Zika Transmission in New York, and Now in Florida - Some Legal Thoughts
In eight years of climate change blogging we think we have uniformly been able to steer clear of the prurient and the provocative, the lewd and the lascivious. But then came word last Friday from New...
View Article"I believe in science." And then what?
I am sure you heard Hillary explain last night why she is going to take action on climate change. "I believe in science." We weren’t so articulate when we counseled last week to “Go to the Data,” but...
View ArticleSome Real Numbers About Transitioning a Coal Plant to a Solar Farm
Power density will be on display this morning in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Virtually anyway. There is a groundbreaking for a 5.8 MW solar farm beginning at 10:30. This is wonderful news. The old,...
View ArticleLoss from a ruptured water pipe - noscitur a sociis rescues coverage
A homeowner in Kentucky – even if he doesn’t read Latin – is thankful that someone does. Noscitur a sociis- a word is known by the company it keeps - is a hoary phrase, tracing its roots at least to...
View ArticleExperts and Baseball-Sized Hail Insurance Claims – a View from the Plains
There were severe storms across the plains recently. “Residents of Wellington, Texas are sharing pictures of extremely large, baseball-sized hail on social media.” For those of us in the East, we are...
View ArticleOffshore Wind = Onshore Jobs
Offshore wind. It’s a renewable energy revolution blowing through the Northeast and the Mid-Atlantic states. A facility is operating off Block Island. The first facility in federal waters (a small...
View ArticleHurricanes and Coverage for Grey Oaks, Fairways, Greens and Trees
(This is one of a continuing series about insurance coverage for severe storms and other effects of climate change.)Hurricanes wreck things. All are familiar with the multi-billion dollar costs...
View ArticleBreezing with Terabytes: Offshore Wind and Big Data
The Business Network for Offshore Wind threw me a curve yesterday. Big Data, AI & Blockchain was the name of the conference held in Boston. What does that have to do with offshore wind? As it...
View ArticleRecognizing the Need Spurred by Climate Change and COVID-19, New Jersey Moves...
It is an ill wind that blows nobody any good. Offshore wind certainly doesn’t fit in that category. In fact, it might be said that offshore wind blows everybody good. In New Jersey it is viewed that...
View ArticleSocial Distancing and Offshore Wind Approvals - Let's Think About How to Do...
How much we have learned in just a month. Here is a viewpoint from an offshore wind publication on April 1: For many of the other infected nations, the economy will fall sharply in the short term,...
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