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Paris is flooding, again, sadly this is now something of a wintertime high-water ritual that frequently plagues the city. As noted in a recent article posted at CNN, this month marks the anniversary of the worst natural disaster in the modern history of Paris, it was back on January 28, 1910, the … [Read more...] about Paris Floods A Warning For Other Cities
The Mayor of Atlanta Georgia, Keisha Lance Bottoms, recently wrote an open letter that was published in The Huffington Post calling for cities to lead on clean air, pollution and addressing climate change. It was an excellent letter that outlined much of what we might already know but is worth … [Read more...] about Atlanta Mayor Calls On Cities To Lead On Clean Air And Climate Change
It seems almost unnecessary to say that left unchecked the effects of climate change will be impossibly expensive. However, as we leave 2017 behind and begin 2018, it's worth looking back on the past year to make an attempt at tallying up the damage done in just one year alone. A recent article in … [Read more...] about Climate Change Left Unchecked Will Be Stupendously Expensive
"One of the largest credit rating agencies in the country is warning U.S. cities and states to prepare for the effects of climate change or risk being downgraded. In a new report, Moody's Investor Services Inc. explains how it assesses the credit risks to a city or state that's being impacted by … [Read more...] about Credit Rating Agencies Issue Warning To Cities On Climate Risk
Six Tipping Points To Worry About For Climate Change 1. The Arctic sea ice melts 2. Greenland becomes ice-free 3. The West Antarctic ice sheet disintegrates 4. El Niño becomes a more permanent climate fixture 5. The Amazon rain forest dies back 6. Boreal forests are cut in half A better … [Read more...] about Six Tipping Points To Worry About For Climate Change
Like so many realists who are accepting of the fact that climate change is an actual thing that must be dealt with, it’s often incredibly difficult to understand the opposite side, those who have been labeled “Climate Deniers”. The evidence by way of scientific assessment or even by personal … [Read more...] about A Balanced Examination On The Politics Of Climate Change
The editorial board of the New York Times wrote an excellent commentary outlining Five Climate Truths That Trump Doesn't Understand. For all of us who have spent the past years following the growth in renewables, the prices and how the new energy economy is slowly shifting away from fossil fuels, … [Read more...] about Trump Doesn’t Understand Basic Climate Truths
The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed scrapping the only major rule limiting greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, leaving the United States without a clear national strategy to combat climate change. On Tuesday, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt issued a notice of proposed rulemaking … [Read more...] about Trump Administration EPA Scraps The Clean Power Plan
