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Delta, Georgia Tech leaders, discusses climate solutions for businesses at Atlanta Press Club event
Both agree that this is a critical issue that needs to be addressed today. By Allison Joyner Yesterday, the Atlanta Press Club hosted their Newsmaker Leadership Series. The conversation centered on how the global business sector can improve problems with pollution. Moderated by SaportaReport’s Maria Saporta and CNN’s Nick Valencia, leaders from Delta Airlines and […]
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‘You can’t manage what you can’t measure’ – Drawdown Georgia’s GHG tracking tool
Drawdown Georgia has unveiled an online tool to track greenhouse gas emissions statewide and in each Georgia county. It is the initiative’s second major science-backed effort to help reduce GHG emissions.
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Reflections of a climate change candidate
By Guest Columnist MANDY MAHONEY. U.S. program director of the Regulatory Assistance Project
The South has long been defined by its heat and humidity, so much so that bragging about the heat has even become something of a punch line in certain circles. … As the global climate warms, extreme heat is growing more common in the South, and that is putting low-income people and communities of color at the highest risk of heat-related illness and even death.
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Captain Planet launches program to train next gen of climate activists
By Hannah E. Jones The youngest generation, Generation Z, is serious about protecting the environment. After growing up with rising sea levels, wildfires and animals going extinct, it’s easy to see why. The Atlanta-based Captain Planet Foundation (CPF) has launched a new program to tap into the next generation of climate activists. Planeteer Alliance, which […]
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Time to invest in Georgia’s children through climate action
By Guest Columnist Dr. PREETI JAGGI, a pediatrician based in Atlanta
As a pediatrician, I’ve seen firsthand how the burden of pollution and climate change can disproportionately fall on our children.
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Climate migration: Planners say region may face higher taxes, crowding
Climate change likely will be more than an abstract concept in metro Atlanta. Higher taxes and an influx of residents are among possible consequences as people move to escape problems elsewhere, two planners contend.
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Taking stock on U.N. Day: Georgia’s path toward reducing carbon emissions
Georgia’s leaders in sustainability recognized achievements and outlined aspirations during their Oct. 28 celebration of the 76th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations.
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Help a symbol of hope: Plant a flower to feed a migrating monarch butterfly
The great migration of monarch butterflies is underway, and the peak season for these symbols of hope to pass through metro Atlanta begins in a few weeks.
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In advance of rising sea levels, Savannah area pilots life-saving technology
A holistic approach to measure and respond to rising sea levels in and around Savannah is so promising that NOAA has provided new funding to expand it to other coastal communities in Georgia that need real-time flood information to help save lives from flood waters.
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So sad: Midtown/Grady High’s front lawn becoming a parking lot
It’s hard to believe this is actually happening. Midtown (formerly known as Grady) High School’s historic front lawn is being turned into a parking lot.
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Vidalia onion harvest helped by dry weather as ATL starts summer with normal rainfall
Metro Atlanta enters summer with no areas of abnormal dryness, though portions of the coastal area are showing signs of being dry and the level of moisture in soil is falling across the state, according to an array of state and federal reports.
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Reporter’s Notebook: Climate pledges made on Earth Week
Happy Earth Day, Atlanta! Show Mother Nature some love today. Here’s a few ideas for how to celebrate: Get some fresh air: Arabia Mountain, Sweetwater Creek, Cochran Shoals Trail, Piedmont Park, Freedom Park Get involved: Earth Day at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens, Constitution Lakes Clean-up, live-stream some scaly friends at the Georgia Aquarium, take a […]
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Measuring climate change as NOAA updates definition of ‘climate normals’
The headline on a climate report from Yale Climate Connections says a lot: “What’s ‘normal’ in a changing climate?”
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Rhode Island senator visits Georgia coast, reminds voters of sea level rise
A Rhode Island senator is back in Georgia today to share one message with Georgia voters. “Think about the coast as you cast your vote,” said Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, a Democrat.
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Climate change: Congress weighs proposal to gauge fisheries that provide food, jobs
Congress has advanced a proposal regarding fisheries and climate change, one that aims to help the nation respond to behavioral changes by fish as they seek to avoid warmer ocean waters and their higher levels of acids and lower levels of oxygen.
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Children’s climate lawsuit prompts renewed call for Savannah to adopt clean energy policy
In the wake of a setback in the climate-change lawsuit filed by 21 Oregon children against the federal government, the Center for a Sustainable Coast has renewed its call on Savannah to transition to 100 percent clean energy by 2030.
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Atlanta Audubon brings in leader experienced in governmental affairs, fundraising
Almost a year before Jared Teutsch was named to lead Atlanta Audubon, he wrote a column about green infrastructure techniques in his role with The Nature Conservancy. The techniques he espoused, and other matters, match well with Atlanta Audubon’s goals including its growing wildlife sanctuary program.
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Backyard birding: ZIP code tool lists birds endangered by global warming
A new search engine allows users to enter a ZIP code to get a list of the bird species that are threatened by climate change in that neighborhood. The National Audubon Society released the tool Thursday along with a new report: “Survival by Degrees: 389 Bird Species on the Brink.”
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Malnutrition, climate change now fellow travelers in scholars’ research
Malnutrition in all forms – including obesity – has emerged as a companion of global warming, as evidenced in reports associated with one approved last week by 195 governments that was related to the 2016 Paris Agreement on climate change.
