{"id":89084,"date":"2020-01-31T16:11:48","date_gmt":"2020-01-31T21:11:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=89084"},"modified":"2020-01-31T18:14:42","modified_gmt":"2020-01-31T23:14:42","slug":"local-paper-facing-dire-climate-threats-charleston-has-done-little-to-reduce-its-carbon-footprint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=89084","title":{"rendered":"(Local Paper) Facing dire climate threats, Charleston, South Carolina has done little to reduce its carbon footprint"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pounded by rain bombs from above and rising seas below, Charleston is among the most vulnerable<\/a> cities in the South to a rapidly warming planet.<\/p>\n

City officials estimate it may take $2 billion or more in public money to fortify Charleston against these threats \u2014 costs rooted in the rise of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.<\/p>\n

Yet, amid these looming perils and costs, the city government itself has taken relatively modest steps to reduce its own carbon footprint in recent years, a Post and Courier investigation found.<\/p>\n

Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Pounded by rain bombs from above and rising seas below, Charleston is among the most vulnerable cities in the South to a rapidly warming planet.https:\/\/t.co\/5uxTHUmvTQ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 The Post and Courier (@postandcourier) January 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n