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Climate Change Poses Big Financial Risks to Government – US Auditors
As climate change leads to more frequent and destructive natural disasters and threatens crop yields, bridges and other infrastructure, the federal government faces big financial risks that it is poorly positioned to address, auditors said recently, report Lisa Rein and … Continue reading
Climate Change To Bankrupt Over 100 CA Dairies
The US drought and high corn prices are devastating California’s $8 billion dairy industry to the point where farmers can’t afford to feed their cows, and despondent dairymen are calling suicide hotlines, reports Stacy Finz at the San Francisco Chronicle. Industry … Continue reading
Climate Change Catastrophes Zooming in North America – Report
“Climate-driven changes are already evident over the last few decades for severe thunderstorms, for heavy precipitation and flash flooding, for hurricane activity, and for heatwave, drought and wild-fire dynamics in parts of North America.” So concludes Munich Re, a top … Continue reading
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Where Wind Power Is, Money and Jobs Follow
When wind turbines go in, employment grows and incomes rise, according to a new study that looks at wind power’s local economic impact, reports Pete Danko at Earthtechling. Its analysis of the wind power production tax credit is one more … Continue reading
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Tagged clean energy, climate change, climate change solutions, economy, environment, global warming, jobs, renewables, wind power
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Climate Change Costing World Over $1 Trillion Yearly – Report
Climate change is already contributing to the deaths of nearly 400,000 people a year and costing the world more than $1.2 trillion, wiping 1.6% annually from global GDP or Gross Domestic Production, according to a new study, reports Fiona Harvey … Continue reading
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Tagged clean energy, climate change, Congress, economy, environment, global economy, global warming
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Big US Corporations Reducing Emissions, Saving Money
While Congress is paralyzed on federal climate legislation, many U.S. business are stepping up to reduce emissions, reports Maria Gallucci at Inside Climate News. A number of leading U.S. corporations are squeezing big reductions of climate-changing emissions from their operations … Continue reading
Cutting Resource Use Would Help US Economy – Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton said the economy of the world’s biggest consumer, that is, the US would recover faster from the recession and financial crises if more effort was made to use resources sustainably, reports Fiona Harvey at the UK Guardian. “We … Continue reading
A Dinosaur Economy, or a Clean, Safe Future – check out the flick “BROKE”
Annie Leonard, producer of the smart, fun cartoon flick “The Story of Stuff” (check it out at youtube) has created another zinger, “BROKE”. Whoever does her graphics, they don’t get paid enough – seemingly simple, but flowing cartoons that take … Continue reading
