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The Marin and Sonoma chapters invite you to their monthly meeting,

Saturday, November 8 at 9 AM PT for a special encore presentation:

Dr. Santer returns:

What happened after the DOE report? What's happening at EPA? Why is the Justice Department getting involved? 

Renowned climate scientist Dr. Ben Santer spoke to us on August 9, shortly after the release of the DOE’s disputed report challenging decades of established climate science. The report was intended to justify rescinding the EPA’s “endangerment finding,” the legal basis for US GHG regulations since 2009. Much has happened since, some of it encouraging, some not so much. 

Hear Dr. Santer describe how the scientific community quickly organized a united response, which helped our National Academy of Sciences to produce its own report which resoundingly refuted the DOE report. (See below.) DOE then dissolved its panel of “experts” after two prominent organizations, Environmental Defense and Union of Concerned Scientists, sued DOE for violating the federal law concerning how expert panels are chosen. The final word from EPA is pending, but don't celebrate yet.

And now, not to be left out, the DOJ has been asked to interfere with the ability of scientists like Santer to educate the judiciary about the evidence for human-caused climate change. Requests for climate scientists to educate the judiciary began in early 2021, and were initiated by the National Academy of Sciences, the Federal Judicial Center, and the National Judicial College. It is clear that an educated judiciary is regarded as a threat by powerful and influential forces, particularly as lawsuits on liability for climate change make their way into the courts." (See below.)

Ben will also share his reaction to Bill Gates’ recent essay suggesting that funding for climate mitigation is diverting funds from helping feed the world’s poor — as if they’re somehow unrelated. (See below.)

Since there will be no national call that day — it will be the following week during the fall conference — we’ll have plenty of time for audience participation. 

Tune in here, Saturday, November 8 at 0900 AM Pacific.For an extended interview with Dr. Santer, go here.



Then, the following week, attend CCL's

Fall Virtual Conference

November 14-15, 2025

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National Academies’ climate report supports endangerment finding, contradicting EPA

Chemical and Engineering News

A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine study says evidence that GHG emissions harm human health “is beyond scientific dispute”

KEY INSIGHTS

• The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released a report Sept. 17 saying that evidence that greenhouse gas emissions harm humans and the environment is undisputable.
• The National Academies’ findings directly conflict with the scientific reasoning behind the US Environmental Protection Agency’s recent proposal to rescind its 2009 endangerment finding.
• The endangerment finding is the scientific basis for the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions in the US.

Here's the press release, and here's the full report. Both are worthwhile reading. And bravo to the courageous scientists and administrators who have stood up for scientific integrity. Stay tuned to see what impact this has on policy.

Bill Gate’s Climate Memo: Tone Deaf, Brain Dead, and Ill Timed

This is Not Cool blog

Read some of the many responses to Gates' memo. Climate scientist Daniel Swain, who presented to CCL last month, concludes, "the Gates memo presupposes a false dichotomy regarding climate outcomes: The choice we are faced with is not between “good for us” & “the end of the world,” but instead how much harm we are willing to tolerate and endure in the years to come." Others note that Microsoft has business before the U.S. government...

Trump and Republicans Join Big Oil’s All-Out Push to Shut Down Climate Liability Efforts

Republican attorneys general, GOP lawmakers, industry groups and the president himself are all maneuvering to foreclose the ability of cities and states to hold the fossil fuel industry liable for damages linked to climate change.

As efforts continue to hold some of the world’s largest fossil fuel corporations liable for destructive and deadly climate impacts, backlash from the politically powerful oil and gas industry and its allies in government is on the rise, bolstered by the Trump administration’s allegiance to fossil fuels. 

From lobbying Congress for liability protection to suing states over their climate liability laws and lawsuits, attempts to shield Big Oil from potential liability and to shut down climate accountability initiatives are advancing on multiple fronts. (See next, Frontline.)

Inside Climate News, October 26, 2025

Do Not Miss This Series! 

We promote this every month because it's so enlightening. If you've already seen it, watch it again. You'll then understand how we got into this mess -- Denial, Doubt and Delay -- and what it will take to get us out: Massive popular political pressure supporting robust solutions that this industry and their agents will inevitably oppose.

Hoax? Con job? You be the judge.

You're invited, but...

This is how one behaves inside The Capitol:

Make an appointment. Business attire recommended. Bring nothing that even looks like a weapon.

Long live democracy.

Prepared by Peter G. Joseph, M.D. 

Peter.Joseph@cclvolunteer.org

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