Al Gore: ‘The message still has to be about the reality we’re facing’ - The Washington Post

...out of 254 counties in Texas, 252 are on fire.
...This presentation is a defense of the science and the scientists, against the timeworn claims by deniers.
...And the fact is that quite a few of the large carbon polluters and their allies in the ideological right wing have been spending hundreds of millions of dollars per year to mislead people...I have faith in the United States and our ability to make good decisions based on the facts. And I believe Mother Nature is speaking very loudly and clearly...I still think that the massive disinformation campaign was the principle reason why the political system was paralyzed...The ability of big money to shape perceptions—where you have four anti-climate lobbyists for every single member of the House and Senate—is a big factor.

Britons Question Global Warming More Than Americans and Canadians | Angus Reid Public Opinion

Overall, half of Canadians (52%, -8 since October) and Americans (49%, +7) say that that global warming is a fact and is mostly caused by emissions from vehicles and industrial facilities. Only 43 per cent of Britons (-4) agree with this assessment.

Global warming in the garden

The proof of global warming, for me, is found in my garden. Over Labor Day weekend, I made 26 pints of salsa using tomatoes, onions and peppers from our garden.

Mike Pompeo (R-Koch) Attacks ‘Radical’ Environmental Justice, Global Warming Internships | ThinkProgress

Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-KS), the top Koch Industries man in Congress, is continuing his assault on the Environmental Protection Agency and its mission to protect the public welfare from toxic polluters. Pompeo has introduced legislation (HR 2876) to kill the Environmental Justice Eco-Ambassador Program, a small graduate student internship program that deals with the connections between economic disparities, discrimination, and environmental health. According to Pompeo, the program is part of the Obama administration’s plot to “indoctrinate” students “to act as tools of this Administration’s radical policies“: