Climate change skeptic faces tough questions at nomination hearing
By Nicole Cobler The Dallas Morning News Nov 8, 2017 Updated 5 hrs ago 0 WASHINGTON — Kathleen Hartnett White, a climate change skeptic and former chairwoman of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, faced tough questions from Democrats on Wednesday during her nomination hearing for a top environmental post. Democrats on the Senate Committee on Environment […]
Jerry Brown receives ‘rare rebuke’ at EU parliament – Mocked for climate policies
BY CHRISTOPHER CADELAGO BRUSSELS Gov. Jerry Brown, arriving in Brussels after collegial events in Germany, sparred publicly with British politicians when confronted over his climate change record at the European Parliament on Wednesday. Steven Woolfe, a British politician on the parliament, was first to pierce the pleasantries, accusing Brown of supporting state intervention “at a […]
Claim: ‘We can brighten clouds to reflect heat and reduce global warming. But should we?’
BY STUART LEAVENWORTH NOVEMBER 08, 2017 5:36 PM WASHINGTON Ever-higher temperatures are melting the ice sheets faster than projected. Sea level is rising. International efforts to reduce greenhouse gases are taking longer than expected. It’s a nightmare scenario that could soon demand an emergency response. What to do? One idea gaining traction is to seed […]