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Rising Sea Levels Would Hit U.S. East Coast Hardest

Posted by Environmental Leader on 19/11/2009

Miami would become an island city – and Miami Beach an underwater reef – if climate change projections of a one-meter rise in sea levels by century’s end hold true.Clean Air-Cool Planet presented new climate change models to Senate staffers Nov. 19. The projections are predicate ...

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Offshore Wind Power Capacity Estimates Rise, Yet Support Seems Weak

Posted by Environmental Leader on 13/11/2009

Offshore wind power development is starting to gain a foothold in the renewable energy industry thanks to several new reports that cite big potential capacity. But first wind proponents need to capture not only the hearts and minds of the U.S. people, but also government agencies, businesses and ...

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‘Green’ Building Sector to Contribute $554B to GDP from 2009-13

Posted by Environmental Leader on 12/11/2009

While the green building industry added $173 billion to the U.S. gross domestic product from 2000-08, that’s just the beginning. From 2009 to 2013, that amount will more than triple to $554 billion, according to a new report from the U.S. Green Building Council and Booz Allen Hamilton.The r ...

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Canada Can Meet GHG Emissions Targets, While Growing Jobs, Economy

Posted by Environmental Leader on 03/11/2009

Canada can meet targets to reduce global warming pollution, while growing jobs and its economy, according to an economic modeling study commissioned by the Pembina Institute and the David Suzuki Foundation. However, not all provinces agree with the study’s findings.The report, Climate Leade ...

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Climate Change Poses Threat to Oil, Gas Industry

Posted by Environmental Leader on 03/11/2009

About three-fourths of global oil and gas firms say they believe that climate change could cause business downtime, system failures and safety risks, yet just 19 percent say they are taking action.“Our environment is changing and any impacts will be felt across the world putting consumers a ...

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