This is what the NRDC Action Fund has been reading this week:
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Trump and Cruz would undo climate efforts – Responding to a survey from the conservative American Energy Alliance, Donald Trump and Ted Cruz both said they would undo pretty much all of President Obama’s climate policies. (Wall Street Journal, The Hill)
Ted Cruz fact-checked – On the campaign trail Ted Cruz likes to say the EPA is trying to regulate “puddles” with its Waters of the United States rule clarification. PolitiFact this week rated his claim “mostly false.” (PolitiFact Florida)
Leo calls out GOP presidential candidates – Oscar winner Leonardo DiCaprio took advantage of a press conference for his film The Revenant to attack the GOP presidential candidates for their backward positions on climate science, saying “We should not have a candidate who doesn’t believe in modern science to be leading our country…. Climate change is one of the most concerning issues facing all humanity and the United States needs to do its part.” (The Guardian)
Rising urgency to rising seas – With current carbon dioxide emissions levels, sea level rise will be much worse than we thought — nearly double initial projections — by 2100 because of melting ice on Antarctica. Coastal communities are at an even greater risk in a shorter timeframe as a result. (Washington Post, New York Times)
Why don’t we ask presidential candidates more about climate change? – Even though climate change is the most urgent issue of our time, less than 2% of presidential primary debate questions have been about climate change. (Media Matters)
The whole planet should fear a Trump win – Although his positions on climate change policies are virtually indistinguishable from the other GOP presidential contenders, his logic takes it to another level. (Washington Post)
Americans are increasingly concerned – Sixty-four percent of Americans – up from 55% – said they are either worried a “great deal” or a “fair amount” about climate change. Have GOP lawmakers gotten the message? (MSNBC)
Breaking rank with GOP on climate – Will Republicans break rank on climate change and stop denying? There’s some reason for hope. (Huffington Post)
Bafflingly, Trump thinks he’s an environmentalist – Donald Trump said in 2014: “I happen to be, in my own way, an environmentalist.” But it’s easy to consider a problem solved when you don’t think there’s a problem in the first place. (Washington Post)