Climate Letter #1477

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“Would Trump’s Reelection Doom the Planet?” (New Republic). Here is a remarkable editorial published in a well-established journal known for taking the side of progressive liberals in matters of political debate.  First of all, from my point of view as a practicing analyst of the many climate change issues, just about all of the author’s particular arguments are spot-on for accuracy.  The situation is bad and large numbers of Americans are beginning to realize the importance of doing something extra to keep it from getting a lot worse.  That simple truth becomes a major reason for knocking Donald Trump out of office.  Indeed, when all of the usual priorities are placed in perspective, climate action can lay fair claim to being the number one reason, more important than free college, higher minimum wage, other income gaps, or wealth gaps, or health care, or any other progressive cause you can think of.  Notice that not one of these things is mentioned in the article, just climate change.
Democratic politicians need to understand that Donald Trump’s right-wing base is as large or larger than the left-wing base, and highly motivated to get out and vote.  Plus, he is apparently favored by the way the electoral college system is set up.  The key to beating him is by reaching out to the 25% or so who are genuinely independent swing voters.  Just keep them in their comfort zone and focus on doing the right thing for everybody, with climate and the environment very much at the center of attention.  Downplaying the importance of personal economic issues, or the economy itself, is a tricky thing to navigate, but it can be done if even higher goals—which most people now seem to be aware of—are carefully framed.
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Roy Scranton is an author and English professor (Notre Dame) who gives much of his attention to climate change, and the possible end of civilization.  He does so with powerful language, in this instance for an article published by MIT Technology Review.  An excerpt:  “Our lives are built around concepts and values that are existentially threatened by a stark dilemma: either we radically transform human collective life by abandoning the use of fossil fuels or, more likely, climate change will bring about the end of global fossil-fueled capitalist civilization. Revolution or collapse—in either case, the good life as we know it is no longer viable.”
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Canada’s ancient interior rainforest is being clear-cut at the same rate as the Amazon (The Narwhal).  This type of forest holds vast stores of carbon, is rich in species, of which many are endangered, and not renewable.  Much of what remains is at risk if not stopped by legislation.
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An unusual climate change report, from Mongolia (NPR).  This country has experienced an average temperature increase of 2.2C since 1940, which is far above the global norm, along with 10% less precipitation.  Winters, long known for their severity, have become unbalanced, causing great hardship for traditional herding practices.  The native lifestyle gets a close look in this story.
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Farther north, in Siberia, where climate change has been of similar proportions, life is now dominated by the presence of endless wildfires and the smoke they generate (Siberian Times).  This story has an abundance of pictures.
Carl

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