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   Ending zero-sum green energy politics is key. And it's local   
   Jennifer Rubin, The Washington Post via Carbon Brief   
      
   If "Biden can convince Americans that there are only winners,   
   opposition to his green energy plan should shrivel", writes Washington   
   Post columnist Jennifer Rubin. "President Biden seems determined to   
   sidestep zero-sum thinking when it comes to climate change," she   
   says. Citing examples of the Biden team's "win-win messaging", Rubin   
   notes: "That's the vision. But workers, policy mavens, unions and   
   private sector leaders will need convincing." This will require the   
   administration "bringing its pitch down to the state and local level   
   and giving concrete data to reassure workers about their future job   
   prospects". She notes: "The administration is facing mns of   
   workers who remain fearful about their own place in the new   
   economy. Meeting that genuine concern will take considerable effort."   
      
   Also in the Washington Post, columnist Eugene Robinson writes: "The   
   executive orders President Biden signed Wed will not, by   
   themselves, solve the climate crisis#But we now have a better chance   
   of avoiding worst-case environmental ruin, and we have a better chance   
   of seeing the US economy thrive in the inevitable shift toward clean   
   energy." Biden's vision is "that the next breakthroughs in solar,   
   wind, batteries and other clean-energy technologies should be made in   
   the US - and that the jobs that flow from those advances should go to   
   US workers", Robinson says. This idea "should be uncontroversial", he   
   says, "even for Republicans who spend more time trying to revitalise   
   America's industrial past than imagining its future".   
      
   In other reaction to Biden's moves on climate action, Reuters   
   reporters Timothy Gardner and Jessica Resnick-Ault write that "Biden   
   made quick work signing a slew of sweeping executive orders targeting   
   climate change", but "making these moves permanent and powerful enough   
   to help his administration achieve its goal of a zero-emissions   
   economy by 2050 will be tough, grinding work, requiring big battles   
   with Congress and industry". Writing in the Guardian, Nick Estes - a   
   citizen of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe and an assistant professor at   
   the University of New Mexico - says that "Biden scrapping the Keystone   
   XL permit is a huge win for the Indigenous-led climate   
   movement". However, "there is also good reason to be wary of the Biden   
   administration and its parallels with the Obama administration", Estes   
   warns: "Obama's record is mixed. While opposing the northern leg of   
   Keystone XL in 2015, Obama had already fast-tracked the construction   
   of the pipeline's southern leg in 2012, despite massive opposition   
   from Indigenous and environmental groups." And, finally, Washington   
   Post factchecker Glenn Kessler says that John Kerry's comments on   
   potential wind and solar jobs in the US had a "misleading" framing   
   because "according to the govt statistics he relied on, the   
   actual number of jobs is relatively small".   
      
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   Mysterious magnetic fossils offer past climate clues   
   Phys.org, 01 Feb 2021 20:37Z   
   There are fossils, found in ancient marine sediments and made up of no more   
   than a few magnetic nanoparticles, that can tell us a whole lot about the   
   climate of ...   
      
   SpaceX to launch first-ever private astronaut mission in late 2021 -   
   Business Insider   
   Business Insider, 02 Feb 2021 02:37Z   
   For SpaceX's Inspiration4 mission, Jared Isaacman is giving seats on the   
   Crew Dragon spaceship to a healthcare worker, an entrepreneur, and a donor.   
      
   Trump pollster's campaign autopsy paints damning picture of defeat   
   POLITICO, 02 Feb 2021 02:35Z   
   Former President Donald Trump has blamed the election results on unfounded   
   claims of fraud and malfeasance. But at the top levels of his campaign, a   
   detailed ...   
      
   Newly transcribed chronicle describes extreme weather events that hit   
   Bristol 400 years ago   
   Phys.org, 01 Feb 2021 15:34Z   
   Historians from the University of Bristol have discovered contemporary   
   accounts of numerous weird weather events that happened in the Bristol area   
   around the ...   
      
   BREAKING (2 Feb): Up to 30 homes have reportedly been lost in a   
   bushfire burning nr Perth.  About 200 firefighters have been fighting   
   the fire along a 90 km front that's been burning since yest.  Around   
   7000 ha have been burned out.  Some residents have been told to ignore   
   the covid lockdown and leave their homes and goto evac centers.   
      
   Woman who gave birth while in a coma and battling COVID-19 meets newborn for   
   first time   
   Channel3000.com - WISC-TV3, 01 Feb 2021 15:09Z   
   Madison, Wis. Nearly 3 months after she gave birth while in a coma and   
   battling COVID-19, a UW Health patient was finally reunited with her family,   
   ...   
      
   Moderna And Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Shipments Falling Short   
   NPR/Shots - Health News, 01 Feb 2021 23:07Z   
   President Biden said last Tue that his administration is already working   
   on ordering more COVID-19 vaccine doses to increase the US supply through   
   this ...   
      
   Dow Jones Futures Fall As Biden Meets With Republicans; GME Stock Dives 30%   
   Dow Jones futures were lower late Mon amid President Biden's stimulus   
   talks with Republicans. GME stock plunged 30% and dived another 23% late.   
   Investor's Business Daily, 02 Feb 2021 0:56Z   
      
   Robinhood is facing dozens of lawsuits over GameStop stock freeze   
   The Verge, 01 Feb 2021 23:04Z   
   Stock trading app Robinhood is facing dozens of lawsuits after the company   
   restricted several stocks popular on the r/WallStreetBets subreddit. At   
   least 30 ...   
      
   Biden begins term with 49% approval, new Marist poll finds   
   The Hill, 01 Feb 2021 19:04Z   
   President Biden is beginning his term in the White House with the approval   
   of roughly half of Americans, according to a new Marist poll released on Mon.   
      
   Rochester police officers suspended over pepper spraying of 9-year-old girl   
   CBS News, 02 Feb 2021 0:19Z   
   Police officers involved in the pepper-spraying of a 9-year-old girl in   
   Rochester, New York, have been suspended, the city announced Mon. The   
   suspensions ...   
      
   Greenland is careening toward a critical tipping point for ice loss   
   Livescience.com, 01 Feb 2021 18:04Z   
   Frozen Greenland is on track to become significantly less frozen before the   
   21st century is over. By 2055, winter snowfall on the Greenland Ice Sheet   
   will no ...   
      
   Biden wants to free up Puerto Rico hurricane relief withheld under Trump   
   The Hill, 01 Feb 2021 20:00Z   
   The Biden administration is working on freeing up funding for Puerto Rico   
   intended for recovery efforts from Hurricane Maria, White House press   
   secretary Jen ...   
      
   New COVID variants 'spreading as fast as planes can fly'   
   WLTX.com, 01 Feb 2021 03:27Z   
   While these new strains are not more deadly, doctors say they are more   
   contagious. Here's how we can prevent them from taking over.   
      
   Elon Musk Turns Tough Interviewer For Robinhood CEO, Demands Answers On   
   GameStop Events   
   Yahoo Finance, 01 Feb 2021 10:25Z   
   Robinhood Co-founder and CEO Vladimir Tenev made a surprise appearance on   
   Clubhouse early Mon with Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) counterpart Elon ...   
      
      
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