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Climate Change White House Weekly Address In his weekly address President Obama talked about his efforts in creating clean energy and combating climate change. Clean Energy MORE FUEL EFFICIENCY STANDARDS ARE COMING TO A TRUCK STOP NEAR YOU!

More Plastic Than Fish - project clean up ocean plastic

"What does plastic pollution have to do with climate change? They both have their root in fossil fuels."  — Anna Cummins, 5 Gyres Institute The EPA estimates as many as five ounces of carbon dioxide are emitted for each ounce of polyethylene (PET) produced—the type of plastic most commonly used for beverage bottles. Matt Prindiville, executive director of Upstream, a sustainability venture that seeks to end plastic pollution and reduce climate disruption. He states:  "It’s a fundamental Lorax-type tale. We are wrecking the oceans—and now our food, due to microplastics attracting and bio-concentrating toxic chemicals in the marine food chain—because of our addiction to cheap, plastic products and packaging, and a comprehensive global failure to steward these materials properly. A recent study revealed that 8 million tons of plastic waste flows into our oceans each year, enough to cover every foot of coastline in the world."

Another Org to help you convince your Uncle Denny the Denier IMPACT2C

The Climate Service Center Germany (GERICS) was initiated by the German Federal Government in 2009 as a fundamental part of the German hightech-strategy for climate protection. Since June 2014, GERICS is a scientific organizational entity of Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht – Zentrum für Material- und Küstenforschung GmbH. GERICS offers in a scientifically sound manner products, advisory services and decision-relevant information in order to support government, administration and business in their efforts to adapt to climate change. Director is meteorologist and climate scientist Prof. Dr. Daniela Jacob. The IMPACT2C project provided easily accessible climate-related information to policymakers, the media and other interested parties. The project results were put together in a series of the Policy Brief Notes. The IMPACT2C web atlas (www.atlas.impact2c.eu) was produced to provide input for the development of recommendations on possible adaptations strategies. The key messages of the IMPACT2C project can be summarized as follows: A global warming by 2°C substantially affects a wide range of sectors and regions throughout Europe. Some regions or sectors will benefit from a future warming, but some will experience disadvantages.  To assess the impacts of climate change on specific sectors, cross-sectoral relationships have to be included into the analysis.  In most regions of Europe, the projected regional warming is more pronounced than the global mean warming. Projections for annual mean precipitation show wetter conditions in northern Europe and drier conditions in southern Europe.  Under a 2°C global warming, a European-wide increase in the frequency of extreme events is expected. Heatwaves are projected to double while extreme precipitation events tend to become more intense.  A limitation to 2°C global warming will not stop sea-level rise due to the delayed reaction of the oceans. Therefore costs due to coastal flooding will incur even with adaptation measures.  Bangladesh and the low-lying islands like Maldives are expected to feel the consequences of climate change, due to the continuous rise of sea-levels enhancing the risk for storm surges and flooding.  For West and East Africa, the warming is above the global temperature increase. West Africa could experience a modest increase in rainfall, whereas for East Africa no clear trend is projected. .