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   After 6m of hearings the RC handed down its final report a few weeks back.   
      
   Now the govt has responded to the list of recommendations.  It seems   
   happy to create a national emergency declaration protocol but has   
   rejected the idea of creating a national air bomber fleet for the   
   expected more intense fire seasons under consensus AGW scenarios.   
      
   Immed after the announcements today various govt mins started doing   
   the rounds supporting coal power and exporting. Resources Min   
   Littlepround told reporters there were 4 coal plants in his electorate   
   and he would not support a price on carbon.   
      
   One of the plants, he claimed, was about to install CCS that would   
   removed "90 percent" of its carbon emissions. A tax would only make   
   electricity more expensive, he said.   
      
   Apparently the magical CCS equipment will be free to develop,   
   install and operate.   
      
      
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   Federal Government responds to bushfire royal commission, will create   
   national state of emergency   
      
   Anna Henderson and Georgia Hitch   
   ABC News, 13 Nov 2020 03:04Z   
      
   [image] Firefighter standing in front of wall of fire Firefighter   
   standing in front of wall of fire   
      
   The bushfire royal commission made 80 recommendations in its final   
   report.   
      
   The Federal Government says it will create a new law that will allow   
   it to declare a national state of emergency if needed during future   
   natural disasters.   
      
   Key points:   
      
   * The Government has supported or supported in principle most of the   
     recommendations   
      
   * It will introduce legislation to give it the power to declare a   
     national state of emergency   
      
   * It is not supporting the creation of a national aerial firefighting   
     fleet   
      
   The idea was one of a raft of recommendations made by the Royal   
   Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements, called in the   
   wake of the 2019-20 bushfire season.   
      
   The national state of emergency would allow the Government to take   
   action and provide help to states and territories facing threats, even   
   if they have not asked for it.   
      
   In its response to the commission's final report, the Government said   
   it would introduce legislation to enable the declaration.   
      
   "The Commonwealth Government supports and welcomes this recommendation   
   which recognises that such a declaration is necessary in an 'all   
   hazards' approach to national natural disaster events, including those   
   beyond fires and floods," it said.   
      
   Why the royal commission's report is not about blame   
      
   Anyone hoping the pages of the commission's final report would deliver   
   a reckoning or apportion blame over the handling of the fire season   
   will be largely disappointed.   
      
   "A National Emergency Declaration will facilitate expeditious national   
   responses, allowing provision of capabilities beyond the capacities of   
   individual states and territories."   
      
   It said the Commonwealth would work with states and territories to   
   look at what it could do to best "complement actions" made by   
   jurisdictions in emergency situations where the declaration is made.   
      
   The 80 recommendations from the commission provided advice on a range   
   of areas, from the coordination of all levels of govt during   
   emergencies, warning systems for the public, climate data, the role of   
   the Australian Defence Force and how charities and other groups can   
   best respond in the wake of disasters.   
      
   No support for national aerial firefighting fleet   
      
   While the Government supported, or supported in principle, most of the   
   55 recommendations directed at it specifically or all levels of   
   govt, it will not take on board the recommendation to establish   
   a sovereign aerial firefighting fleet.   
      
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   A man may fail many times but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame   
   someone else.   
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   Touré @Toure 05 Nov 2020 21:50Z   
   Nation waits breathlessly to see if candidate who leads by 4 mn   
   votes will win.   
   [UPDATE 13 Nov: 5.2 mn likely headed toward 5.8 mn as last 1% is counted].   
      
   Eric Steig º¸¨¦ @ericsteig 12 Nov 2020 16:20Z   
   You know the GOP has lost it's way when Karl Rove seems like the   
   sensible, rule-of-law, pro-democracy guy.   
      
   Video of Corpse in Hospital Bathroom Alarms Italy as Covid Spreads   
   The New York Times, 12 Nov 2020 21:19Z   
   A video showing a man lying dead on the floor of a bathroom inside a packed   
   Naples emergency room sparked outrage as it spread across Italy on Thu, ...   
      
   'Trillions available': Mining tycoon unveils 235GW plan to be green energy   
   world leader   
   Recharge, 12 Nov 2020 12:15Z   
   Chairman of Australia's Fortescue Metals claims it can repeat success story   
   in iron ore by tapping vast appetite for green power and hydrogen.   
      
   Is it treason? As Trump denies election results, legal scholar unpacks his   
   attempt to stay in office   
   The Philadelphia Inquirer/Opinion, 12 Nov 2020 22:06Z   
   Yet again, we learn Trump is the Constitution's worst nightmare. But is he   
   treasonous?   
      
   [Australia Bushfire Report:]   
   Australian bushfires one year on: How Black Summer of death and   
   destruction erupted   
   9News, 13 Nov 2020 0:41Z   
   The Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements last   
   month handed down its report into the bushfires.   
      
     Federal Government responds to bushfire royal commission, will   
     create national state of emergency   
     ABC News, 13 Nov 2020 03:03Z   
     In its response to the commission's final report, the Government said it   
     would introduce legislation to enable the declaration. "The Commonwealth ...   
     [The govt says it will implement 80 of the Report's recommendations.   
     But immed after the announcement ministers started doing the rounds   
     supporting fossils. David Littleproud told reporters he had 4 coal   
     plants in his electorate and he would not be supporting a price on   
     carbon. He claimed one plant would be soon install CCS that would   
     capture 90% of carbon emissions. A tax would only make elec more   
     expensive he said. Apparently the CCS will be free].   
      
   [Thwaites!]   
   Kris Van Steenbergen @KrVaSt 12 Nov 2020 08:30Z   
   Replying to @KrVaSt   
   --- Pine Island glacier tongue --- The entire sea-ice shield is still   
   intact, but seems not to have any affect on the calving zone. The pine   
   cone shaped iceberg is leaving the scene. This is destabilizing the   
   entire western flank of PIG tongue & affecting TG's eastern flank...   
   pic.twitter.com/t8QFANFqvx   
      
   [Leadership!]   
   Rep. Don Young @repdonyoung 12 Nov 2020 21:27Z   
   I have tested positive for COVID-19. I am feeling strong, following   
   proper protocols, working from home in Alaska, and ask for privacy at   
   this time. May God Bless Alaska.   
      
   Brian Brettschneider @Climatologist49 12 Nov 2020 21:27Z   
   Replying to @AaronMorrison89   
   In Jan 2009, Anchorage almost had a catastrophic drop in nat gas   
   pressure. Then Mayor Sullivan conducted a voluntary test by asking   
   resident to drop thermostat to 60F to see how compliance worked. A   
   bunch of people decided to turn their thermostats to 80F to torpedo it.   
   #Freedom   
      
   Climate Central @ClimateCentral 12 Nov 2020 17:24Z   
   Study: Hurricanes powered by warmer water stay stronger after landfall,   
      
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