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Twenty years of blogging in hindsight

Real Climate

It’s 20 years since we started blogging on climate here on RealClimate (December 10, 2004). We wanted to counter disinformation about climate change that was spreading through various campaigns. Obviously, the message from climate scientists has not reached those decision-makers who could bend the Keeling curve downwards.

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Colorado River Forecasts Not a ‘Crystal Ball’

Circle of Blue

The risk of several really dry years, however, is not only immediately relevant but imperative for officials and the public to consider, argues Brad Udall, a water and climate scientist at Colorado State University. Reclamation should be looking in that direction, he says. That five-year period is really unique,” Udall explained.

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Climate Litigation Chart Updates – November 2016

Law Columbia

Environmental groups had identified five categories of new information since the 2004 preparation of an EIS that they contended warranted supplemental review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Arizona Board of Regents Filed Notice of Appeal in Climate Scientist Public Records Case. motion to intervene Oct.

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John Kerry – Shame on us for failing to act on climate 

A Greener Life

The blurring lines between fact and fiction Kerry, who unsuccessfully ran for US President in 2004, expressed concerns about the blurring lines between fact and fiction. He explained that it is becoming more challenging to filter out what is true and false, with the standard of the referring becoming weaker.

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Top Three Findings from the Latest UCS Survey of Federal Scientists

Union of Concerned Scientists

The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) recently conducted a survey of federal scientists to ask about the state of science, and the results are in. Scientists from certain fields – such as climate scientists, social scientists, and COVID-19 scientists – appear to be especially prone to online harassment.

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