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"How We Survive": suggested reading on climate change adaptation

by Marketplace Staff
May 13, 2019
In addition to sharing our coverage of climate change adaptation on "Marketplace Tech," we also want to highlight great writing, important documents and interesting facets of the bigger conversations in play.
Sylvia Li
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Changing carbon from waste into gold

by Jed Kim
Feb 23, 2017
Could monetizing carbon emissions drive the fight against climate change?
The limestone rocks pictured here were created from carbon dioxide. The raw material costs a few dollars per ton but sells for $70 to $100 a ton once it’s been manufactured.
Jed Kim/Marketplace
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The Navy adapts to rising sea levels

by Jed Kim
Dec 22, 2016
The military has to act when climate change threatens its bases
A beach within Naval Base Ventura County at Point Mugu has eroded 400 feet since the 1940's, placing critical infrastructure closer to the ocean.
Jed Kim/Marketplace
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San Francisco area voters pave the way for climate adaptation

by Jed Kim
Nov 7, 2016
The new tax raises $500 million to restore wetlands, a strategy for adapting to climate change.
Advertising materials were only part of the strategy involved in raising support for Measure AA. The nine-county ballot measure received 70 percent support among voters.
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