Por: Time Science October 21, 2022
In Monroe County, home to the Florida Keys, climate change disaster isn’t 50 or 100 years off—it’s here now. Sea level there rose about 4 inches from 2000 to 2017 and will push up another 6 to 13 inches by 2040, . Many homeowners will need to elevate their houses by at least 4 to 6 ft., at a minimum cost of $200,000, says Caroline Horn, who heads up an effort—the Keyswide Home Elevation Project—to educate them about what’s coming.... + full article
The Advocate USA Business October 20, 2022
As local parishes have fought back against carbon capture projects, the Baton Rouge Area Chamber on Wednesday announced it has formed an alliance with a host of businesses, academic institutions and government agencies to push for low-carbon energy projects in the Capital... + más
Louisiana moves closer toward large carbon- capture project | Associated Press
Our Views: For a healthier planet, carbon capture wells are needed | The Advocate
Los Angeles Times USA Nation October 20, 2022
A nearly two-decade effort by Californians to cut their emissions of planet-warming carbon dioxide may have been erased by a single, devastating year of wildfires, according to UCLA and University of Chicago researchers. The state's record-breaking 2020 fire season, which... + más
Op-Ed: Here's how companies can strong-arm their suppliers into cutting carbon emissions | Los Angeles Times
On New Zealand farm, scientists reduce cow burps with an eye on global warming | NBC News
Newsweek USA Sports October 18, 2022
Greenpeace has criticized FIFA over its claims that it will deliver a carbon-neutral World Cup in Qatar.The environmental organization said that soccer's governing body has been greenwashing with its statements about the tournament, which starts next month, will deliver an... + más
When and where is the next FIFA World Cup? 16 host cities announced | Newsweek
Qatar Hosting The FIFA Men’s World Cup Comes With Controversy For Sponsors, Players And Fans | Forbes
Time USA Science October 17, 2022
In the battle to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and slow global warming, humans have a few natural allies. The best-known of these allies are trees, those charismatic carbon sinks that create shade and oxygen for us and our fellow landbound creatures. But... + más
Honestly? The Link Between Climate Change and Hurricanes Is Complicated | The Atlantic
Climate reparations may be ethical, but they aren't the best fix, climatologist says | CNBC
Associated Press USA Business October 13, 2022
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Three energy corporations are partnering on a carbon- capture project with the hopes of dramatically reducing industrial carbon dioxide emissions in Louisiana, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Wednesday. ExxonMobil, CF Industries and EnLink Midstream have... + más
CF Industries tags ExxonMobil, EnLink to ship its Donaldsonville carbon emissions to this parish | The Advocate
Orlando Sentinel USA Opinion October 06, 2022
“Carbon tax, beloved policy to fix climate change, is dead at 47.” As early as last summer, an article in The Atlantic declared the so-called political “death” of carbon pricing. With the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) last month, many critics feel... + más
3 ways to get a bigger tax refund | CBS News
Why this investor doesn't back companies that use carbon offsets | CNBC
Los Angeles Times USA Business October 04, 2022
The Inflation Reduction Act is both the most important federal climate legislation ever and sadly inadequate to protect the U.S. and the world from the effects of climate change. Where it falls short, states could intervene with tougher regulations — but many won’t. That... + más
Get ready for a carbon tax in the U.S. | Orlando Sentinel
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