The Sun News had a nice story today about the progress the folks in North Myrtle Beach are making in pursuing offshore wind energy. Yesterday I gave you a Bloomberg story on how electricity from solar energy is now competitive with traditional sources. All this is good news for the effort to cut carbon pollution […]
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One of the frustrating things for those of us who believe science when it tells us that the earth is warming and is resulting in more extreme weather events is the resistance of climate scientists to pin any specific dramatic weather event on climate change. This has always given fodder to the climate deniers. From
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Excerpts from the first in a series of Reuters’ article on sea level rise. Click here to read the full article below. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— By Ryan McNeill, Deborah J. Nelson and Duff Wilson Sept. 4, 2014 …For this article, Reuters analyzed millions of data entries and spent months reporting from affected communities to show that, while
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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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This weekend’s eruption of Iceland’s Bardarbunga volcano is one of those teachable moments. The Bardarbunga volcano is a subglacial volcano beneath the Vantnajokull Glacier. Vatnajökull, according to Wikipedia, “is also known as the Vatna Glacier and is the largest and most voluminous Icelandic glacier and one of the largest in area in Europe. It is
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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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