Amid a widening partisan divide over climate change, Hawaii lawmakers have a message for President Donald Trump: The Paris agreement is needed. Rebelling against the president’s decision last week to … Click to Continue »
Read More »Paris accord relies on faulty logic
The Paris accord’s fate was sealed a year prior to its negotiation, at the little-noticed Lima climate conference of 2014. There, diplomats abandoned their decades-long pursuit of a binding agreement … Click to Continue »
Read More »Why are so many CEOs bashing Trump over the Paris accord? Money and public opinion
Leaders of industries haven’t historically been leaders on climate change. Then why would Tim Cook, Elon Musk, Bob Iger and Jeff Immelt – a veritable who’s who of Fortune magazine … Click to Continue »
Read More »Trump says he’s exiting climate accord to bring back jobs, even as 3 coal-fired plants close
On the same day President Donald Trump announced the United States’ withdrawal from the Paris climate accord, environmentalists took consolation in the closure of three large coal-fired power plants – … Click to Continue »
Read More »Paris accord retreat is ‘bad for business’
The following editorial appeared in the Star Tribune on Friday, June 2: It’s “bad for business” remains one of President Trump’s main reasons for opposing the Paris Climate Agreement and … Click to Continue »
Read More »Trump’s Paris climate accord withdrawal worst decision of his life
The following editorial appeared in The San Diego Union-Tribune on Friday, June 2: A year and a half ago, upon its approval by nearly 200 nations, The San Diego Union-Tribune … Click to Continue »
Read More »Trump’s decision to withdraw from Paris accord splits Congress, and serves up a campaign issue
Energy issues often create rare bipartisan alliances on Capitol Hill, but reaction to President Donald Trump’s decision Thursday to withdraw from the Paris climate change accord broke swiftly along partisan … Click to Continue »
Read More »Mayor Peduto slams Trump for using Pittsburgh in anti-Paris accord speech
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto said he took personal offense to President Donald Trump’s reference to the Steel City in announcing the United States’ departure from the Paris climate agreement. In … Click to Continue »
Read More »Trump says US will quit Paris climate change accord
The U.S. will pull out of the Paris accord on global warming, President Donald Trump announced Thursday, relinquishing the country’s leadership role in the international fight against climate change. The … Click to Continue »
Read More »Tesla’s Elon Musk says he’ll quit White House role if Trump dumps Paris accord
SAN FRANCISCO – Elon Musk may be just about done with President Donald Trump. Musk, who heads Tesla and SpaceX, is ready to quit the White House advisory councils he … Click to Continue »
Read More »Trump preparing to pull US from Paris climate accord, amid last-minute lobbying
President Donald Trump hasn’t made a final decision on whether the U.S. will quit the Paris Accord on climate change, but White House officials indicated Wednesday that he was headed … Click to Continue »
Read More »As Trump wavers over Paris climate accord, European leaders give him an earful
With President Donald Trump balking on his vow to shred the Obama-negotiated Paris agreement on climate change, the last place the pact’s staunch opponents wanted to see the president is … Click to Continue »
Read More »Why the Paris accord matters
The following editorial appeared in the Los Angeles Times on Wednesday, April 19: Donald Trump has been president for only three months and already he’s given up or reversed course … Click to Continue »
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