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Category: Climate Change
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Sea-level Rise, Groundwater Quality, and the Impacts on Coastal Homeowners Dennis Guignet, O. Ashton Morgan, Craig Landry, John C. Whitehead, William Anderson Abstract: Sea-level rise poses a growing threat to coastal communities and economies across the globe. North Carolina (NC) is no exception, with coastal communities facing annual sea-level rise rates of 2.01 to 4.55 mm/year (NOAA, 2018).…
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Some people will get very excited by the title of this post (before the parenthetical) but don't for one minute think this adaptive behavior isn't costly (Heating Waters Force Change in Industries That Depend on the Ocean): In Maine, lobsters are heading north and some lobstermen are moving into kelp farming. … Marine heatwaves are…
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Yikes. *Ohio (Come Back to Texas)
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On the day of the final in my 2000 level environmental and resource economics course, the WSJ published the article on Clean Power Plan 2.0 (Biden Administration Targets Power-Plant Emissions in New Climate Initiative): The Biden administration proposed new rules Thursday to drastically reduce greenhouse gases from coal- and gas-fired power plants—measures that will cost…
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From E&E news (Senators eye ‘CHIPS 2.0’ as vehicle for carbon tariff): As senators from both parties seek a pathway for advancing a bill imposing carbon tariffs, a potentially viable vehicle has emerged: a nascent legislative package to boost U.S. competitiveness against China. Senate Democrats announced last week they want to write a follow-up to…
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Just gonna drop this here for those who need a reminder which approaches have the greatest potential for net emissions reductions… from that controversial source, the IPCC (AR6 WG3 2022). pic.twitter.com/CcX8DTkx3x — Dr. Julia K. Baum (@baumlab) May 7, 2023 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
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From the WSJ (World’s First Carbon Import Tax Approved by EU Lawmakers): The European Union’s parliament approved legislation to tax imports based on the greenhouse gases emitted to make them, clearing the final hurdle before the plan becomes law and enshrines climate regulation in the rules of global trade for the first time. Tuesday’s vote…
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Gallup reports: "Concern About Several Environmental Problems Dips in U.S." Here's the evidence. So, I downloaded the data, redrew the graphs, added trendlines, then deleted the original data to better suss out the underlying trends without all the confusing squiggly lines. Here you go. Oh, and I gave it a new title: No Obvious Conclusion…
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From the WSJ (EPA Seeks to Boost EVs With Toughest-Ever Rules on Tailpipe Emissions): The Biden administration is proposing new limits on vehicle tailpipe emissions, seeking to spur U.S. auto makers to generate two-thirds of their sales through electric vehicles in a decade. The new standards for light-duty vehicles, announced Wednesday by the Environmental Protection…
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From the local paper (Changing climates means changing ski season): Snowfall in the High Country is around 25 percent less than the long-term average, according to data from local meteorologist Ray Russell of Ray’s Weather Center. However, local ski resorts only need to maintain cold temperatures for a successful season. Kimberly Jochl, vice president of…
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