Green Stories of the Day

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February 2017

Quick-Read on February 7

● A View of Our Home Planet (w/ VFX 2001 thanks to our friend Doug Trumbull)

February 6

Planet, Alphabet-Google, Terra Bella -- Democratization of Space

● Earth Observations, key to understanding, a sustaining future for generations to come

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Sunday 'Earth Services' / Week 5

'Saint of Me' from 'Bridges to Babylon'. Recorded in LA at Ocean Wave Studio w/ Billy Preston on Hammond. 'Saint of Me' - Live in Rio

February 4

https://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/EarthPOV

https://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/Earth_Right_Now

February 3

Japan has more car charging stations than gas stations

February 2

https://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/Category:Earth_Science_from_Space

February 1

GPS satellites, distributed over 6 orbital planes, provide important context for ongoing and historical science missions, and enable new types of #EarthScience research not previously possible

The data are publicly available, hosted by NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information and can be found by searching the data.gov portal or at https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/stp/space-weather/satellite-data/satellite-systems/gps/

January 31

"Earth in Human Hands"

January 30

https://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/File:Tillerson-Putin_mtg.jpg

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Sunday 'Earth Services' / Week 4

GOES "First Light": http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=89506&src=eoa-iotd

https://www.greenpolicy360.net/mw/images/GOESRWavelengths.jpg

January 28

National Resources Defense Council launches "onEarth-Trump V. Earth" to track environmental policy moves of the US president

January 27

Nuclear Issues / Cold War 2.0 -- Strategic Demands, GreenPolicy's associated site, investigates escalating #nuclear #proliferation

http://strategicdemands.com/nuclear-issues-cold-war-2-0/

January 26

Climate Mirror: https://climate.daknob.net/

The Climate Mirror Project is working to mirror and safely archive U.S. Govt. websites/datasets related to climate, climate change, and global warming

January 25

Powerpak: 80 MWh Powerpack station from TESLA & Southern California Edison, biggest energy storage project in the world using lithium-ion batteries

Coming online soon -- http://www.utilitydive.com/news/inside-construction-of-the-worlds-largest-lithium-ion-battery-storage-faci/431765/

https://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/California_out_in_front_in_a_Green_future

January 24

The REINS (Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny) Act of 2017

The 'Most Dangerous Bill You've Never Heard Of Just Passed the House of Representatives'

January 23

Bill McKibben, former GreenPolicy360 advisor, speaks to challenges with Trump as the US president

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Sunday 'Earth Services' / Week 3

"THAW" in the Arctic: "It’s almost as if global warming is looking right back at you"

http://mchannelonline.com/2017/01/21/2017-dawns-thaw-arctic/

January 21

"Divisive Times" and the "Overview Effect"

https://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/Overview_Effect

January 20

"Earth Right Now": Far Beyond an Inauguration Day

https://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/File:Earth_Right_Now_science.jpg

January 19

Environmental Protection Agency confirmation hearings: Does Scott Pruitt believe in the mission of the EPA?

• https://gizmodo.com/scott-pruitts-epa-confirmation-hearing-was-a-surreal-ni-1791337353

• http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-epa-pick-scott-pruitt-renews-climate-1484758778-htmlstory.html

January 18, 2017

US House Science Committee continues down the path of science denial

https://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/Earth_and_Space,_Politics

January 17, 2017

"Can California Climate Activism Make Sacramento the New DC?"

• Read more on California being "Out in Front"

https://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/Governor_Jerry_Brown

https://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/California_out_in_front_in_a_Green_future

https://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/Environmental_movement

January 16, 2017

• "Science on trial". Scott Pruitt comes to the Senate for confirmation hearings to head up the Environmental Protection Agency

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Sunday 'Earth Services' / Week 2

https://www.greenpolicy360.net/mw/images/Dunedin%2C_Florida_sunset.jpg

January 14, 2017

"Being clever". Cities/states/countries confronting the risks of climate change by being out in front with clean energy action

Tags: #EarthScience #PlanetCitizen #Green360 #ClimatePolicy #EnvironmentalProtection #NewDefinitionsofSecurity

January 13, 2017

Skyscrapers in China in 2016 going up, up and up. Count 'em beginning with Shenzhen

January 12, 2017

Alliances at risk, national/global security at risk: President-elect promises to dismiss the international climate agreement

• Ex Exxon chief Rex Tillerson doesn’t deny climate change, but has no plans to deal with it

• General Mattis talks tough and envisions expanded conflict

Identifies 'Russian aggression, terrorism and Chinese aggressiveness' as the biggest security issues since WW II

January 11, 2017

Pulling into the local supermarket parking lot, what do I see? An EV i3 !

January 10, 2017

Smoking killing millions a year, trillions in costs

January 9, 2017

First ongoing study of the Earth's upper atmosphere #EnvironmentalSecurity #Earth360

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Sunday 'Earth Services' / Week 1

January 7, 2017

William Perry, 'prophet of doom', warns of nextgen nuclear weapons, proliferation and a new Cold War turning hot

Read more from the former head of the US Defense Department

• Visit GreenPolicy's associated site, Strategic Demands

http://strategicdemands.com/nuclear-end-of-times-scenario/

http://strategicdemands.com/what-are-the-odds/

January 6, 2017

NASA Climate Resource Center (and vital national/global security programs the Trump administration is threatening)

January 5, 2017

Offshore Wind Energy starts up on the East Coast of the US (illustrated with vivid images)

January 4, 2017

From the Obama administration's top science advisor, John Holdren, words of caution

January 3, 2017

Cornelia Dean, writer of "Against the Tide" #RisingSeas #ClimateChange

January 2, 2017

Katharine Hayhoe, climate scientist at Texas Tech #PlanetCitizen

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