Scott Waldman
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White House reporter focused on climate change at @POLITICO's @EENewsUpdates. Contact: [email protected]
Washington, DC
Joined March 2010
Went up to Albany all of a rainy night and what mug do I find but THE William Kennedy. Author of “Ironweed” and other novels that endure. He’s 97, still writing - and he can drink you under the table. So here: Your “Great Read.�� https://t.co/efAxMj17RC via @NYTimes
nytimes.com
William Kennedy raised money for the food pantry at his old church by reading from “Legs,” the gangster novel he began his celebrated Albany cycle with half a century ago.
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Ten years after leaders adopted the landmark Paris climate agreement, it faces promise and peril. It doesn't help that one of its original advocates is now trying to tear it apart. https://t.co/8TGuOljK7a
politico.com
Ten years after nations adopted the Paris Agreement, its objectives are in jeopardy amid rising climate pollution and a political backlash against clean energy.
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If climate policy can be found anywhere on a ballot tonight, this is it. A victory for clean energy in a state Trump won at a time when his administration has gone to war against wind and solar and is racing ahead with data centers that scare many voters.
BREAKING: Alicia Johnson WINS the Public Service Commissioner special election for Georgia’s 2nd district. FLIP from REPUBLICANS TO DEMOCRATS.
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We are constantly told that coal is the reliable bedrock of electricity generation. The company's own data casts doubt on that. Next time the summer heat or a winter freeze results in a spike in demand, can you be sure coal will deliver?
wvpublic.org
Data the company provided to utility regulators in Virginia show one of the plant’s three units failed on Jan. 21 and 22. This was during one of the coldest periods of the year, with record demand...
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The GAI issued a "Riot Inc" report that Trump ordered the FBI, DOJ, DHS to investigate. It lists a wide range of environmental groups, including @sierraclub, @LCVoters, @CenterForBioDiv, @sunrisemvmt as being part of some violent network.
g-a-i.org
RIOT INC. EXPOSED – The Dark Money Billionaires Behind the Left’s “Day of Defiance” - GAI Reports, Homepage New Schweizer team investigation reveals how ‘No Kings’ and its partners bagged $114.8...
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Another group, the Government Accountability Institute, met with "homeland security investigators" after the WH antifa roundtable a few weeks ago. That group is founded by Steve Bannon and bankrolled by Trump donor Rebekah Mercer, also a prominent climate denial group funder.
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But now, even conservative CRC leader seems concerned by WH acting too aggressively. He wrote a WSJ op-ed yesterday calling for caution, urging Trump to make an "important distinction...between violating nonprofit laws versus breaching criminal laws."
wsj.com
One important distinction is between violations of tax laws and criminal laws.
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The Trump administration appears willing to go much further, possibly pursuing criminal charges by linking opponents to antifa. A recent WH memo, known as NSPM-7, established a broad definition of political violence, which could give Trump wide latitude to pursue its opponents.
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The Capital Research Center, funded by dark money and foundations that support climate denial groups, helped Trump admin strategize. CRC is targeting green groups involved in protests where traffic is blocked, arguing minor violations of law allow for removal of 501c3/4 status
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Conservative groups are working with the White House, Homeland Security, DOJ to go after prominent environmental organizations. It's an effort to link progressive groups to Antifa, despite lack of evidence. Stripping away nonprofit status is only 1st step.
eenews.net
The administration’s pursuit of its perceived enemies has compelled environmental groups to take new precautions.
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A look at the federal government's move to take equity stakes in three private mineral companies for @EENewsUpdates: “It’s very rare for western governments to do this in modern times."
Inside Trump’s foray into mineral ownership
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Our team dug deep into the Trump administration's misleading climate science report. It's more than a fact check. We show sleights of hand they employ - fake debates, manipulated data, reliance on fossil fuel-funded experts - to reach a desired outcome.
politico.com
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The person running Voice of America says the Jan. 6 riot was "staged," which is utter nonsense and not supported in any way by the story linked here.
They staged a riot on January 6 to frame patriotic Americans and cover-up a stolen election. Justice is coming ⚖️
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"It used to be global cooling." Climate change is "the greatest con job perpetrated on the world." Climate predictions "made by stupid people." "I've been right about everything and I'm telling you that if you don't get away from green energy...it's a scam." Trump to the UN
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Trump just rattled off claims about measles, mumps and rubella vaccination, saying they should be administered differently "based on what I feel."
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Trump spoke for just a few minutes but made dozens of questionable claims and is now telling pregnant women not to take Tylenol, long viewed by scientists as a safe treatment for pain in pregnancy.
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"The Amish, they have no autism," Trump says to support his debunked claims, describing the insular community that traditionally treats health care needs with home remedies.
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"We understood a lot more than people who studied it," Trump says, describing RFK Jr. and their mutual claims about autism. He notes he and RFK Jr have pushed their claims (debunked by a vast body of research) for 20 years and that the new report stems from their beliefs.
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