23-16 Sea Level Rise James Hanson | The Guardian 3-22-16 We had all better hope these scientists are wrong about the planet’s future | The Washington Post 3-22-16 Dr. James Hansen’s latest Youtube 3-22-16 Scientists Warn of Perilous Climate Shift Within Decades, Not Centuries | NYTimes 3-22-16 Concern for environmental issues rises ahead of 2016 election | MSNBC 3-21-16 Media Matters’ Andrew Seifter On Living On Earth: “Surprising” That Climate Coverage Is Down “Given That … 2015 Was The Most Newsworthy Year For Climate Change In History” | Media Matters 3-20-16 Union of Concerned Scientists seeks to shield scientists from public scrutiny | UCSUSA Buzzfeed’s Kyle Blaine Reports Internal Network News “Tensions” Over “Wall-To-Wall” Trump Coverage | Research | Media Matters for America Climate Change Gets Trumped | Blog | Media Matters for America “A Travesty Of Journalism”: Experts React To Broadcast Networks’ Decline In Climate Change Coverage | Blog | Media Matters for America Former astronaut rebuffs Rep. Smith on climate change | Express News Judge Garland Has a Strong Record of Environmental Protection | Legal Planet Conservative Media Distort Hillary Clinton’s Plan To Revitalize Coal Country | Research | Media Matters for America Hillary Clinton: “We’re going to put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of business.” | Hill Heat Bernie Sanders: I’ll add more green jobs for Ohio | MSNBC Emily Schwartz Greco: Al Gore’s optimism | South Coast Today Warmest Winter And A Solar Boom | On Point with Tom Ashbrook, WBUR-FM, Boston, 3/14/16 (featuring David Roberts of Vox.com) Kasich Bashes Clean Energy And Climate Action At Ohio Town Hall | ThinkProgress U.S. breaks record for warmest winter | CBS News Minnesota Public Radio Highlights Media Matters Study Finding A Dearth Of Climate Change Media Coverage In 2015 | Media Matters Parts of Patagonian glacier collapse | MSNBC Watch this gorgeous ‘White Giant’ glacier collapse into Lake Argentina | Wash Post DOJ Could Go After Fossil Fuel Industry For Disinfo Campaign | Young Turks, 3/11/16 Marco Rubio Refuses To Name Any Of His Advisers On Climate Change | ThinkProgress Fox’s Bret Baier Grossly Distorts “Exxon Knew” Climate Change Scandal | Blog | Media Matters for America CNN’s Chris Cuomo Calls Out Rubio For Denying Climate Science | Video | Media Matters for America Rubio Is Asked About Climate Change: Ignorance Ensues by Nancy LeTourneau | Political Animal | The Washington Monthly Fox Host: Rubio’s Climate Science Denial At The CNN Debate Was An “Articulate Moment” | Video | Media Matters for America Obama and Justin Trudeau of Canada Unveil Efforts to Fight Climate Change | NYTimes.com New Video: Why Scientists Trust the Surface Thermometers More than Satellites | ClimateCrocks Ex-Bush EPA Head Whitman: I stand with Clinton on climate | Fox News Minorities Largely Excluded From Climate Change Discussions On Sunday Shows | Blog | Media Matters for America 3-10 Jim Hansen op-ed: The constitutional right to a healthier climate | Boston Globe Broadcast News Stations Covered Trump And Tom Brady Last Year More Than They Covered Climate Change | ThinkProgress During the most important year for climate news, TV coverage fell | Dana Nuccitelli | Environment | The Guardian Gary Braasch: Omnivorous chronicler of our changing planet — The Daily Climate Sen. Schatz, Rep. Israel Call Out Broadcast Networks’ Lacking Climate Coverage As “Troubling,” “Wake Up Call” | Blog | Media Matters for America Time for Trump to Embrace Climate Action | The Green Miles STUDY: How Broadcast Networks Covered Climate Change In 2015 | MediaMatters Climate activist Gary Braasch passes away at 70 | Reuters Right-wing climate denial will only end when Republicans are personally affected by extreme weather | Bill Maher (3/4/16) Oscars 2016 TV Ratings Hit 7-Year Low With Chris Rock Return | Deadline Debate over solar rates simmers in the Nevada desert (PBS NewsHour, 2/27/16) Climate Reality Founder and Chairman Al Gore spoke at the 2016 TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) conference in Vancouver, British Columbia. In Letter to Shareholders, Warren Buffett Mockingly Compares Global Warming to Y2K : Hill Heat Keep It in the Ground: Author Terry Tempest Williams Buys 1,750 Acres of Oil & Gas Leases in Utah (Democracy Now! 2/19/16) Reasoned Analysis vs. Denial: Watch This O’Reilly Factor Debate On Climate Change And National Security | Video | Media Matters for America Will a surprising Supreme Court move shake the Paris climate accord? (PBS NewsHour, 2/10/16) Debate Moderators Keep Failing To Mention Climate, So Democratic Candidates Are Doing It Themselves | Blog | Media Matters for America Tucker: On energy, Baker is stuck in the ‘80s – Gate House Supreme Court climate fight shakes up Senate races | TheHill GOP needs a better response to Obama’s oil tax proposal Bill Mckibben on the State of our Environment (Thom Hartmann, 2/9/16) Flood victim confronts Cruz on climate change – Denton Record Chronicle | News for Denton County, Texas Mapping out the Porter Ranch gas leak (MSNBC.com, 2/4/16) Warmer temperatures could increase Zika outbreak (MSNBC Shift, 2/4/16) Real Time with Bill Maher: Erin Brockovich – February 5, 2016 (HBO) Video Obama to propose $10-a-barrel oil tax – Politico Analysis: Addicted to oil—The first 10 years Drop In Oil Prices Complicates Effort To Combat Climate Change : NPR Hillary Clinton to GOP: Go talk to a scientist | MSNBC Act Now, Cry Later: Tim DeChristopher, Aria Doe & Josh Fox on Civil Disobedience & Climate Activism (Democracy Now!, 1/26/16) NY Mayor Bill De Blasio connects the climate dots re: Winter Storm Jonas (PBS NewsHour, 1/25/16) (Hat tip to Susan Shamel) BradBlogAlert – Blizzard 2016 ‘Juiced’ by Climate Change Says Repub Meteorologist: ‘BradCast’ Supreme Court backs electricity-saving rule – Getty Is Humanity On the Eve Of Extinction? (RT, 1/22/16) Thom Hartmann: Mother Nature’s Invisible Hand (RT, 1/22/16) Video Mayor Bill de Blasio and the storm for the ages (MSNBC, 1/22/16) Why was 2015 the hottest year ever? | MSNBC, 1/21/16 2015 Was The Hottest Year In Recorded History (Young Turks, 1/21/16) Video Should You Be Worried About The Zika Virus? (Young Turks, 1/20/16) The warmest year on record was 2015 (Al Jazeera America, 1/20/16) Michael Moore praises MSNBC’s coverage of Flint, Michigan water crisis Church of England and New York State Fund to Press Exxon on Climate Change – WSJ As California Methane Leak Displaces Thousands, Will U.S. Regulate Natural Gas Sites Nationwide? (Democracy Now!, 1/14/16) Jane Goodall on the Threat of Animal Agriculture, GOP Climate Change Denial & Why She’s a Vegetarian (Democracy Now!, 1/14/16) Sanders praises Obama’s remarks on climate (MSNBC, 1/12/16) Stanford Professor Calls Out “Egregious” Distortion Of His Research On Clean Energy Jobs | Blog | Media Matters for America Historic Trial Lets Activists Who Blocked Oil Train Cite Climate Change Threat in Their Defense (Democracy Now!, 1/11/16) As poison gas billows, profits take priority, residents suffer : MSNBC Placky Talks Glacial Melt and Climate on GMA Using Technology To Keep Carbon Emissions In Check : All Tech Considered : NPR How Much Do Your Text Messages Contribute To Global Warming? : All Tech Considered : NPR TransCanada Is Suing America “Under Nafta” About the Keystone Pipeline (RT, 1/8/16) Frack Happy Oklahoma Is Paying the Price in Earthquakes (RT, 1/8/16) CA in state of emergency after methane leak (MSNBC, 1/8/16)