https://padlet.com/kyra_borodin/qwf0vrtk7fsn Made with a wink and a smile en-us 2019-05-14 13:18:24 UTC 2019-05-25 03:20:23 UTC hello@padlet.com kyra_borodin https://padlet.com/kyra_borodin/qwf0vrtk7fsn/wish/359887098 https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/global-warming-real/
Global warming and climate change have been the subject of great political controversy. One piece of evidence for impending global warming is rising temperatures. Thermometer records kept over the past century show that the Earth’s average temperature has increased by 1 degree Fahrenheit, and about twice that in parts of the Arctic.]]> 2019-05-14 13:23:33 UTC https://padlet.com/kyra_borodin/qwf0vrtk7fsn/wish/359887098 kyra_borodin https://padlet.com/kyra_borodin/qwf0vrtk7fsn/wish/359889462 https://www.rff.org/publications/journal-articles/an-analysis-of-costs-and-health-co-benefits-for-a-us-power-plant-carbon-standard/
Reducing carbon dioxide emissions from power plants have significant benefits regarding public health. The costs and health co benefits are examined in monetary terms, similar to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Air Act. Nationwide, total health co benefits were $29 billion and net co benefits that were under the central coast case were $12 billion.]]> 2019-05-14 13:28:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kyra_borodin/qwf0vrtk7fsn/wish/359889462 kyra_borodin https://padlet.com/kyra_borodin/qwf0vrtk7fsn/wish/359893872 https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/13/china-is-raising-tariffs-on-60-billion-of-us-goods-starting-june-1.html
Starting on June 1st, China will raise $60 billion in U.S. goods in retaliation for the U.S. decision to hike duties on Chinese goods. This move follows President Donald Trump’s decision to raise duties on $200 billion in Chinese products from 25% to 10%. The world’s two largest economies have struggles to sign a trade deal and end a widening conflict that threatens to damage the global economy.]]> 2019-05-14 13:37:29 UTC https://padlet.com/kyra_borodin/qwf0vrtk7fsn/wish/359893872 kyra_borodin https://padlet.com/kyra_borodin/qwf0vrtk7fsn/wish/359895547 https://www.rff.org/publications/journal-articles/the-pricing-of-flood-insurance/
Despite the availability of flood insurance in the US through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), many homeowners at risk of floods are not insured. The program went deeply into debt after Hurricane Katrina, and Congress adopted multiple reforms. NFIP premiums were simulated based on FEMA rating tables to respond to the ongoing misunderstandings regarding NFIP rates.]]> 2019-05-14 13:41:10 UTC https://padlet.com/kyra_borodin/qwf0vrtk7fsn/wish/359895547 kyra_borodin https://padlet.com/kyra_borodin/qwf0vrtk7fsn/wish/360766962 https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-48069663
Scientists are investing radical ways to repair the Earth’s climate like freezing Earth’s poles and removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. This initiative works to reverse the damage from humans in the past and eventually reduce overall carbon emissions. The initiative is co-coordinated by the government’s former chief adviser, Prof Sir David King, and projects that what he achieves in next 10 years will affect the future.]]> 2019-05-16 13:20:34 UTC https://padlet.com/kyra_borodin/qwf0vrtk7fsn/wish/360766962 kyra_borodin https://padlet.com/kyra_borodin/qwf0vrtk7fsn/wish/360772731 https://www.livescience.com/65370-indonesia-move-capital-from-sinking-city.html
Indonesia wants to move the country’s capital, Jakarta, to another location off the main island of Java in part because the city of more than 10 million is sinking into the sea. Models project that by 2050, about 95% of North Jakarta will be submerged. The final move would address the sinking as well as the overcrowding, and potentially help spread economic opportunities beyond the megacity.]]> 2019-05-16 13:30:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kyra_borodin/qwf0vrtk7fsn/wish/360772731 kyra_borodin https://padlet.com/kyra_borodin/qwf0vrtk7fsn/wish/360774851 https://www.rff.org/publications/journal-articles/the-dangers-of-disaster-driven-responses-to-climate-change
Low-probability, high-consequence climate change events are likely to trigger management responses that are based on the demand for immediate action from those affected. However, these responses may be inefficient and even manipulative in the long term. Harnessing salience may provide opportunities to focus attention and resources on the amelioration of human impacts on the natural system and on reducing human vulnerability to subsequent events.]]> 2019-05-16 13:34:22 UTC https://padlet.com/kyra_borodin/qwf0vrtk7fsn/wish/360774851 kyra_borodin https://padlet.com/kyra_borodin/qwf0vrtk7fsn/wish/361173638 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/10/health/assisted-living-costs-elderly.html
A decade from now, most middle-income seniors will not be able to pay the rising costs of independent or assisted living. Without retirement savings and increasing costs regarding prescription drugs and medical bills, the elderly have decreasing amounts of money to put towards assisted living. Potential changes in policy and medicaid could redefine this.]]> 2019-05-17 13:35:07 UTC https://padlet.com/kyra_borodin/qwf0vrtk7fsn/wish/361173638 kyra_borodin https://padlet.com/kyra_borodin/qwf0vrtk7fsn/wish/361177408 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/14/your-money/tax-refund-paycheck-withholding.html
The overhaul of the tax code, the first in three decades, caused much confusion this tax season, which was only worsened by the month long government shutdown. Many taxpayers were upset when they found out that they owed money to the federal government, even if their tax burden was lower. If taxpayers don’t adjust their paycheck withholding, next year could bring an even bigger shock]]> 2019-05-17 13:44:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kyra_borodin/qwf0vrtk7fsn/wish/361177408 kyra_borodin https://padlet.com/kyra_borodin/qwf0vrtk7fsn/wish/361221939 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/12/world/europe/london-ice-cream-trucks-pollution.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FAir%20Pollution&action=click&contentCollection=science&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=collection
Londoners could find it harder to track down soft serve on a hot day because of the fact that the  pollutants from the truck's diesel engines may be endangering lives. Councils in the city are threatening to clamp down on ice cream trucks that roam the city if they do not become more environmentally friendly. The issue of toxic air has plagued London in recent years, and steps are being taken to relieve this stress.]]> 2019-05-17 15:27:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kyra_borodin/qwf0vrtk7fsn/wish/361221939 kyra_borodin https://padlet.com/kyra_borodin/qwf0vrtk7fsn/wish/361227791 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/01/opinion/climate-change-gas-electricity.html
Burning gas is now a bigger source of pollution compared to burning coal, and nearly a third of that gas is burned in in homes and commercial buildings. In fact, gas companies ares still being allowed to spend billions on expanding lines, but this increasing amount of gas contributes to major health problems. Scientists link gas stoves to asthma and cancer, which means many need to switch from gas as soon as possible to mitigate the effect of burning gas.

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Policy analysts and government agencies promote a particular form of what they term water quality trading as a means to address the most vexing obstacle to meeting water quality standards: reducing nutrient pollutants from agricultural non point sources. However, agricultural non point sources’ participation in water quality trading programs will only make limited contributions to lowering overall pollutant loads.]]> 2019-05-17 15:50:05 UTC https://padlet.com/kyra_borodin/qwf0vrtk7fsn/wish/361231969 kyra_borodin https://padlet.com/kyra_borodin/qwf0vrtk7fsn/wish/361266149 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/18/science/what-are-microplastics.html
May researchers in France said this week that they found thousands and thousands of micro plastic particles raining down on a secluded spot. The study suggests that micro plastics may also travel my air as opposed to water, and their ill effects far from dense population centers.]]> 2019-05-17 17:18:35 UTC https://padlet.com/kyra_borodin/qwf0vrtk7fsn/wish/361266149 kyra_borodin https://padlet.com/kyra_borodin/qwf0vrtk7fsn/wish/361522947 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190516114612.htm
Various research teams have been conducting experiments by developing  a material that selectively binds dissolved uranium with a low cost polymer adsorbent.  The results could help push past bottlenecks in the cost and efficiency of extracting uranium resources from oceans for sustainable energy production. Saltwater extraction proves to offer a sustainable alternative to land-mining uranium that could sustain nuclear power production for millennia.]]> 2019-05-19 18:29:23 UTC https://padlet.com/kyra_borodin/qwf0vrtk7fsn/wish/361522947 kyra_borodin https://padlet.com/kyra_borodin/qwf0vrtk7fsn/wish/361526331 https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/nuclear-power-most-reliable-energy-source-and-its-not-even-close
Nuclear energy is accompanied by many factors that make it more reliable, efficient, and Eco-friendly. Over the years, nuclear energy has taken the place of standard nonrenewable resources. This type of energy has the highest capacity factor, require less maintenance to operate which increases reliability, emits no greenhouse gases. These aspects of nuclear power remain very important regarding the fact that the need for Earth to be preserved and protected has increased over the years because of human impact.

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The National Forest Conservation Program was launched to curb deforestation in rainforests and is aimed at the indigenous communities in the Amazon region. Communities that have successfully curbed the deforestation on their territory and establishes sustainable production systems received a compensation payment, but those who violate should be punished to further protect the rainforests.

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Tesla Inc. is updating its charging network to halve typical wait times as the fleet of Model 3 sedans grows and challengers such as Porsche prepare their own infrastructure. In order to do this, Tesla plans to double power at charging stations and preheating batteries before arriving at plugs in order to drop charging times by 15 minutes. These ideas work to improve the use of renewable resources.]]> 2019-05-19 20:07:16 UTC https://padlet.com/kyra_borodin/qwf0vrtk7fsn/wish/361535544 kyra_borodin https://padlet.com/kyra_borodin/qwf0vrtk7fsn/wish/361537722 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/15/us/politics/elizabeth-warren-public-lands.html
Senator Elizabeth Warren unveiled a huge proposal, bringing land use issues and the environment into the spotlight. This plan promised an executive order that would prohibit new leases for fossil fuel drilling offshore and on public lands and reduce public acreage by 50 percent. One of the main goals of the plan is to undo some of the actions undertaken by the Trump administration and hoped to save the planet from future effects of human impact.]]> 2019-05-19 20:25:36 UTC https://padlet.com/kyra_borodin/qwf0vrtk7fsn/wish/361537722 kyra_borodin https://padlet.com/kyra_borodin/qwf0vrtk7fsn/wish/361538909 https://www.rff.org/publications/journal-articles/modeling-coastal-land-and-housing-markets-understanding-the-competing-influences-of-amenities-and-storm-risks/
The costs from coastal storms and hurricanes are expected to increase with climate change yet populations in coastal areas continue to grow. This paper develops a dynamic spatial stimulation model of coastal land and housing markets and study the competing influences of storm risks and amenities. The model is parameterized to the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, where hurricanes occur relatively infrequently, and then used to assess how spatial patterns of development would change if storm frequency increases.]]> 2019-05-19 20:35:14 UTC https://padlet.com/kyra_borodin/qwf0vrtk7fsn/wish/361538909 kyra_borodin https://padlet.com/kyra_borodin/qwf0vrtk7fsn/wish/361953235 2019-05-21 00:52:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kyra_borodin/qwf0vrtk7fsn/wish/361953235 kyra_borodin https://padlet.com/kyra_borodin/qwf0vrtk7fsn/wish/363243512 https://theconversation.com/death-by-775-cuts-how-conservation-law-is-failing-the-black-throated-finch-110704
Nearly 20 years ago, Australia adopted national environmental legislation that was celebrated widely as a balanced response to Australia’s threatened species crisis. In the same year, Queensland introduced its Vegetation Management Act Together, these laws were meant to help prevent further extinctions.
Mines and clearing have severely affected finch populations in recent years and must be acted upon in order to maintain past and future populations.]]> 2019-05-24 11:53:11 UTC https://padlet.com/kyra_borodin/qwf0vrtk7fsn/wish/363243512