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“The avoided deaths are valued at more than $37 trillion. The avoided health care spending due to reduced hospitalizations and emergency room visits exceeds $37 billion, and the increased labor productivity is valued at more than $75 billion,” Drew Shindell, a professor at Duke University, told lawmakers Wednesday.  … [Read more...] about US could avoid 4.5M early deaths by fighting climate change, study finds

Among the recommendations noteworthy to agricultural interests are those that would boost funding for technical and financial conservation assistance; provide crop insurance discounts to producers who adopt climate smart agriculture practices such as no-till and cover crops; implement a low carbon fuel standard to realize the full potential of biofuels; establish incentives for increasing carbon sequestration on private forestlands and improving forest ecosystem health; increase funding for agricultural research and USDA Climate Hubs; and incentivize farmers and ranchers to incorporate energy efficiency and generate renewable energy into their operations. … [Read more...] about House committee embraces agriculture as a solution to climate challenges

“Do you think he's more moderate in tone than maybe in policy?” Perino followed up, adding that “some of the policies that he [Biden] has embraced during this primary and in conversations with [self-proclaimed democratic socialist Sen.] Bernie Sanders, they are a lot more progressive even than during the Obama years." … [Read more...] about Jill Biden promises her husband will debate Trump this fall, is ‘close’ to choosing running mate

While the Bay Area has done a good job designing for earthquakes, it hasn't done so for sea-level rise, said Will Travis, executive director of the bay conservation agency, which approves shoreline development. Aside from cutting greenhouse gas emissions, Travis said, "The amount of planning and preparing that we do is really what will affect how severe the impacts are here." … [Read more...] about CONSEQUENCES OF A RISING BAY / GLOBAL WARMING: New set of maps reveals how melting polar ice could change shoreline and carry a high price for entire region

The 2020s started off with a global pandemic, an economic crisis, and an increasingly dangerous and aggressive China threatening the globe. Every leader of the United States will need to be able to perform at levels pushing the limits of the absolute best. Whoever takes the oath of office in 2021 will need to adjust and respond to changing situations at critical moments, whether it be negotiating new trade agreements or reacting to geopolitical threats. … [Read more...] about Presidential debates demonstrate who has what it takes