August 01, 2020 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – More than 350 student government presidents from colleges and universities in all fifty states have signed a statement in support of carbon dividends. Last year, more than 3,500 economists “from all 50 states and virtually every major college and university in the ...
Read More...July 31, 2020 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – A “bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation earlier this week that would create a multi-agency initiative for the research and development of carbon removal technologies”. According to Lisa Murkowski, one of the bill’s co-sponsors, “Carbon removal technologies have significant promise and could ...
Read More...July 30, 2020 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Bangladesh, one of the poorest countries in the world, has been experiencing torrential rains that have submerged a quarter of the country. “By Tuesday, according to the most recent figures available, nearly a million homes were inundated and 4.7 million people were affected. ...
Read More...July 30, 2020 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Sophisticated modeling and analysis of tides, storm surge and waves raise projections for coastal flooding this century by 46%. My Comment – These figures are likely low, as the study is based on the low IPCC projections for sea level rise. To read ...
Read More...July 29, 2020 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – Rising sea levels could wipe out 87% of the sea turtle nesting areas in Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea, in the coming decades. “Researchers found that sea level rise is causing beach erosion to occur faster than the rate of shoreline retreat, destroying ...
Read More...July 28, 2020 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – “A new study by the Union of Concerned Scientists concludes that more than 800 hazardous Superfund sites near the Atlantic and Gulf coasts are at risk of flooding in the next 20 years.” Superfund sites are the “worst hazardous waste sites that ...
Read More...July 26, 2020 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – French architect designs self-sustaining unsinkable floating pod that is powered by solar energy, made of recycled materials, and doesn’t damage the marine environment. Initially meant to be sold to the tourism industry, individuals can now buy pods for themselves for around €400,000. To ...
Read More...July 24, 2020 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – “China has around 126,000 square kilometers of coastal area at or below 10 meters above sea level, making the country particularly vulnerable to rising tides. The country’s ‘Third National Climate Change Assessment Report,’ published in 2015, said China’s coastal seas rose 2.9 ...
Read More...July 23, 2020 By Sharon Gray in Newsletter
Article Synopsis – According to a new report, prime real estate in Singapore’s central business district is highly vulnerable to flooding from rising sea levels. According to the report, the Marina Bay area with “soaring office towers worth billions of dollars is the most vulnerable”. ...
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