Hurricane Sandy was just one of 11 billion-dollar disasters hitting the U.S. in 2012, NOAA reports. The superstorm was the year’s most expensive disaster, causing $65 billion in damage in seven east coast states. Last year’s drought/heatwave in the western half of the country was the second-most expensive at $30 billion. Rounding out the list …
Hot off the press: Grist published my new article, an investigative piece on David Koch’s $100 million donation to NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. Why am I covering a philanthropic gift to a medical institution? Because NewYork-Presbyterian’s resources were strained to the breaking point by Superstorm Sandy, and Koch–New York City’s richest resident–continues to fund organizations that argue …
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As if we needed more convincing that the melting Arctic sea ice will create havoc on the world’s coasts, scientists from Rutgers and Cornell have found a link between the melting icepack and the unusual westward path of Hurricane Sandy last October. Sandy did not spin harmlessly out to sea like most late-fall hurricanes. Instead, …
News outlets are reporting the failure of a U.S.-proposed plan to outlaw the export of polar bear parts at the annual meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) this week in Bangkok. Canada is the only nation that allows the export of polar bear skins, teeth and paws, and vehemently opposed …
In October 2012, I began covering local environmental news for Coastal Commons, the online magazine of Going Coastal, Inc. This NYC-based educational nonprofit brings all of the groups that enjoy our urban coastal resources together–boaters, anglers, conservationists, government and nonprofit organizations. My focus tends toward environmental conservation and the potential impacts of climate change on …
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