Category Archives: health and wellness

Sea-level Rise: Not Just for the Coasts Anymore

“Their results suggest that coastal regions will be far from the only ones affected by sea-level rise. A huge number of counties far from the coast—some deep in the US interior—will see dramatic changes in the number of people relocating there.” ARS Technica reports, As sea levels rise, little of the United States will be […]

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Need to Prepare for Millions of Climate Change Refugees

World needs to prepare for ‘millions’ of climate displaced: U.N. January 21, 2020 Reuters reported: DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – The world needs to prepare for millions of people being driven from their homes by the impact of climate change, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Speaking to Reuters at the World Economic Forum, Filippo […]

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The Hemp Myth, Carbon Sinks and the Environment

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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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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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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Pollution Kills

by Daniel Brouse and Sidd Mukherjee Pollution will kill you. Usually, it is a slow, painful death. For the last 20 years, the American Lung Association has analyzed data from official air quality monitors to compile the “State of the Air” report. The most recent report found the United States recorded more days with hazardous […]

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Air Quality And Asthma

A report published in JAMA entitled “Association of Changes in Air Quality With Incident Asthma in Children in California, 1993-2014” confirms air pollution increases childhood asthma incidence. “Conclusions and Relevance: Among children in Southern California, decreases in ambient nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 between 1993 and 2014 were significantly associated with lower asthma incidence.” “There’s been […]

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Groundwater Rise

Goundwater rise is a problem that will be exasperated by global warming and sea level rise. As the sea level rises, ocean water will inundate the coast, as well as, push groundwater up toward the surface inland. “Water will leach inside homes through basement cracks. Toilets may become chronically backed up. Raw sewage may seep […]

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Climate Change: Suspension Of Belief

by Daniel Brouse In the 1990’s, a team of real estate professionals, property management specialists, and climate change scientists starting working on a plan to mitigate the effects of global warming on residential real estate. There are two major problems with developing a plan: 1) Unintended Consequences The impact of climate change is wide reaching […]

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The Collapse Of Nature

Worldwide insect populations are in decline by as much as 80%. Insects are in a downward spiral threatening a “catastrophic collapse of nature’s ecosystems”, as reported by a global scientific review. “Unless we change our ways of producing food, insects as a whole will go down the path of extinction in a few decades. The […]

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