by Daniel Brouse and Sidd Mukherjee Q: Is hemp a good solution for carbon sequestration (carbon sinks) and/or beneficial to the environment? A: No, not really. In general, hemp only acts as a carbon sink while it is growing and left unharvested. The harvesting usually negates any net-negative carbon sink. (ie more CO2 is released […]
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The Hemp Myth, Carbon Sinks and the Environment
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Scientists Declare Climate Emergency
Over 11,000 scientists have issued a warning over the climate crisis. The American Institute of Biological Science published the report World Scientists’ Warning of a Climate Emergency. Climate-Emergency Scientists have a moral obligation to clearly warn humanity of any catastrophic threat and to “tell it like it is.” On the basis of this obligation and […]
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Tagged climate change, climate crisis, climate emergency
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Real Estate, Climate Change, Health and Wellness
Where you live is greatly impacted by climate change. Pollution that causes global warming impacts your health and well-being. Sea level rise and extreme weather events impact the value of your real estate, insurance and your financial health. Climate Change and Health Death By Ozone Ozone primarily affects the respiratory and immune systems. The damage […]
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Tagged climage change, real estate, risk, value
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Sea Level Rising Faster
Articles The New York Times “Rising Seas Will Erase More Cities by 2050, New Research Shows” and
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Tagged climate change, climate change refugees, floods, rising sea level
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The Horror World will Face from Climate Change
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Tagged climate change, drought, real estate, risk, threat, wildfires
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Mortgage-backed Securities Exposed to Coastal Flooding Risk
An article in the Business Telegraph entitled “Climate change: the CMBS angle” explains: “… $56bn in commercial mortgage-backed securities that are exposed to coastal flooding risk in the US, and it’s not pretty viewing.” “It is often asked why US politicians are blasé about climate change, but we may suggest that will all change if […]
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Tagged climate change, coastal flooding, flood insurance, real estate, rising sea level, risk
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Chesapeake Bay and Sea Level Rise
The Capital Gazette reports: Fox Island has been washed away by sea level rise, forcing end of Chesapeake Bay education program “After 40 years there offering magical teaching moments, environmental educators are saying goodbye to Fox Island as it sinks into the Chesapeake Bay. Foundation educators say sea level rise and erosion are destroying the […]
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Tagged climate change, islands, rising sea level
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Climate Change Disasters Scare Off Insurance Industry
Australian insurance companies are becoming leery of insuring high risk properties. Climate change disasters could scare off the Australian home insurance industry “The idea of parts of Australia being so exposed to natural disasters that they aren’t able to get home insurance seems scary but that’s exactly what insurers are warning of as climate change […]
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Tagged climate change, flood insurance, real estate, rising sea level, risk, uninsurable
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Financial Risks From Climate Change
A New York Times Report on Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco * Home values could fall significantly. * Banks could stop lending to flood-prone communities. * Towns could lose the tax money they need to build sea walls and other protections. * Volatility related to climate change has become “increasingly relevant” as a consideration […]
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Climate Change, Real Estate Mortgages, Flood Insurance and You
From https://www.reuters.com/article/us-climatechange-mortgages-idUSKBN1WE0D3 “The market’s failure to integrate climate science with investment analysis has created a mispricing phenomenon that is possibly larger than the mortgage credit bubble of the mid-2000s” “a key culprit for the mispriced risk in the U.S. mortgage market is outdated flood maps drawn by the federal government.” “Due to budget cuts, more […]
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Tagged climate change, flood insurance, flooding, real estate, rising sea level
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