CLIMATE CHANGE: Chatbot argues with climate-change deniers on Twitter

Considering some of the things climate-change deniers argue or repeat, I doubt this chatbot will make a lot of difference to people that willfully ignore credible evidence while making claims that seem superficial or blatantly false.

ENERGY: Republicans vie for top spot on the House Energy and Commerce Committee

The new Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives will probably shift both climate and energy policy backwards or away from establishing renewables as the chief source of energy for the United States. It’s no secret that the Republican Party supports the fossil fuel industry and receives support from the fossil fuel industry. Also, members of the Republican Party aren’t shy about ignoring climate science, since members of the Republican Party frequently parrot anti-climate change nonsense in public.