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Day: May 14, 2025

As Coastline Erodes, One California City Considers ‘Retreat Now’ – Bloomberg

Carlsbad Beach looking north (by Michael Hanscom 2007 CC BY-SA-NC via Flickr).

Carlsbad, unlike many other seaside communities, might just have the time, space and resources to get ahead of coastal erosion…

The wealthy California town that can’t get rid of water fast enough – SFGate

Palos Verdes Peninsula - Aerial, 2020 (by formulanone CC BY-SA 2.0 via Flickr).

Every day, Rancho Palos Verdes inches closer to destruction. The beleaguered Southern California city, which is southwest of downtown Los Angeles and hugs the waterline between Redondo Beach and San Pedro, is quite literally sliding into the ocean, sometimes at a rate of 4 inches per week…

The misleading accounting behind your ‘recycled’ plastic – Grist

Oreos, a Mondelez company product, on store shelf (by Ted CC BY-NC 2.0 via Flickr).

A convoluted credit system allows companies to label virgin plastic as recycled. Here’s how it works…

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