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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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 Hill’s Energy & Environment BlogAugust 6, 2013 By Zack Colman Last year was one of the 10 hottest on record for the planet, according to a new federal report that could provide new fuel for President Obama’s climate change push. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-led study said 2012 was either the eighth or
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American Sustainable Business Council Small Business Majority July 25, 2013 U.S. small businesses – widely recognized as the backbone of the U.S. economy – are particularly at risk from extreme weather and climate change and must take steps to adapt, according to a new report from Small Business Majority (SBM) and the American Sustainable Business
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Yesterday I told you about the South Carolina Small Business Chamber’s SCBARS (South Carolina Businesses Acting on Rising Seas) project. Our press conference at the Battery in Charleston was covered by the Charleston Post & Courier and the Charleston City Paper. Read the stories here and here. But I didn’t tell you about the wonderful statements of
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By Bruce Smith, Associated Press | Associated Press April 29, 2013 GEORGETOWN, S.C. (AP) — Living in a coastal town or city with seawalls and docks on the waterfront, it can be difficult to notice the sea level rise by increments each year. But effects of higher sea level are very clear down a winding
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