Mouli Cohen» New Study on Climate Change in U.S. | Mouli Cohen http://www.moulicohen.com Thoughts on Entreprenurial Innovation Sun, 12 Sep 2010 15:00:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 New Study on Climate Change in U.S. http://www.moulicohen.com/2009/08/28/new-study-on-climate-change-in-u-s/ http://www.moulicohen.com/2009/08/28/new-study-on-climate-change-in-u-s/#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:02:02 +0000 natelithgow http://www.moulicohen.com/?p=950 In a new analysis conducted by The Nature Conservancy, scientists predict that the states that will experience the greatest impacts of rising temperatures are not entirely coastal, as most generally assume. Instead, states like Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska will apparently see the biggest increase in overall temperatures, an unexpected consequence that could be potentially disastrous to these state economies that rely heavily on agriculture.

With an average increase around 10 degrees by the end of the decade, the “soil will be significantly less productive” according to an article in the Huffington Post. Ironically, these are states whose senators have opposed climate change regulation like the Waxman-Markey bill passed this year on the grounds that the legislation could damage their home states’ economies.

With Republicans saying no to most of the initiatives being introduced, my hopes are that the Democratic majority will still be able to get enough done during Obama’s first term to ensure some steadfast measures to effect a transition into a more climate friendly economy.

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