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Trump’s Pick for Energy Secretary, Chris Wright, is Wrong on Purpose. Here are the Facts. 

Union of Concerned Scientists

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee is expected to hold a hearing on Wrights nomination tomorrow. In videos and Congressional testimony , Wright portrays himself as a truth teller, while falsely claiming that climate scientists and renewable energy advocates are deceptive. Wind and solar are clean energy.

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Climate Science Deniers and Fossil Fuel Greenwashing: Danger in Trump’s Second Term

Union of Concerned Scientists

Climate scientists, backed by robust research, say so. C found that surpassing 2 degrees C of warming would significantly increase the frequency and severity of climate impacts, including extreme weather events, biodiversity loss, and threats to human health and livelihoods. degrees Celsius) as something magical.

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John Kerry – Shame on us for failing to act on climate 

A Greener Life

McCains and Kerrys bi-partisan climate work spanned two administrations, reporting first to the Bush Administration and then to the Clinton administration. At the age of 80, while having stepped back from the world of politics, he does not appear to havent slowed down.

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Why Congress Must Block a Liability Waiver for the Fossil Fuel Industry 

Union of Concerned Scientists

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has tracked extreme weather and climate-related disasters, including hurricanes, wildfires, droughts, and floods. UCS has been a leader in peer-reviewed scientific research linking climate impacts to emissions that trace directly to fossil fuel companies.

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The “Big Beautiful Bill” is One Damn Dirty Deal

Legal Planet

The budget bill still slashes clean energy funding. It looks like what Secretary of Energy Chris Wright envisions for American energy, writes Matthew Zeitlin for Heatmap News. If the Republicans pass a version that cuts clean energy funding, they will increase the average U.S. Energy Businesses canceled $1.4

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The Endangerment Finding Is in Danger. Will EPA’s Zeldin Uphold Climate Science?

Union of Concerned Scientists

The fact remains that any science-based update to the Endangerment Finding would conclusively demonstrate that the actual harms and projected risks from climate change have only grown grimmer since the 2009 endangerment finding was issued. Its not a genuine effort to engage with scientific facts and listen to climate scientists.

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Trump Administration Attempts Burying Climate Change Evidence to Further Fossil Fuel Agenda

Union of Concerned Scientists

But climate change is all too real, and theres no getting away from the many ways its showing up in our daily lives, from catastrophic wildfires and floods to rising property insurance costs. Last week, NOAA announced that it will no longer be updating this dataset beyond 2024. F) above pre-industrial (1850-1900) levels.