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by Jess Zimmerman. No idea why they got someone’s dad to narrate this video, but the information in it is pretty startling. According to this group, the American Security Project, costs racked up by climate change could include: $9.3 billion a year in lost agriculture revenues in the Plains states $3.6-$6.1 billion over 20 years in infrastructure costs in Alaska $60 billion by 2100 in increased energy costs in the Southeast $2.3-$12.1 million in lost revenue in the Northeast just from losses to the maple syrup trade $200 billion in repairs if a catastrophic hurricane flooded lower Manhattan Now, a lot of this is worst-case scenario, but this much is clear: Spending a little to address the impacts of climate change now could let us avoid costs, potentially enormous costs, down the line. ASP also has a map on their site that lets you download a report (warning, it’s a PDF) on how much each state could save by addressing climate change — i.e. how much they stand to lose if they don’t.
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How much could climate change cost your state?
Last month the Republicans tried to block the EPA from regulating to mitigate the impacts of climate change. In the course of the debate Democrats introduced three amendments that said climate change was real, that it was caused by humans and that its impact is potentially severe.So the Republicans had to vote on these amendments. And here is the extraordinary thing
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What is it that Makes Republicans on the House Energy Committee all deny climate change even exists?
Vote here. I’m reposting this because the polls close at midnight tonight. Each year, George Mason University’s Center for Climate Change Communications honors “one person and one organization for their excellence as climate change communicators.” This year, the nominees, which include me in the first category and Skeptical Science in the second, are: Individual Nominees : 1. Tom Crompton 2
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Vote for Climate Change Communicator of the Year
Bolivia’s President Eva Morales and their Ambassador have been very active in explaining to the world recently why they can not sit back and agree to the level of GHG emissions which will lead to
