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1. Carbon Dioxide Is a Pollutant. Please Help Establish That Fact.

May 2022 Temperature Update

17 June 2022
James Hansen, Makiko Sato and Reto Ruedy
CO2 fits perfectly EPA’s definition of a chemical substance that presents “an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment.” Congress, with strong bipartisan agreement, established the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA; acronym pronounced tosca) in 1976 and – with bipartisan support again – strengthened the law in 2016. This law has been used successfully to phase out or reduce many substances, including asbestos, lead in paint, PCBs, and CFCs[1]. EPA has broad latitude in how to achieve reductions and can work with other agencies for that purpose.

Citizens may petition EPA on the need to address a pollutant under TSCA. EPA must respond to a petition within 90 days. Yesterday several of us[a] delivered to EPA a petition[2] for phase out of greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution to restore a stable and healthy climate. The prospects for EPA to accept their obligation will be much improved if we can present them with an impressive list of endorsers of the petition. Please examine the petition and consider adding your name as an endorser of the petition. United States citizens are especially relevant as endorsers, but there is also value in support of world citizens for what is a global problem.

Fig. 1, our global temperature update, is a reminder that the world is headed inexorably toward hotter conditions, as the cooling effect of the current strong La Nina barely got global temperature down to the increasing trendline of global temperature. The 12-month running-mean temperature is already heading toward the next global record that will occur in conjunction with the next El Nino.[3]

[a] Dan Galpern (Hansen’s long-time attorney, who worked for months on this petition), Donn Vivianni (retired EPA scientist who alerted us to the TSCA potential for greenhouse gases), Lisa Van Susteren (physician, writer and world’s leading authority on the psychiatric effects on young people of daily news about growing climate impacts while adults do little to alter the course), and atmospheric chemist John Birks, and Hansen. (Co-petitioner climate accountability analyst Richard Heede could not be present for the delivery to EPA).

Fig. 2. Cumulative 1751-2020 fossil fuel carbon emissions (tons C/person; 2020 populations). Horizontal lines are multiples of the global mean. The order of individual nations from left to right is based on cumulative national emissions.
Fig. 2 is a reminder that the United States is most responsible for the fossil fuel CO2 emissions that are the dominant cause of human-made climate change. We can also be leaders in the solution if we begin to make the polluters pay via a steadily rising carbon fee with the funds distributed to the public (a conservative, bipartisan approach). Of course, the timing has to be right. The best time was years ago. If the rising price had started a decade and a half ago, when Obama and Biden were elected and had the opportunity afforded by a global financial emergency, U.S. emissions and fossil fuel use would be down at least 40% and we would have plenty of excess energy capacity to help Europe with its near-term fossil fuel energy demands.

Evoking TSCA will not demand an instant carbon price – the timing needs to be sensible. However, it will be a huge step, putting us on a course with the potential to address the climate problem globally. The huge U.S. economy allows the opportunity to affect the global approach via border duties on products from countries that do not have a carbon fee.

Other policies also need to be sensible. Whose idea was it to immediately halt import of Russian fuels? The predictable effect was to raise the price of fossil fuels, causing huge pain in the West – and in the rest of the world, which thus must choose to look the other way as Ukraine suffers.

What courage. When Putin says that he will get angry if we send the weapons that Ukrainians need to defend their nation, our leaders quake and instead take actions that sacrifice Ukrainian lives, raise our own energy costs, and increase Putin’s profits needed to wage war.

It’s expecting a lot to ask young people to understand what their political leaders are doing, but as we mentioned in last month’s temperature update, that seems to be necessary, and young people have tremendous potential political power. More on that later.

Hansen, Van Susteren, Vivianni and Galpern about to deliver petition (Birks was photographer).

[1] CFCs hardly seemed toxic. In early advertisements, the chemical industry showed a person breathing in “harmless” CFCs, but then we discovered their impact on the ozone layer and their greenhouse gas effect. Likewise, CO 2 was initially thought to be a beneficial gas; and so it is, if you limit the dosage.
[2] Viviani, D.J., J. Birks, R. Heede, L. Van Susteren, J.E. Hansen, Climate Science, Awareness and Solutions, and Climate Protection & Restoration Initiative, Petition to the Environmental Protection Agency to Phase-out Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions and Remove Legacy GHGs, 16 June 2022. Part I and Part II (Select scientific and economic considerations).
[3] The promised discussion about the record current planetary energy imbalance will need to wait a while.

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This is a master piece by Vincent Van Gogh… Click on the link and then tap on the photo and run your finger anywhere, very gently in any direction.
A mindboggling experience to see this Artwork from any Angle or Perspective that one wishes for… Simply Astounding Technology…?????

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Listen to “Stary, Stary Night Sung by Don McLean to van Gogh Paintings” on Spreaker.

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10:30am – 11:00am
Announcements, 2020 Sizzle Reel

Truth Seeker Recipients
Jack Baxter & Fran Strauss-Baxter
Coffee and Light Refreshments are on us.

This event is made possible in part by funding from
New York City Council Members:
Jimmy Van Bramer and Danny Dromm
and the Department of Youth and Community Development

This event is made possible (in part) by the Queens Council on the Arts with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

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The Actors’ Temple is proudly honoring those who have served our Community:
Edmund Gaynes, Awarding-winning Producer and General Manager
Kurt Peterson, Producer, Performer and Teacher
Eva Price, Award winning Broadway Producer and General Manager
AND
Mike Libien, Board Member of The Actors’ Temple, representing the Libien Family

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17th, 2014
Actors’ Temple – 339 W. 47th St., New York, NY 10036
Dinner at 6:00pm. Curtain at 7:30pm.
Dessert/Coffee directly after the performance.
Cocktail Attire.
Ticket Options
$100 1 Rear Mezzanine Seat and Post Performance Dessert
$150 1 Front Mezzanine Seat and Post Performance Dessert
$250 1 Orchestra Seat, 1 Dinner and Post Performance Dessert (Dinner at Da Rosina, 342 West 46th Street, 6:00pm)
$600 2 Prime Orchestra Seats, 2 Dinners, Name in Program, Post Performance Dessert
$1,200 4 Prime Orchestra Seats, 4 Dinners, Name under the Producer’s in the program, 1 Household Membership, Post Performance Dessert
$5,000 All of the above, 4 High Holy Day Tickets and 4 Seats named in your honor when the theatre is renovated. WE WILL LOVE YOU FOREVER!!!!!!!
Ticket Ordering
To reserve your ticket online, please go to our web store main page, click on the Events section, and click on the Song of Solomon ticket.
To reserve your ticket offline, please call for reservations at (212) 245-6975, where you will be able to pay with a credit/debit card over the phone, or have the option of sending us a check.
If you pay by check, please call us anyway to reserve your seat. Make your check payable to THE ACTORS’ TEMPLE, and mail it to:
The Actors’ Temple
PO Box 2620
New York, N.Y. 10108
The Actors’ Temple is a religious organization exempt from Federal taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law.
Tickets will be distributed at the event.
The Actors’ Temple is located at 339 West 47th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues.
Advertising
You or your business can advertise in our program:
• Business card: $150
• Quarter page: $250
• Half page: $500
• Full page: $750
• Back cover: $1,000
E-mail your ad as a PDF ready for printing (embedded images at print resolution) or as a single graphic at print resolution.
Send to: info@theactorstemple.org
Deadline for ads: November 8th, 2014

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315 West 39th Street Studio 611

Thursday October 23th 6:00 − 10:00

Saturday October 25th 1:00 − 6:00

www.bobbivanstudio.com

917 838 7999

Artist Statement
My work is a play between the conscious and the subconscious mind. My objective is to achieve a space that is intuitively balanced in light, color and motion. One that speaks to our strength, vulnerability, and our awakening within. I am fascinated with exploring the contrasts in my paintings, the transparent versus the opaque, flatness versus density, big open, loose marks versus stillness. All these disparate and yet harmonious elements together create light and reflection on the Plexiglass surface.

Because I paint in reverse on Plexiglass, there is always an element of surprise. I work back and forth, painting on the back surface, examining the front surface, continuously creating layers of color and movement. I am inspired by the words of the 13th Century Sufi poet, Rumi, “out beyond wrong doing and right doing there is a field of luminous consciousness. I’ll meet you there.”

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World Renowned Psychic Medium

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WHAT: Students at South Street Elementary School in Newark created an eco-friendly rendition of Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night  out of bottle caps. The 8 by 12 foot mural will be on view at the Newark Museum through June 23, 2013. The students will be recognized with a special certificate of achievement at the Museum, with Mayor Cory Booker, and other school and city officials in attendance.

WHEN: April 20, 2013 beginning at 1:30 pm

WHERE: Newark Museum, 49 Washington Street, Newark.

RSVP: Please confirm your attendance by April 19 at noon by calling 973.596.6638 or emailing lbatitto@newarkmuseum.org

ABOUT THE NEWARK MUSEUM

The Newark Museum is located at 49 Washington Street in the Downtown/Arts District of Newark, New Jersey, just 3 blocks from NJPAC and 10 miles west of New York City. The Museum is open all year round: Wednesdays through Sundays, from Noon – 5:00 p.m.  Suggested Museum admission: Adults, $10.00; Children, Seniors and Students with valid I.D., $6.00.  Newark Residents and Members are admitted free. The Museum Café is open for lunches Wednesday through Sunday. Convenient parking is available for a fee. The Newark Museum campus, including its collections, facilities, and other resources, is accessible to accommodate the broadest audience possible, including individuals utilizing wheelchairs, with physical impairments, other disabilities, or special needs. For general information, call 973-596-6550 or visit our web site, http://www.NewarkMuseum.org.

Newark Museum, a not-for-profit museum of art, science and education, receives operating support from the City of Newark, the State of New Jersey, the New Jersey Council on the Arts/Department of State — a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, the New Jersey Cultural Trust, the Prudential Foundation, the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, the Victoria Foundation, the Wallace Foundation and other corporations, foundations and individuals. Funds for acquisitions and activities other than operations are provided by members and other contributors.

The Newark Museum is just a few steps from the new NJTransit Light Rail Washington Park Station. Direct connection with the Light Rail at the Broad Street Station and through Penn Station makes the Museum a convenient ride from all points in the region.

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