Gaius Publius

Click to enlarge. by Gaius PubliusJust a reminder, now that we're sending U.S. crude oil to other countries — so that other countries can count our carbon extraction against their emissions totals, to their climate blame and our financial gain — time does indeed march on.As do global temperature increases.

by Gaius PubliusOne small but important piece of the climate puzzle post-Paris is the vast divide between the stated aspirational goal — to keep global warming to no more than 1.5 degree Celsius over the pre-industrial level — and the commitments made by nations to achieve that goal. Naomi Klein expresses the problem very well in the short video above.In sum (my emphasis):

He's been to London and to Gay Paree.

"Loss and Damage": U.S. Stymies Push for Compensation for Climate Devastation at U.N. Climate Summit (source)by Gaius PubliusMore about the Paris climate blackmail deal we wrote about recently, the offer by the U.S.

"Those who are despoiling the earth do so for personal gain, believing they can use their privilege to escape their fate" –Chris Hedges (full-size image; source).by Gaius PubliusShameful. If the these reports are true, the U.S.

Thanks to the people at ForestEthics, we have key Senate phone numbers for you in nice graphic form. Be sure to add Barbara Boxer to the call list — (202) 224-3553.by Gaius PubliusShort and brutally ugly. This is an all-hands-on-deck moment. The White House is reportedly the chief negotiator on behalf of Big Oil's attempt to lift the crude oil export ban.

On several occasions during Barack Obama's 2008 campaign, he promised to renegotiate free trade agreements including NAFTA and CAFTA (source).

Data: LSE | *Metric tonnes CO2 equivalent (click to enlarge). Note Canada's emissions in 1990, the Kyoto benchmark year, and in 2005, Obama's benchmark year.by Gaius PubliusThe push to get nations to commit to carbon emissions savings is much in the news lately, so I'd like to take a moment to make two points.

Hillary Clinton's National Security Address (C-SPAN)by Gaius PubliusI mentioned near the end of a piece called "Blowback, Money & the Washington War Party" that I would compare Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton with respect to its main subject, America and its wars. For context, I'd like to repeat the start of that piece:

Recent Quinnipiac poll results (source; click to enlarge)by Gaius PubliusI've covered this story before, but the latest Quinnipiac poll confirms it. Bernie Sanders is not unelectable — just the opposite, in fact.