Los Angeles Times (June 25)
2014/ 06/ 26 by jd in Global News
“Billions of dollars of property damage along the Eastern Seaboard. Sharply reduced yields of corn, wheat and soy at Midwestern farms. Rising sea levels threatening military installations in Southern California.” A bipartisan report entitled Risky Business quantifies these and other climate change risks in an attempt “to push what has been a highly politicized issue into corporate boardrooms for serious consideration.” Former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg were just two of the prominent leaders backing the report.
Tags: Bipartisan, Bloomberg, Climate change, Corn, Hank Paulson, Property damage, Risks, Risky Business, Sea levels, Soy, U.S., Wheat, Yields
