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Here's a look back at 3 years ago. President Trump said: "I was elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris," As he announced pulling out of the Paris Climate Agreement. So how are we doing now? buff.ly/2zIbi5W

2017 saw one of the fastest adoption rates for renewable energy yet, with about half the added power coming from green sources. buff.ly/2Hd7Fpz

“Do we really know what the ideal surface temperature should be in the year 2100? In the year 2018?” EPA Head Scott Pruitt said. “I mean it's fairly arrogant for us to think that we know exactly what it should be in 2100." buff.ly/2F0IO7A

The Valve Turners take climate change very seriously and with what their admirers call moral clarity and their detractors — including some of their loved ones — call tunnel vision, they’ve decided that their own business as usual must end. buff.ly/2EoipQe

The Trump administration's big infrastructure plan, unveiled Monday, amounts to the largest rewrite of one of the nation's bedrock environmental laws in decades. buff.ly/2EoOnMd

For years critics have claimed grid costs and stability will spiral out of control before we hit 20 percent renewable energy. Texas is proving them wrong buff.ly/2GQlpGD

In the short term, the state of the climate keeps getting worse. In terms of surface temperature, last year was Earth's second-hottest on record after 2016, according to NASA. buff.ly/2E347Yb

Tom Matzzie, CEO of CleanChoice Energy, predicts the Southeast, Southwest & Texas-all big growth areas for utility-scale solar-will see the greatest impact. Those areas encompass Trump's geographic base. "Trump country will lose out the most," he tweeted. buff.ly/2EjCN5L

Budweiser Now Uses 100% Renewable Electricity In U.S. Breweries DILLY DILLY! buff.ly/2EmgCfn

“I believe the scientific consensus is that humans have and are contributing to the climate change that we have seen” said Bridenstine. He did not, however, embrace the idea that humanity is the primary culprit. It was enough for Bill Nye the Science Guy. buff.ly/2nmfRdZ

"Among those surveyed, 94 percent — including 92 percent of voters that voted for President Trump — understand that the country can build and modernize infrastructure while keeping environmental protections in place." buff.ly/2npiGev

Donald Trump fails to grasp basic climate change facts during Piers Morgan interview “The ice caps were going to melt, they were going to be gone by now, but now they’re setting records. They’re at a record level,” Mr Trump said Yes... RECORD LOWS! buff.ly/2npitYL

Here's how shared solar fits into the larger energy picture, how it works, its benefits and drawbacks, and its future potential. buff.ly/2DoB6SR

The Alberta tar sands have become synonymous with global climate change, but their production process wreaks destruction across a huge region of North America’s boreal forest. buff.ly/2DoqQdf

Oil trains have a risk of explosion, and they are closer than you may think.

Maybe a good New Years' resolution would be to go without meat once or twice a week. It would make a huge difference for the planet buff.ly/2Dnhm1L

China has criticized officials in the industrialized province of Shandong for deceiving authorities to evade capacity cuts in the polluting coal, steel, aluminum and chemical sectors buff.ly/2lk4QZt

Ten more cities have signed on to the Chicago Climate Charter, a now 67-city pact to fight climate change in the face of President Trump's decision to pull the U.S. out of the Paris climate agreement. buff.ly/2lhMpF6

AND AT NUMBER 1 With 178 shares 38 comments Reaching over 23,500 people It's clear people had STRONG opinions about Pittsburgh's response to President Trump's "Pittsburgh, not Paris" line. What did you think of the comment, and the response? buff.ly/2Dm9v4K