Tuesday, October 9, 2012

United States: Utilities must accept the reality of climate change

Baltimore Sun: Whether or not they accept the scientific evidence that climate change is man-made, Maryland businesses and families with electric lights know that climate change has already had a dire economic impact on our region. Unprecedented weather extremes have pummeled our state and power distribution system. Crippling storms and heat in the summer and snow storms in the winter, previously rare in Maryland, have become commonplace. Such extreme weather events dramatically increase the risk to Maryland's...

URL: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bs-ed-electric-reliability-20121009,0,6036350.story

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