Category Archives: Energy

Hellish Hurricanes Part One: Just the Facts on Florence, Please

Posted on October 1, 2018 by Anne Polansky

Have hurricanes like Florence, Maria, and Harvey become deadlier and more destructive because of human-caused changes in Earth’s climate system? by Anne Polansky Sr. Climate Policy Analyst From September 14-18, 2018 Hurricane Florence dumped more than 19 trillion gallons of … Continue reading →

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The “Youth v Gov” Climate Change Lawsuit: An Update and Some Insightful Perspectives

Posted on August 8, 2018 by Anne Polansky

Posted on August 8, 2018 by CSPW Senior Climate Policy Analyst Anne Polansky, introducing guest author Joel Stronberg CSPW has been following with great interest the ups and downs, ins and outs of the long and arduous pathway 21 youth plaintiffs … Continue reading →

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Taking Stock of Climate Change Impacts: How Many Puerto Rican Lives Did Hurricane Maria Take?

Posted on May 24, 2018 by Anne Polansky

We Don’t Know for Sure, and the Death Toll is Still Climbing by Anne Polansky Sr. Climate Policy Analyst The 2018 hurricane season is now upon us, even while millions of people residing in hurricane alley – the large swath … Continue reading →

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As Fossil Fuels Melt the Planet, Could Climate Change Cause a Nuclear Meltdown?

Posted on April 9, 2018 by Anne Polansky

by Anne Polansky Sr. Climate Policy Analyst Nearly three dozen nuclear power plants are inadequately protected against major flooding guaranteed to occur after an upstream dam failure – flooding that could easily lead to an accident or meltdown on the … Continue reading →

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Exxon Mobil Has Been Silent About Climate Change Risks to Its Operations: Will Hurricane Harvey Change That?

Posted on September 25, 2017 by Anne Polansky

ExxonMobil, which refuses to acknowledge risks associated with climate change impacts, owns two large refineries in Texas that are poorly prepared for sea level rise, storm surges, extreme flooding, and so on, and now Hurricane Harvey has caused damage to oil facilities and interrupted operations for weeks. Will ExxonMobil now begin to disclose these climate-related risks to shareholders? Continue reading →

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Administration Delays Publication of Climate Science Special Report

Posted on August 31, 2017 by Nicky Sundt

Report identifies rising risks posed by hurricanes as planet warms By Nicky Sundt CSPW Senior Fellow The Climate Change Special Report, arguably the most important report produced by the interagency U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) under the Trump Administration, … Continue reading →

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ExxonMobil and Climate Change: A Story of Denial, Delay, and Delusion, Told in Forms 10-K — Part Three (E): 2013

Posted on August 21, 2017 by Anne Polansky

By Anne Polansky Covering the year 2013, this is our latest installment in a timeline series addressing how the Exxon Mobil Corporation has characterized risks to its business operations associated with climate change (in its annual 10-K reports to shareholders), … Continue reading →

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Syria, Nicaragua, and now the United States of America:  Official Members of the Climate Change Ostrich Club

Posted on June 1, 2017 by Anne Polansky

“Hello Mr. President, I hope you will take action on climate change,” CSPW founder and George W. Bush White House climate change whistleblower Rick Piltz said politely but firmly to President Bush in the White House Rose Garden on a … Continue reading →

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The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Catastrophe: After 7 Years, We’re Still Stuck with Toxic Corexit

Posted on April 21, 2017 by Louis Clark

On the anniversary of this horrific event, we are reminded of the tragic loss of life and health, devastation to marine life and the coastline ecosystems, and distress to local economies and livelihoods. But we are also reminded that we … Continue reading →

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Retiring EPA Career Veteran Michael Cox Pens Letter to Scott Pruitt: “We Are Insulted”

Posted on April 6, 2017 by Anne Polansky

 A 27-year veteran of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) retiring from his position as Climate Change Advisor for EPA’s Region 10 office in Seattle, Washington took EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt and President Donald Trump to task in a March … Continue reading →

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