Why the Trump admin's been silent about this, in 5 points: 1) A coal lobbyist runs the EPA 2) An oil lobbyist runs the DOI 3) A Monsanto exec runs US Fish & Wildlife 4) A BP attorney is the nation's top enviro lawyer 5) A fossil fuel lobbyist is the EPA's air pollution chief

FACTS about voting: -Votes being counted now were all received by Election Day -In 18 states ballots can legally arrive after Election Day per state law -In 29 states military ballots can arrive after Election Day -Trump presented zero evidence of fraud in his bogus lawsuits

This is how Ireland ended its newscast tonight

Science: Ocean Acidifying So Fast It threatens Humanity’s Ability to Feed Itself bit.ly/w93DgD

Our Ohio forecast: Santorum 35.7 (57% chance of winning), Romney 34.2 (43% chance of winning). nyti.ms/xXzuZc

George Will on ABC's This Week: GOP leaders "are afraid of Rush Limbaugh. They want to bomb Iran, but they’re afraid of Rush Limbaugh.”

Intrade thinks there's a bigger chance the GOP nominee will be none-of-the-above than Santorum/Gingrich/Paul.

What if the health law isn't viable without the insurance mandate? We chart the possibilities: propub.ca/Hoflj6

On the final day of oral arguments, Josh Gerstein and Jennifer Haberkorn have your 5 Supreme Court takeaways: politi.co/HhQk8F

map of renewable power use in the USA. hello, arizona?washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-kle…

Huzzahs for Ryan from the website 'Global Warming Skeptic.' On climate, 'as conservative as they come.' globalwarmingskeptics.com/2012/08/11/spe…

To maintain current levels of fish consumption, aquaculture must provide an additional 23 million tons of fish by 2020 ow.ly/d18ZH

China to Spend $372 Billion on Cutting Energy Use, Pollution: Scientific American scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id… via Scientific American

Read this week's Arctic news in the new edition of Arctic Monitor: arcticmonitor.net/am135.html

And Now Let Us Gasp In Astonishment At What Just Happened To The Newspaper Business by Henry Blodget read.bi/QhLoIc

RT Chris Fox: Scientists Have a Plan To Power 95% of the World w Renewable Energy bit.ly/RVoBhK #cleanenergy #climate Not David Roberts

via The Onion - Obama: 'Help Us Destroy Jesus And Start A New Age Of Liberal Darkness' onion.com/Rr4ms2

Read this week's Arctic news in the new edition of Arctic Monitor: arcticmonitor.net/am149.html

Seriously bad news as NYTimes announces closure of its environment desk: insideclimatenews.org/news

New Water Tunnel Shows NYC Can Meet Post-Sandy Challenge citylimits.org/conversations/…