GreenPolicy360 Archive Highlights 2016

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On the Importance of Facts and Science
Fact-Checking / An International Press-News Movement (Updated)
* https://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/Fact_Checking | Fact Checking @GreenPolicy360
* https://reporterslab.org/update-237-fact-checkers-in-nearly-80-countries-and-counting/ | 80 Countries-237 Fact-Checking Sites (2020)
* https://reporterslab.org/number-of-fact-checking-outlets-surges-to-188-in-more-than-60-countries/ | 60 Countries-188 Fact-Checking Sites (2019)
* http://reporterslab.org/global-fact-checking-up-50-percent/ | 37 Countries-96 Fact-Checking Sites (2016)
* https://www.poynter.org/mediawise/ | MediaWise for Teens
* http://www.politifact.com/ | PolitiFact via Poynter
* https://www.poynter.org/ifcn/ | Poynter Int'l Fact Checking Network
* http://www.poynter.org/category/fact-checking/ | Poynter Int'l List 
* https://reporterslab.org/fact-checking/ | Reporters Lab Fact-Checking News
Facts, Data & Science, Key to Knowledgeable, Effective Decision-making & Management
:GreenPolicy360, Facts & Data
:Measure-to-Manage
* https://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/Stats_-_Green_Research_%26_Science | GreenPolicy360, Our Policy on Science
* https://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/Climate_Change_-_Global_Warming_Keyword-Terms | Global Climate Keywords
* https://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/Merchants_of_Doubt | Merchants of Doubt
* http://www.nature.com/news/wikipedia-shapes-language-in-science-papers-1.22656 | Wiki Community Science
 
Earth Science Research from Space
Visit:
:* Climate News
:* Earth and Space -- Politics
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Reviewing the Paris Climate Summit & Politics
China and US To Sign Climate Summit Agreement on April 22, Earth Day
Planet Citizens: Action Plans, Country by Country, Region by Region"
GreenPolicy's Online Update of Country Climate Action Plans
December 2015: The Paris Agreement Approved
GreenPolicy's Report on the Climate Change Summit
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Rex Tillerson, ExxonMobile: Donald Trump Retreats to a Fossil Fuel Past' '
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'The List', aka, beginnings of a purge
Trump transition team for Energy Department seeks names of employees involved in climate meetings
* https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/12/09/trump-transition-team-for-energy-department-seeks-names-of-employees-involved-in-climate-meetings/
Trump Team Memo Hints at Big Shake-Up of U.S. Energy Policy
* https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-12-09/trump-team-s-memo-hints-at-broad-shake-up-of-u-s-energy-policy 
Trump team letter sparks 'witch hunt' fears at Energy Department 
* http://www.politico.com/blogs/donald-trump-administration/2016/12/trump-transition-wants-names-of-energy-department-staff-who-worked-on-climate-232424 
Trump team wants 'lists' of Energy Department climate researchers
* http://mashable.com/2016/12/09/trump-energy-department-climate-lists/
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Trump to scrap Nasa climate research in crackdown on ‘politicized science’
* NASA’s Earth Science division is set to be stripped of funding... Via The Guardian
* Scientists around the world are worried about a Trump team proposal to ax NASA's 58-year mission to study the Earth
* Under Trump, Will NASA’s Space Science Include Planet Earth?
* Eyes in the sky: Cutting NASA Earth observations would be a costly mistake
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GreenPolicy360 addresses the upcoming Earth Science debate and decisions to be determined in Congress and by the incoming President. 
The consequences -- and legacy -- of this generation's actions, the president-elect, and votes of the US House Science committee and related Congressional representatives will be felt -- and judged -- for decades going forward. 
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Continuing Post-election News 
:Trump elected, Trump administration plans to dismantle environmental policy and protection...
:http://www.eenews.net/
:https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/trump-picks-top-climate-skeptic-to-lead-epa-transition/
:http://www.breitbart.com/london/2016/11/09/trump-left-just-lost-war-climate-change/
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Donald Trump Elected President
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Want more Planetary and Earth Science research from NASA?
Going forward, open access is the word @ NASA's "PubSpace".
On August 16th, NASA announced the next steps in an Office of Science and Technology project that will make its publicly funded research available online for free.
The move is part of a welcome (and 'digital citizen' advocated) trend in the worldwide scientific community towards making knowledge more readily available.
“Making our research data easier to access will greatly magnify the impact of our research,” NASA Chief Scientist Ellen Stofan said in a statement. “As scientists and engineers, we work by building upon a foundation laid by others.” Read More about the initiative and "Why It's a Big Deal".
“At NASA, we are celebrating this opportunity to extend access to our extensive portfolio of scientific and technical publications,” said NASA Deputy Administrator Dava Newman. “Through open access and innovation we invite the global community to join us in exploring Earth, air and space.”
Visit the PubSpace site and climate news from NASA at its profoundly important Earth News site -- http://climate.nasa.gov/.
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PlanetCitizens
Stephen Hawking on ITV (and PBS) 
"Runaway climate change... A rise in ocean temperature would melt the ice-caps... with catastrophic effects." #AGW #CAGW
Often referred to as an Einstein of our current era, Stephen Hawking points to "runaway climate change" as a profound threat to global security. In the same (labored) breath, he communicates a profound warning re: the other existential threat he sees -- nuclear weapons. At Strategic Demands the escalating threat of nuclear weapons is revealed and tracked -- as Cold War 2.0.
Visit Strategic Demands, our associated site
:The Need for New Definitions of National Security
http://strategicdemands.com/nuclear-issues-cold-war-2-0/ -- http://strategicdemands.com/new-definitions-of-security/
http://strategicdemands.com/nuclear-end-of-times-scenario/ -- http://strategicdemands.com/new-nuclear-arsenal/
On the Need for New Definitions of National Security
:Beginning in the 1980s, Those of Us Who Begin Pushing for Federal Study of Climate and Global Security Dangers 
::Congressman George E. Brown Taking a Forward-Looking Position with the First Legislation on Climate Change Study
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Over the Years, a Science Baseline of Earth's "Vital Signs" Begins to Be Compiled as a Digital Era Begins
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:Climate Change Agreement is Now International Challenge
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:Follow Nearly 200 Nations as Climate Action Plans (INDCs) Are Announced & Implemented
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:Not Good News, Arctic Sea Ice News
:http://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/2016/09/2016-ties-with-2007-for-second-lowest-arctic-sea-ice-minimum/
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Alternative/Renewable Energy Initiatives Are Launched and Extended
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Countries Climate Action/INDC Plans
:Follow Nearly 200 Nations as Climate Action Plans (INDCs) Are Announced & Implemented
 link=https://youtu.be/PBJAR3-UvSQ?t=17
::It's a Go, Greenlight
::October 4th: the EU votes to confirm the #ParisAgreement 
::The most comprehensive international agreement ever to combat man-made climate change will take effect next month, less than a year after negotiators from more than 190 countries reached international accord.
::October 5, 2016 / The European Parliament yesterday approved ratification of the Paris climate accord by the European Union (EU). 
::United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: There are two requirements for the Paris Agreement to enter into force. Fifty-five parties to the Agreement, and fifty-five percent of greenhouse gas emissions accounted for... With the action taken by the EU Parliament, we will achieve both thresholds.
::Step Up the Fight -- Now! / LA Times
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::Greening Our Blue Planet
::Paris Agreement Signatures
::Another Historic Step Forward: 175 Nations Sign on Earth Day
Climate Plans Updates
(U.N. Climate Plans Database as of 2022)
* https://www4.unfccc.int/sites/NDCStaging/Pages/All.aspx
* https://www4.unfccc.int/sites/NDCStaging/Pages/LatestSubmissions.aspx
Paris Climate Agreement Tracker / CAIT Climate Data Explorer
* http://cait.wri.org/indc/#/
* http://cait.wri.org/indc/#/map
* http://cait.wri.org/pledges/
Climate Watch (Updates)
* https://www.wri.org/search?keys=climate&f%5B0%5D=content_type%3Adata
* * https://www.wri.org/indc-definition
INDCs / NDCs (Updates from GreenPolicy360)
GreenPolicy360: Next Up, Moving from Intended Climate Actions (INDCs) to Nation-by-Nation, Determined Climate Actions (NDCs) 
* https://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/Climate_Plans_Enforcement_-_Resources
Click on the Map for the Country-by-Country News (2016)
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PLANETARY ... RECONNECT
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Earth Observations from Space
: Images from the Himawari-8 satellite paint a living Earth portrait
We have updated the 'Overview Effect' --- We Are Planetary: The Movie 
CELEBRATE 
ORBITING the Earth --- On the ISS
Orbital Perspective #Earth360
Earth Science from Space
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:Visit GreenPolicy's Climate News / Become a Planet Citizen 
 
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Earthviews
http://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/Category:Earth_Observations | Earth Observations
:http://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/Virtual_Earth | Earth Mapping-GIS 
:http://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/Blue_Marble_Collection | Blue Marble Collection
:http://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/Pale_blue_dot | "Pale Blue Dot"
:http://www.earthpov.com | EarthPOV.com 
:http://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/HelloEarth | Hello Earth
:http://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/@Earth360 | Earth360
:http://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/Whole_Earth | Whole Earth
  
::Despite Repeated Warnings
::Year After Year After Year
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:* Orbital Perspective
:* Planet API
:* "Earth Right Now, Vital Signs"
:* Citizen Science
:* Planet Citizens, Planet Scientists
:* Virtual Earth Maps
 
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