Hurricane Michael – how to help

Here’s a chart from Charity Navigator listing organizations that are working on Hurricane Michael relief.

The need to stop climate change is urgent but Trump relaxes rules that would help

He has labeled climate change a “Chinese hoax”. He doesn’t care about the future – only how much money businesses can make now as they destroy the environment. His administration is relaxing policies that help prevent climate change. Trump withdrew the US from the Paris climate accord.

This report is stark. We must change our policies but Trump and Republicans won’t even admit the truth about the situation. They’re too busy polluting the world with coal.

If you eat right, refrain from smoking, and wear a seatbelt consistently, you'll likely live long enough to see the Earth ravaged by climate catastrophe https://t.co/sr9AlGJQ5h

— David Frum (@davidfrum) October 8, 2018

"The report shows that we only have the slimmest of opportunities remaining to avoid unthinkable damage to the climate system that supports life as we know it," said a member of the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change board. https://t.co/uNhvcDOs7A

— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 8, 2018

The UN climate change report contrasts with recent EPA policy changes https://t.co/SmUGTBIMdq pic.twitter.com/i1ynkX1xZz

— CNN (@CNN) October 9, 2018

So This Is It.

We're All Going To Die. https://t.co/8TGmLBnP91

— FiveThirtyEight (@FiveThirtyEight) October 8, 2018

The effects will be most pronounced for women and low-income Americans https://t.co/ltH0WoRL1s

— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) October 8, 2018

As things stand now, even if every country met the commitment it made in the Paris Agreement, the temperature would still increase to three degrees Celsius by the end of the century. https://t.co/p1BF1U8sGl

— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) October 8, 2018

Climate update – 9/25/18

Climate change is the defining issue of our time – and we are at a defining moment. If we do not change course by 2020, we could miss our chance to avoid the disastrous consequences of runaway climate change. The time for ambitious #ClimateAction is now. https://t.co/Ad19hj3zsD pic.twitter.com/VykZtbYDUi

— António Guterres (@antonioguterres) September 10, 2018

Rising seas could cause a mass migration of Americans seeking higher ground https://t.co/xDQwPUHhOK pic.twitter.com/Vgqhb58OnP

— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) September 25, 2018

Increasing heat is a classic example of a chronic climate impact—slow moving, with the most extreme effects in the future—but the effect on regional economies today is too great to be ignored. https://t.co/fmsTtOLc5R

— Foreign Affairs (@ForeignAffairs) September 20, 2018

Climate scientists warn that global emissions need to peak by 2020 if the planet is to dodge catastrophic warming. At the summit Thursday, 27 cities announced they have already met that goal. https://t.co/IVAdzewzRb

— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) September 13, 2018

“Climate change wrought this freak of nature”

Category 6? Climate change may cause more hurricanes to rapidly intensify.

The communities already losing ground to climate change: https://t.co/6VXfjvzHHN pic.twitter.com/vz4CGMfOyr

— The New Republic (@newrepublic) September 7, 2018

Climate change has made hurricanes worse

and your president thinks climate change is a Chinese hoax. Sad!

Nine of the 10 costliest hurricanes to hit the US mainland since 1900 have been in the last two decades. Here's a look at how coastal development and climate change are making hurricanes more costly. https://t.co/hJcJhJIeSE pic.twitter.com/JJqsQNpU4q

— CNN (@CNN) September 12, 2018

Opinion: As Hurricane Florence closes in on the East Coast, the Trump administration’s reversal on U.S. climate policy has made the situation all the more dire. https://t.co/HYHWB04QRd

— The Baltimore Sun (@baltimoresun) September 11, 2018

Just now: The first-ever pre-event attribution study has been published.

Compared to a world w/o climate change:

– Florence will have 50% heavier rainfall
– 50mi wider at landfall, boosting storm surge

Climate change is making #HurricaneFlorence worse.https://t.co/VQQAotPCWu pic.twitter.com/zl26mW29CQ

— Eric Holthaus (@EricHolthaus) September 12, 2018

Climate change has increased the vulnerability of North Carolina’s low-lying eastern plain, expanding the size and water mass of hurricanes by as much as 50%. https://t.co/2W1XIjJLcN

— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) September 18, 2018

The other side:

Rush Limbaugh on Hurricane Florence: "The forecast and the destruction potential doom and gloom is all to heighten the belief in climate change." https://t.co/YvwZm8vTO5

— Media Matters (@mmfa) September 12, 2018

Trump administration wants to make it easier to release methane into the air

update 9/18/18

The Trump administration justifies its rollback of methane standards by saying it will be a cost-saver for industry. But what about the costs to our health, and the costs of the climate crisis? We need to put people and our planet over polluters’ profits.

— Al Gore (@algore) September 18, 2018

Trump Administration Officially Ends Obama-Era Restrictions on Methane Pollutionhttps://t.co/h8NDxvKSxb (

— TIME (@TIME) September 18, 2018

Trump picks climate change skeptic as emerging technology adviser

Winning: "Trump to name climate change skeptic [Happer] as emerging tech adviser"
"Happer also said [he and Trump] agreed that climate change science has become like a "cult movement"" https://t.co/NjeoOa5jBl

— Tom Nelson (@tan123) September 4, 2018

The American South will be most affected by climate change

I think Trump’s southern supporters will find out climate change is not a hoax.

I won’t be around for it but I think it will be great if Mar-a-lago is underwater!

The American South will bear the worst of climate change's costs, Robinson Meyer reports: https://t.co/dh3yM0JsKX pic.twitter.com/qCbHc2uVlv

— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) September 2, 2018

Infowars host says John Kerry may be to blame for the Hawaii hurricane

It would be funny if it wasn’t pathetic

Infowars host alleges that Hurricane Lane, which is threatening Hawaii, has been split in two by an energy beam shot from Antarctica, possibly by John Kerry https://t.co/sPbtbOZP1k pic.twitter.com/Bew4b7IHub

— Media Matters (@mmfa) August 24, 2018

Air pollution deniers at the EPA

For the first time, air pollution denial could become official EPA policy. https://t.co/gDjQupSsHW pic.twitter.com/D1LMWMqbG3

— The New Republic (@newrepublic) August 10, 2018

Climate policy and issues updates

Trump tried to stop U.S. climate action, but he forgot about one thing: women https://t.co/aGH8btrs6F

— Salon (@Salon) June 30, 2018

"Public opinion is pretty much a minor factor in deciding what Congress is going to do." https://t.co/GSpy7Dk7Re

— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) July 20, 2018

America's top 50 newspapers published a total of 760 articles mentioning “extreme heat, heat waves, record heat, or record temperatures” this year.

Only 134 of them, or about 18 percent, mentioned climate change or global warming.https://t.co/iLjMO7mwbV

— Emily Atkin (@emorwee) July 26, 2018

Climate change could lead to another 26,000 suicides in the United States by 2050, according to a new study, @yayitsrob reports https://t.co/y5Q6AXyieU

— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) July 29, 2018

Our planet is in the midst of a global heatwave that’s alarming scientists. With record highs this summer, global climate change is upon us. The U.S. and our president must lead, but instead his admin is shamefully weakening our environmental standards. https://t.co/LsYaf6icxJ

— Kirsten Gillibrand (@SenGillibrand) July 29, 2018

Climate change is supercharging a hot and dangerous summer https://t.co/7T2lag88x9

— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 27, 2018

A closer look at how the changing climate may be impacting the frequency of natural disasters and what we can do to help. https://t.co/s6GTqZWFMS

— Music for Relief (@MusicForRelief) July 23, 2018

Now there's proof we're messing around with the seasons. https://t.co/jW2kKiwGML

— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) July 20, 2018

Disruption to the earth’s climate will ultimately command more attention and resources and have a greater influence on the global economy and international relations than other forces visible in the world today. https://t.co/wIwb0dJkPJ

— Foreign Affairs (@ForeignAffairs) July 1, 2018

We are almost certainly underestimating the economic risks of climate change

And the impacts of climate change mean we must develop an agricultural policy that encourages the use of smart sustainable technology to produce more of our own food. If we play party and personal politics with feeding people, it will end very badly. https://t.co/xHdFJD6eUr

— Peter Kendall (@pkendallfarm) July 29, 2018

The fossil fuel industry has spent nearly $2 billion in the past few decades to influence climate policy. Just like climate change itself, it is a human failure to pass measures to protect our environment that is about our survival. https://t.co/cIWMy4L2aU

— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) July 24, 2018

Updated figures out now for landmark review #climate action by @GIacobuta @niklashoehne @NavrozDubash Legislation/strategies cover 70% emissions, 48% countries, 76% population. GHG targets cover 89% emissions, 90% population (76%/86% wout US) https://t.co/vcQgiPtVXT pic.twitter.com/94WDkBbjx5

— Climate Policy (@Climate_Policy) July 24, 2018

US—lobbyists spent more than $2B buying corporate influence over climate legislation in Congress, 2000 to 2016—blocking climate-action represented 3.9% of total $53.5 billion spent seeking policy-for-sale outcomes—ensuring the best govt that money can buy https://t.co/CTAZa1X3zd

— Sara Laughter (@GreenAwakening) July 19, 2018