Claim: ‘Climate Change’ Is Creating a Hops Shortage for Brewers
Life may not be all beer and Skittles, but if drastic measures aren’t implemented immediately, we may never again know the embrace of that nectar of the gods that is beer. Like ever.
Despite having the second largest hops-producing country in the world, America’s commercial hops largely come from three states: Oregon, Washington, and Idaho.Despite having the second largest hops-producing country in the world, America [continues to source?] commercial hops come from [only?] one of three states
In fact, Washington alone is said to account for almost three-quarters of all hops production in this nation. According to the Hop Growers of America, 71 percent of US hops in 2015 originated in Washington, while Oregon and Idaho accounted for 15 percent and 11 percent, respectively.…
Michael Bloomberg urges companies to reveal climate change impact
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Michael Bloomberg has urged companies to explain more clearly how climate change affects them as a way of attracting investors and staff.
The billionaire media owner and former New York mayor heads a new task force which aims to improve the standard of climate change reporting and his comments add to the pressure on companies to better explain the impact of environmental changes. Last week Larry Fink, chief executive of BlackRock, said in a letter to chief executives that generating sustainable returns over time required a sharper focus on environmental and social factors.…
Claim: ‘Climate change likely to persist for the next 10,000 years’
A group of international climate scientists warning that if carbon pollution continues at its current rate, it will wreak havoc on the global climate for more than 10,000 years.
Their statement is published in the journal Nature Climate Change.
Most of the debate over the impact of climate change has focused on rising temperatures over the past 150 years and sea level rise projections through the end of the century. However, the scientists say this view is too narrow and that policy-makers and the public need to consider longer-term effects of climate change.…
Australia to sack hundreds of climate scientists – ‘It has learnt everything it needs to about basic global warming science’
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