WJCL News-Savannah, GA August 25, 2014 BEAUFORT, S.C. (WJCL) — It may not happen until years down the line, but the City of Beaufort wants to be prepared. That’s the purpose of a meeting Monday morning at Beaufort City Hall. The discussion centered around the rising sea levels and its potential impact to the city. Through […]
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WSAV-Channel 3 News, Savannah, GA August 25, 2014 BEAUFORT, S.C. –When sea levels rise, scientists expect low-lying areas in parts of coastal cities to go underwater. That’s why community meetings are underway in the Lowcountry, to strategize how places like Beaufort can plan for their historical district to flood. The S.C. Small Business Chamber of Commerce
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Below is a blog that details the success of the Boston BARS project modeled after the SC BARS project (South Carolina Businesses Acting on Rising Seas). More than 50 Businesses Engaged in Recent BARS Campaign  August 13, 2014 Jehan Dolbashian Outreach and Community Building Fellow In 2013 The American Sustainable Business Council partnered with the
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City Paper (Charleston, SC) August 13, 2014 Here Comes the Ocean By Paul Bowers Need a little doom and gloom to balance out the bliss of summer on the coast? Check out the new interactive map of coastal flooding projections from Climate Central, a non-profit group focusing on global climate change and sea level rise.
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WASHINGTON, DC – Unforeseen, short-term increases in sea level caused by strong winds, pressure changes and fluctuating ocean currents can cause more damage to beaches on the East Coast over the course of a year than a powerful hurricane making landfall, according to a new study. The new research suggests that these sea-level anomalies could
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Yesterday South Carolina became the 12th state to enter a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency over the EPA’s proposed rules for power plants aimed at reducing the nation’s carbon pollution. The lawsuit challenge’s the EPA’s power to issue regulations to enforce federal law. In reference to the EPA’s actions South Carolina Attorney General Alan
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Sea level rise is here this Sunday evening. The sea level actually won’t be higher on Sunday but we’ll see what a 2 foot or possibly higher rise in sea level will look like at high tide. This is a glimpse into our future that our Department of Health and Environmental Control is asking for
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By Chris Adams McClatchy Washington Bureau July 23, 2014 WASHINGTON — A progressive business advocacy group said that small business owners from around the country support greater efforts by the federal government to protect the nation’s water, according to a poll the group commissioned. The poll of small-business owners found that two-thirds were concerned about
Myrtle Beach Sun News Lexington Herald-Leader By BRUCE SMITH Associated Press July 21, 2014 CHARLESTON, S.C. — A new analysis of sea level rise concludes that billions of dollars in property and infrastructure is at risk in extreme floods expected along the coast of the Carolinas in coming years. Climate Central of Princeton, New Jersey,
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Frank Knapp, president and CEO of the S.C. Small Business Chamber of Commerce, said the report shows coastal communities need to “begin to develop strategies to make their communities more resilient to different sea-level rise scenarios.” He cited the tourism industry as one sector that could be hit hard in a flood. “We don’t want
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