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Big Water makes an argument straight out of Economics 101. The best way to deliver water to people's homes efficiently, the water barons argue, is to put the process in the hands of the market. If water is scarce, then raise the price - let the law of supply and demand take over!

~Charles C. Mann

Topics: Argue Argument Best Best Way Big Deliver Demand Economics Efficiently Hands Homes Law Makes Market Out Over People Price Process Put Raise Scarce Straight Supply Take Then Water Way

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Under the Paris agreement, every one of the 147 signatories issues what is called an 'intended nationally determined contribution' (INDC), which amounts to a promise that the nation will take certain actions to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by a certain date.

~Charles C. Mann

Topics: Actions Agreement Amount Certain Contribution Date Determined Emissions Every Intended Issues Nation Paris Promise Reduce Take Which Will

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There are several types of greenhouse gasses, but carbon dioxide is the most important.

~Charles C. Mann

Topics: Carbon Carbon Dioxide Greenhouse Important Most Several The Most Important Types

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Canceling the climate pact will loudly demonstrate Trump's willingness to fight - an important step for the White House because, on a concrete level, few tools are available to revive the coal industry.

~Charles C. Mann

Topics: Available Because Climate Coal Concrete Demonstrate Few Fight House Important Industry Level Loudly Pact Revive Step Tools Trump White White House Will Willingness

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The Paris pact was correctly described by its opponents - greens and anti-greens alike - as toothless. But it was also the first time that nations around the world had officially agreed that climate change was a problem and that concrete steps should be taken to avoid its worst effects.

~Charles C. Mann

Topics: Agreed Alike Also Around Avoid Change Climate Climate Change Concrete Correctly Effects First First Time Greens Had Nations Officially Opponents Pact Paris Problem Should Steps Taken Time World Worst

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Indeed, for all Donald Trump's railing about the efforts to curb climate change, nobody in his administration seems to have paid any attention to what they actually are.

~Charles C. Mann

Topics: About Actually Administration Any Attention Change Climate Climate Change Curb Donald Efforts His Indeed Nobody Paid Seems Trump

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Obama issued a slew of executive orders about climate change during the eight years of his presidency. Inexplicably, President Trump revoked about half of them but left the other half in place. Since Obama's orders were intertwined, it's unclear exactly what applies.

~Charles C. Mann

Topics: About Change Climate Climate Change Eight Exactly Exactly What Executive Half His Intertwined Left Obama Orders Other Place Presidency President President Trump Since Them Trump Were Years

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The legal fight over climate change begins in the United States with the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977. Under the Act, the E.P.A. is required to publish a list of 'stationary sources' of air pollution, of which the most important are power plants.

~Charles C. Mann

Topics: Act Air Air Pollution Amendment Begins Change Clean Clean Air Climate Climate Change Fight Important Legal List Most Over Plants Pollution Power Publish Required Sources States Stationary The Most Important United United States Which

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You know how in movies the new president comes in and promises to perform sweeping actions with a stroke of a pen? The Administrative Procedure Act is designed to thwart this sort of maneuver.

~Charles C. Mann

Topics: Act Actions Administrative Designed How Know Movies New Pen Perform President Procedure Promises Sort Stroke Sweeping Thwart You

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Prediction is a mug's game, but taking the side of water polluters has not been a winning political strategy for 50 years. Presidents Reagan, Bush I, and Bush II all undertook to weaken water regulations in the name of economic growth. They left office; the regulations remained.

~Charles C. Mann

Topics: Been Bush Economic Economic Growth Game Growth Left Mug Name Office Political Prediction Presidents Reagan Regulations Remained Side Strategy Taking Water Weaken Winning Years

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Journalist

Born: Unknown

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