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Climate Leadership Conference, Day 1: Lessons Learned and Issues Highlighted

March 5, 2020March 6, 2020 Nat Zorach 0 Comments american society of adaptation professionals, beth gibbons, climate adaptation, climate change, environmental justice, ESG, matt naud, missy stults, protest, wsp

Day 1 of the Climate Leadership Conference provides some solid lessons in adaptation and reslience while also revealing some important schisms in the sustainability movement.

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Adaptation & Resilience Events

Climate Leadership Conference in Detroit

March 4, 2020March 3, 2020 admin 0 Comments climate adaptation, climate leadership conference, conferences, Detroit, events, kim cobb, rivian, sustainability, william k. reilly

Today, tomorrow, and Friday, I’ll be attending the Climate Leadership Conference in Detroit. The conference will bring together practitioners working

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A Literal Train Wreck Makes A Case For Resilient Infrastructure

December 13, 2019December 13, 2019 Nat Zorach 0 Comments climate adaptation, climate change, climate resilience, infrastructure, investor-owned utilities, rail, resilience, utility infrastructure

A train derailment yesterday morning in Southwest Detroit knocked down a power line, leaving about a thousand residential and commercial

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Environment Environmental Justice Urban Planning

What’s More Expensive Than Spending On Climate Change? Not Spending On It.

September 12, 2019September 11, 2019 Nat Zorach 0 Comments alabama, bahamas, cap and trade, carbon tax, climate adaptation, climate change, flood management, florida, GSI, gulf coast, houston, hurricane dorian, hurricane harvey, hurricane maria, louisiana, miami, mississippi, new orleans, puerto rico, resilience, resilient infrastructure, Sprawl, stormwater infrastructure, texas, urban growth

One morning last fall, I found myself standing in the basement of my 1895 home, watching a waterfall cascade off

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Cities & Urban Planning Environment

April Showers Bring May Combined Sewer Overflows

May 1, 2019May 1, 2019 Nat Zorach 0 Comments climate adaptation, climate change, combined sewer overflow, CSO, Detroit, drainage, flooding, french drain, green stormwater infrastructure, GSI, home rehab, rainfall, Renovation, stormwater

I woke up several times last night to the sound of torrential rain drumming on the roof. The attic roof

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