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Obama’s Climate Policy Is a Hot Mess – WSJ

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Obama’s Climate Policy Is a Hot Mess – WSJ: Bjorn Lomborg may have been best know for his massive tomb of a book entitled The Skeptical Environmentalist. Lomborg (2007) in The Skeptical Environmentalist: Measuring the Real State of the World “may be the best source for reviewing the facts about quality of life, global warming, and the optimal approaches for addressing the issues.” (Hall, Taylor, Zapalski, & Hall, 2009, p. 5) Apparently he has since gone off to consult…

Cleaning up our garbage patch takes a 21 year old

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http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2016/06/28/3792829/ocean-clean-up-project-unveiled/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=cptop3&utm_term=1&utm_content=22 Cleaning up our (garbage patch) act is going to take some work.  It takes a 21 year old… see the refs to new studies. 700 pieces of plastic in the ocean for every man woman and child on Earth! And the problem is, that there will never be an end to the plastic until we stop producing it and shipping it off to Sea… Everyone being simply more aware of the problem, that’s actually…

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State of the Profession 2016 | GreenBiz

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State of the Profession 2016 | GreenBiz: They dynamics of Sustainability professionals, like Chief Sustainability Officers (CSOs), has had amazing change over the last 10 years. This report is impressive in so many ways. One is that CSR and sustainability are merging. Another is that both seem to be merged (embedded) into the divisions of organizations. ‘via Blog this’

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To Eat or Knot to eat Knot Weed – WSJ

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Pittsburgh Tries to Eat Its Way Through a Savage Weed – WSJ: What do you do, with Kudzu? Invasives like kudzu and Japanese Knotweed, can take over square miles. They really go wild in strip mines and disturbed areas, and completely take over. Once started, the weed pushes out anything and everything in the surrounding areas — an ugly mono-culture that disrupts entire ecosystems much like Melaleuca has done in Southern Florida. Melaleuca trees transplanted…

A Song Of Fire And No Ice: We Just Had Our Fourth Record-Breaking Hottest Month In A Row This Year | ThinkProgress

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A Song Of Fire And No Ice: We Just Had Our Fourth Record-Breaking Hottest Month In A Row This Year | ThinkProgress: Oh poop, crap, scat!. Each month of 2016 has been a record hot month. (Even though 2015 was wicked record hot with 10 months matching or exceeding record highs!) April blew past the last record in 2015 by a mile or two (+0.28 C or +0.43 F). [See NASA summary data here. Note…

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The Volusia County Water Summit – Stetson Today

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The Volusia County Water Summit – Stetson Today: The water summit discussed here, turned out to be a rather big event. Really good information & analysis. The right people thinking about the right issues. It seems that everyone agreed to do something about improving water management and water quality in the county. Although this is a non-binding agreement among the players, it is a really big step forward. Once everyone realizes those few areas where…