12/3/13 By Kate Sheppard, The Huffington Post WASHINGTON — Climatic changes — and the results of those changes — could occur within decades or even sooner, and they are becoming a greater concern for scientists, according to a new paper from the National Academy of Sciences. “The most challenging changes are the abrupt ones,” said […]
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If there is anything you would like to say to the U.S. Department of Energy, tell me today and I’ll deliver it tomorrow. U.S. Department of Energy Deputy Secretary Daniel Poneman will be in Charleston tomorrow. He will be at the dedication of Clemson University’s Energy Innovation Center, an 82,000 sq.ft. wind turbine drivetrain testing
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“Rising sea levels. The ocean is expected to rise 1 to 5 feet by the end of the 21st century, making seaside property more vulnerable to storm surges and flooding. The exact rate of sea level rise will depend, in part, on how fast the polar ice sheets melt.” The State November 13, 2013 By
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The Charleston Post and Courier Editorial October 21, 2013 The sea level rose about a foot in the last century. To some people’s way of thinking, that’s nothing to worry about. But to those who live on the coast, and are paying attention, it is correctly viewed as a warning. Add to the discussion the
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The Hill’s Energy & Environment BlogBy Ben Geman A United Nations climate science panel has concluded there’s at least a 95 percent chance human activities are the main driver of global warming over the last six decades. “Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, and since the 1950s, many of the observed changes are
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September 18, 2013 By Sandra Bridges | The Hill’s Congress Blog Many of the readers have visited Charleston’s Market, just a couple blocks from the harbor, where my business is located. Tourism is our lifeblood as it is for our city. So when our low-lying area of Charleston is flooded from heavy rain and tourists
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National Geographic MagazineSeptember 2013 Rising Seas As the planet warms, the sea rises. Coastlines flood. What will we protect? What will we abandon? How will we face the danger of rising seas? By Tim Folger (Excerpts) In May the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere reached 400 parts per million, the highest since three
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TheGuardian.comAugust 23, 2013 By Dana Nuccitelli Humans are very good at managing risks, except when it comes to the greatest risk we’ve faced – climate change Humans are generally very risk-averse. We buy insurance to protect our investments in homes and cars. For those of us who don’t have universal health care, most purchase health insurance.
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The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce is pleased to co-sponsor a free lecture by Bill McKibben in Charleston on October 16th at 6PM. McKibben is the founder of 350.org and has been called by Time Magazine “the planet’s best green journalist”. The title of the lecture is “The Climate Heats Up” and it
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The New York TimesAugust 10, 2013 By DIRK FORRISTER and PAUL BLEDSOE WITH more than a million people in China dying prematurely each year from breathing its dirty air, and with warming temperatures portending rising sea levels and disruptions to food production, the centrally planned Communist country is experimenting with a capitalist approach to address
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