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Deseret News Share this story Bill Pekny uses a monitor to check carbon dioxide levels outside of his home in Midway on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. Pekny is a local author and scientist and agrees the climate is warming, but he says that we are in a normal cycle of warming and panic is unwarranted. Steve Griffin, Deseret News Utah author Bill Pekny wrote a book with 13 chapters describing climate change, full of charts, colorful graphics and “key takeaways” after each segment in which he impress...

I. Issue Summary On March 16, 2021, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) issued a notice regarding a technical conference inviting comments on matters related to electric reliability threats posed by climate change and extreme weather events.[1] [1] The conference will be held from June 1 to June 2, 2021 with pre-conference comments due by April 15, 2021. II. Summary of R Street Position Climate change adaptation is a societal risk management exercise. Independently, el...

DeSmog Oct 1, 2018 @ 15:39 South Carolina was spared the worst of Hurricane Florence’s fury when the storm made landfall in North Carolina on September 14, but did not escape its catastrophic impacts. Nearly two weeks later, the state was still contending with historic flooding.  Flooded house in Socastee, South Carolina. Florence lingered over the Carolinas, dumping more than 30 inches of rain in some areas. Five rivers and the IntraCoastal Waterway crested several feet above major flo...

Weather Anchor / Meteorologist My early days as a weather reporter in South Africa were marked by long periods of mundane sunny and dry forecasts. I could only watch with envy the storm chasers in America dashing after hurricanes with a mic in hand and an excited camera operator behind. I longed for the drama of the weather events I had studied at university. Since there were no major storms in my student days, I would stare at old satellite images of ones that had hit South Africa in the past....

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Fast Facts Climate change is expected to affect every aspect of the electricity grid—from generation, transmission, and distribution, to demand for electricity. For example, more frequent droughts and changing rainfall patterns may diminish hydroelectricity in some areas, and increasing wildfires may damage transmission lines. The Department of Energy and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission could do more to enhance grid resilience to climate change. We recommended that DOE develop a stra...

The Role of Financial Institutions In Tackling The Challenges Of Climate Change, Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard At The "2021 IIF U.S. Climate Finance Summit: Financing A Pro Growth Pro Markets Transition To A Sustainable, Low-Carbon Economy" Hosted By The Institute Of International Finance, Washington, D.C. The Role of Financial Institutions In Tackling The Challenges Of Climate Change, Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard At The "2021 IIF U.S. Climate Finance Summit: Financing A Pro ...

Two former Trump officials to be investigated for posting papers denying climate change The Commerce Department’s Office of Inspector General said it will investigate how two former Trump officials posted dubious papers questioning man-made climate change using government logos but without the approval of the Trump administration. “After careful consideration, we decided to review this matter further,” the Commerce Department’s Office of Inspector General wrote in a Friday letter to Dem...

Governors Wind Energy Coalition Why climate critics were sidelined in Trump’s final days Source: By Scott Waldman, E&E News reporter • Posted: Wednesday, January 13, 2021 Kelvin Droegemeier, who heads the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, removed two political appointees yesterday for trying to undermine climate science. Francis Chung/E&E News A last-ditch effort by climate critics to cement their views in the public record fell apart yesterday after...

Unite the country, fight COVID-19, rather than impeach Trump, says GOP hypocrites.