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1. Gov. Rick Snyder for lead poisoning in Flint Michigan's children.

2. The 114th Congress for climate denial and obstructionism.

3. Exxon/Mobil for lying to the public about the danger of carbon emissions for 35 years.

4. NC Gov. Pat McCrory and NC lawmakers for creating a polluters paradise.

1. Bill Nye and Neil deGrasse Tyson for educating the public.

2. Republican Congressman Chris Gibson for efforts to mitigate climate change.

3. Pres. Obama for the Paris agreement and for stopping the KXL pipeline.

4. Gov. Jerry Brown for his pact with 13 countries to cut carbon emissions.

Nominations will be taken until January 31st, 2016. The nominees will then be listed and this site will conduct a poll to determine the winner. You may suggest a suitable prize for your nominee. Please be imaginative, as particularly thoughtful or humorous nominations will be recognized and published on this site

Nominations will be taken until January 31st, 2016. The nominees will then be listed and this site will conduct a poll to determine the winner. You may suggest a suitable prize for your nominee. Please be imaginative, as particularly thoughtful or humorous nominations will be recognized and published on this site

The picture at the left was taken from the Apollo spacecraft as the Earth rose above the horizon of the moon. It reminds us of how beautiful the Earth is, how small and finite it is in the universe, and how important it is that we protect our planet. The 2014 Environmental Hall of Fame/Shame contest was carried out on four websites and the votes were combined to determine those who have most affected the environment.

The 2014 Environmental Hall of Fame Winners:

1. Pope Francis (55%) – for his Protect Creation efforts. He is preparing a comprehensive Vatican teachings on climate change, which will urge 1.2 billion Catholics worldwide to take action. Hoped for Reward: A strong agreement from the climate conference.

2. John Holdren (18%) – President Obama’s science adviser. He has been quite effective in shutting down Congressmen who deny the human influence on climate. Prize : Election defeats for all Congressmen who exclaim, “I’m not a scientist, but…” .

3. Boyen Slat ( 15%) – a 19 year old Dutch student/ inventor and founder and CEO of The OCEANCLEANUP . He developed a method for removing much of the 30 million tons of plastic entering the oceans annually. Prize : A high price for recyclable plastic.

4. Physicist John Cook ( 12%) for creating the Skeptical Science site in 2007 which conveniently catalogues all paid denier memes/propaganda and the scientific responses to them. Prize: Ownership of WWUT, the major denier site.

Please vote for one of the candidates listed and suggest a suitable prize if they win. Nominations were taken from four sites and winners will be announced on March 7, 2015.

Hall of Fame Nominees

1. John Holdren – a lauded theoretical physicist who is President Obama’s science adviser. He has been a strong influence on the Administration’s science policy and has been quite effective in shutting down Congressmen who deny the human influence on climate.

Prize ??

2. Physicist John Cook for creating the Skeptical Science site in 2007 which conveniently catalogues all paid denier memes/propaganda and the scientific responses to them. He has posted a large number of articles and videos explaining the facts of climate science.

Suggested Prize: ??

3. Boyen Slat – a 19 year old Dutch student/ inventor and founder and CEO of The OCEANCLEANUP . He developed a method for removing much of the 30 million tons of plastic entering the oceans annually, convincing 70 scientist to help, producing a 530 page feasibility study, and raising over 2 million dollars to start the project.

Prize :??

4. Pope Francis – for his Protect Creation efforts. He is preparing a comprehensive Vatican teachings on climate change, which will urge 1.2 billion Catholics worldwide to take action. He also plans to convene a summit of the world’s main religions in hopes of bolstering next year’s crucial U.N. climate meeting in Paris.

Award: ??

Hall of Shame Nominees

1. Senator James Inhofe who claims “climate change is the biggest hoax in history”. Award: a path for the KXL pipeline through his backyard.

2. Freedom Industries and its ex-CEO Gary Southern – for contaminating the drinking water for 300,000 West Virginians by a massive chemical spill this past January that saw 10,000 gallons of a coal-cleaning chemical called crude MCHM dumped into the river.

Award: A prison cell with drinking water from the Elk River.

3. Dr. Richard S. Lindzen – Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute who described the recent U.S. Senate climate vote as a bizarre and ludicrous “attempt to hijack science for political purposes”. Once a fine scientist, denial for political purposes is now Dr. Lindzen’s job and he knows enough to sound impressive as he disputes accepted science. Prize: a trophy engraved “Outstanding Climate Science Hypocrite Award”.

4. Tony Abbot – Australian Prime Minister who led the repeal of the carbon tax, even though Australia is one of the world’s largest polluters per capita and is facing serious changes to climate and weather systems as a result of global warming. The Guardian described it as “an act of gross moral negligence to the future prosperity of this country and future generations.”

Suggested Award: ??

Nominations were taken from four sitesand winners will be announced on March 7, 2015.

Please post your selection and prize suggestions as a comment.

Please give a short reason for your nomination. Voting will take place next month.

Each year, this site takes a poll to find those most deserving to be in the Environmental Hall of Fame. Please submit your nominations in the comment section . If you would, please include a short reason that your nominee should be chosen and suggest a suitable gift if they win.

Nominations will be taken until January 31st, 2015. The nominees will then be listed and this site will conduct a poll to determine the winner in each category. You may suggest a suitable prize for your nominee. Please be imaginative, as particularly thoughtful or humorous nominations will be recognized and published on this site.

More information, plus past winners is available at http://jcmooreonline.com/2015/01/01/nominate-your-...

The 2013 Environmental Hall of Fame/Shame contest was carried out on three websites and the votes were combined to determine those who have most affected the environment through word or action.

The 2013 Environmental Hall of Fame Winner:

Bill McKibben (44%): He is the founder of 350.org , an international grassroots organization whose goal is to cut CO2 levels to 350 ppm in order to minimize the damage from global warming. His weekly newsletter keeps followers updated on the latest research and issues in climate science. Award: many new members, so please check out his newsletter.

The Hall of Shame Winner:

The Koch Bothers (67%): They are pushing Keystone XL pipeline as they own almost 2 million acres of Alberta tar sands land. The Kochs, one of the largest funders of AGW denier groups, have been using their extensive wealth to lobby politicians to let the KXL pipeline go through. Award: A boycott of their products: less money, less lobbying.

You can see how the other candidates fared at: http://jcmooreonline.com/#sthash.kEcEd9Hi.dpuf

Hall of Fame Nominees:

>Bill McKibben: He is the founder of 350.org , an international grassroots organization whose goal is to raise awareness about anthropogenic climate change, to confront climate change denial, and to cut CO2 levels to 350 ppm in order to minimize the damage from global warming. His weekly newsletter keeps followers updated on the latest research and issues in climate science.

His Award should be many new members, so please check out his newsletter.

>Kevin Cowtan and Robert G. Way: They found the ‘missing heat’ in the climate system, casting doubt on suggestions that global warming has slowed or stopped over the past decade.

Their Award should be the acclaim of having a link to their paper attached to every article which says: “Global warming has stopped”.

>The Candu Engineers: They designed the Candu nuclear reactor to run on thorium. The reactors are very fuel efficient and have been adapted to use thorium in existing reactors that already have regulatoryapproval. Award ??

>Sen. Bernie Sanders: He a strong advocate for reducing our carbon emissions. He told Senator Jim Inhofe; “The bottom line is when Senator Inhofe says global warming is a hoax, he is just dead wrong”, adding “The CO2 in the atmosphere is increasing, the temperature of the Earth is rising, the oceans are becoming more acidic,glaciers and polar ice caps are melting, sea levels are rising, and the the probability of severe weather events is increasing". Award?

Hall of Fame Nominees:

>Bill McKibben: He is the founder of 350.org , an international grassroots organization whose goal is to raise awareness about anthropogenic climate change, to confront climate change denial, and to cut CO2 levels to 350 ppm in order to minimize the damage from global warming. His weekly newsletter keeps followers updated on the latest research and issues in climate science.

His Award should be many new members, so please check out his newsletter.

>Kevin Cowtan and Robert G. Way: They found the ‘missing heat’ in the climate system, casting doubt on suggestions that global warming has slowed or stopped over the past decade.

Their Award should be the acclaim of having a link to their paper attached to every article which says: “Global warming has stopped”.

>The Candu Engineers: They designed the Candu nuclear reactor to run on thorium. The reactors are very fuel efficient and have been adapted to use thorium in existing reactors that already have regulatoryapproval. Award ??

>Sen. Bernie Sanders: He a strong advocate for reducing our carbon emissions. He told Senator Jim Inhofe; “The bottom line is when Senator Inhofe says global warming is a hoax, he is just dead wrong”, adding “The CO2 in the atmosphere is increasing, the temperature of the Earth is rising, the oceans are becoming more acidic,glaciers and polar ice caps are melting, sea levels are rising, and the the probability of severe weather events is increasing". Award?

Hall of Fame Nominees:

>Bill McKibben: He is the founder of 350.org , an international grassroots organization whose goal is to raise awareness about anthropogenic climate change, to confront climate change denial, and to cut CO2 levels to 350 ppm in order to minimize the damage from global warming. His weekly newsletter keeps followers updated on the latest research and issues in climate science.

His Award should be many new members, so please check out his newsletter.

>Kevin Cowtan and Robert G. Way: They found the ‘missing heat’ in the climate system, casting doubt on suggestions that global warming has slowed or stopped over the past decade.

Their Award should be the acclaim of having a link to their paper attached to every article which says: “Global warming has stopped”.

>The Candu Engineers: They designed the Candu nuclear reactor to run on thorium. The reactors are very fuel efficient and have been adapted to use thorium in existing reactors that already have regulatoryapproval. Award ??

>Sen. Bernie Sanders: He a strong advocate for reducing our carbon emissions. He told Senator Jim Inhofe; “The bottom line is when Senator Inhofe says global warming is a hoax, he is just dead wrong”, adding “The CO2 in the atmosphere is increasing, the temperature of the Earth is rising, the oceans are becoming more acidic,glaciers and polar ice caps are melting, sea levels are rising, and the the probability of severe weather events is increasing". Award?

Hall of Fame Nominees:

>Bill McKibben: He is the founder of 350.org , an international grassroots organization whose goal is to raise awareness about anthropogenic climate change, to confront climate change denial, and to cut CO2 levels to 350 ppm in order to minimize the damage from global warming. His weekly newsletter keeps followers updated on the latest research and issues in climate science.

His Award should be many new members, so please check out his newsletter.

>Kevin Cowtan and Robert G. Way: They found the ‘missing heat’ in the climate system, casting doubt on suggestions that global warming has slowed or stopped over the past decade.

Their Award should be the acclaim of having a link to their paper attached to every article which says: “Global warming has stopped”.

>The Candu Engineers: They designed the Candu nuclear reactor to run on thorium. The reactors are very fuel efficient and have been adapted to use thorium in existing reactors that already have regulatoryapproval. Award ??

>Sen. Bernie Sanders: He a strong advocate for reducing our carbon emissions. He told Senator Jim Inhofe; “The bottom line is when Senator Inhofe says global warming is a hoax, he is just dead wrong”, adding “The CO2 in the atmosphere is increasing, the temperature of the Earth is rising, the oceans are becoming more acidic,glaciers and polar ice caps are melting, sea levels are rising, and the the probability of severe weather events is increasing". Award?

Please take the poll at the address below or put your choice as a comment.

Hall of Shame Nominees:

>The Executive Producers and Hosts of the five Sunday Morning talk shows: They have done a terrible job of covering climate change. Their coverage of the topic dropped from an inadequate 61 minutes in 2009 to a four-year low of 8 minutes in 2012.

>James Delingpole: He is not a scientist, yet he wrote columns for the Telegraph denying climate change and personally attacking climate scientists, comparing them to Nuremberg criminals and suggesting they be tortured. Award??

>The Koch Bothers: They own almost 2 million acres of Alberta tar sands land where the Keystone XL pipeline originates. If approved, much of the tar sands products will be shipped to other countries after refining, but it will put the central United States at risk for oil spills and leave environmentally hazardous residue behind after refining.

Award??

>The George C. Marshall Institute: They espouse “Science for a Better Public Policy” but they specialize in churning out misinformation about Climate Change. Realizing they could not dispute the scientific evidence, they developed the strategy of “Doubt Is Our Product”, i.e. creating doubt about the scientific evidence and the scientific consensus to keep effective action from being taken. Their Award should be a copy of Merchants of Doubt by Naomi Oreskes, who exposed their strategy.

It is important that we keep in mind those who are heroes in our efforts to protect the environment. Each year, I take a poll to find those most deserving of recognition in the Environmental Hall of Fame. Please give your nominee for the Environmental hall of Fame. If you would, please include a short reason that your nominee should be chosen and suggest a suitable gift if they win.

I asked this before, but there were a few nominees for the Hall of Fame, so I thought it would give everyone another chance. If you have already nominated someone, you may still submit another nomination.

For last years winners and more information, please see:

http://jcmooreonline.com/2014/02/03/nominate-candi...

The deadline to nominate candidates has been extended. Each year, jcmooreonline.com takes a poll to find those most deserving to be in the Environmental Hall of Shame. Please post your nominations in the comment section . If you would, please include a short reason that your nominee should be chosen and suggest a suitable gift if they win.

Nominations will be taken until March 31st, 2014. The nominees will then be listed and you will have a chance to vote to determine the winner in each category. You may suggest a suitable prize for your nominee. Please be imaginative, as particularly thoughtful or humorous nominations will be recognized and published on this site

Additional Details

Past winners and more information is available at http://jcmooreonline.com/2014/02/03/nomi...

The deadline to nominate candidates has been extended. Each year, jcmooreonline.com takes a poll to find those most deserving to be in the Environmental Hall of Shame. Please post your nominations in the comment section . If you would, please include a short reason that your nominee should be chosen and suggest a suitable gift if they win.

Nominations will be taken until March 31st, 2014. The nominees will then be listed and you will have a chance to vote to determine the winner in each category. You may suggest a suitable prize for your nominee. Please be imaginative, as particularly thoughtful or humorous nominations will be recognized and published on this site

Additional Details

Past winners and more information is available at http://jcmooreonline.com/2014/02/03/nomi...

Nominate Your Candidates for the 2013 Environmental Hall of Fame/Shame Awards

It is important that we keep in mind those who are heroes and villains in our efforts to protect the environment. Each year, jcmooreonline.com takes a poll to find those most deserving to be in the Environmental Hall of Fame and the Environmental Hall of Shame. Nominations are now open for awards for those who have most affected the environment by words or action. Please post your nominations for each category in the comment section . If you would, please include a short reason that your nominee should be chosen and suggest a suitable gift if they win.

Nominations will be taken until March 1st, 2014. The nominees will then be listed and you will have a chance to vote to determine the winner in each category. You may suggest a suitable prize for your nominee. Please be imaginative, as particularly thoughtful or humorous nominations will be recognized and published on this site