[GWSG] Worse shrimp; less wheat; slr; Hanson overview; renewables up; US, too; reforestation projects; N FL talk

[Tilley, Al]

1.  Shrimp raised in increasingly acidic water taste worse.  http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-mh-badtasting-shrimp-20141222-column.html

2.  A new study finds that wheat production will fall 6% for every 1°C of warming.  http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/dec/23/global-warming-cut-wheat-yields-research-shows

3.  Peter Sinclair has put together some stories and tapes on sea level rise, especially in South Florida.  http://climatecrocks.com/2014/12/23/miamis-real-estate-catch-22/

4.  James Hansen assesses the climate situation and the solutions on the horizon.  http://csas.ei.columbia.edu/2014/12/23/assuring-real-progress-on-climate/

5.  144 countries now have renewable energy targets.  50 support zero carbon emissions by 2050.  Undertaking to double renewable energy to 36% by 2030 would be cheaper than not doing so.  http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/dec/24/the-switch-to-renewable-power-is-a-battle-we-cannot-afford-to-lose

6.  72% of new US generating capacity last month was from renewables.  http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2014/12/solar-and-wind-provide-70-percent-of-new-us-generating-capacity-in-november-2014?cmpid=WNL-Wednesday-December24-2014

7.  In major reforestation efforts, Costa Rica is now over half forested, Brazil has slowed the loss of the Amazonian rain forest by 83% in the last decade, and Indonesia is halting the cutting of its forests.  Against a great deal of economic pressure, governments are making bold moves to restore their forests.  (Subscription required.) http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/24/science/earth/restored-forests-are-making-inroads-against-climate-change-.html?emc=edit_th_20141224&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=43628374&_r=0

8.  Local event: Dennis Bushnell, Chief Scientist at NASA’s Langley Research Center, will present Climate, Energy, Sea Level Rise—Problem and Solution Spaces 11:30-1 Friday, Jan. 23, at the UNF University Center.  $25 including lunch.  Organized by the USGBC, North Florida.  Register early.  http://www.usgbcnf.org/Resources/Documents/January%20Flyer.pdf  Because we have far-flung list members I have resisted carrying news local to NE FL.  However, I’m going to begin listing significant events as a last item to inform our nearby members. If you’re recirculating it elsewhere you should be able to lop that off easily.
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