ABC4 News Charleston, SC August 26, 2022 by John Upton (Climate Central), Sonya Stevens (ABC 4) and Charistin Clark (ABC 4) This story was produced through a collaboration between ABC News 4 Charleston and Climate Central, a nonadvocacy science and news organization. Alanna Elder (Climate Central) and Kelly Van Baalen…
Climate Change and Sea Level Rise
The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce (SCSBCC) has long been concerned about climate change and the negative impact on the economy in general and small businesses in particular. The SCSBCC believes that the state’s coastal tourism economy is threatened by future sea level rise due to carbon pollution…
7/24/15 Newsletter: Regulations, Sea Level Rise, Internships & More
Regulations SBA Administrator, Maria Contreras-Sweet, has appointed South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Frank Knapp as Chair of the Region IV Regulatory Fairness Board of the U.S. Small Business Administration. The Regulatory Fairness Board is an uncompensated body that has a representative from each state that…
Small Business Chamber head urges city officials to prepare for rising sea levels
By Paul Bowers | Charleston City Paper Sandy Bridges, co-owner of Charleston Hammock Co., is concerned about the threat of rising waters The ocean is rising. We live on the coast. What are we going to do about it? That’s the question being posed by Frank Knapp, president of the…
Climate Change’s Biggest Threats Are Those We Aren’t Ready For: Report
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…
FL seas level rise alliance good model for SC
The New York TimesNovember 11, 2013 South Florida Faces Ominous Prospects From Rising Waters By NICK MADIGAN MIAMI BEACH — In the most dire predictions, South Florida’s delicate barrier islands, coastal communities and captivating subtropical beaches will be lost to the rising waters in as few as 100 years. Further…
Superstorm Sandy’s warning about our future
Today is the one year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy that devastated the New York and New Jersey coastal communities. Sandy wasn’t a hurricane but the cost in terms of dollars was enormous. –$2.4 billion authorized by the SBA in disaster loans for residents and businesses –$2.7 billion in funding…
UN climate report: Humans are ‘dominant’ cause of global warming
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…
When it comes to predicting the impact of EPA rules, we can’t trust the utility companies
Seven times either I or the SC Small Business Chamber has intervened in rate hearings for SCE&G and Duke Energy. Seven times the public was told that these power companies had to have every penny of their rate hike proposal or their world would come to an end. Seven times…