The Economic Impact of Climate Change

By Mike Switzer

Published December 4, 2020 at 5:30 AM EST

2020’s hurricane season has been one of the most prolific in history, suggesting to most climate experts that global warming is accelerating. And the economic effects could be significant for coastal states like ours. Which is one reason why our next guest’s university has opened a climate research center.

Mike Switzer interviews Scott Curtis, director of the Center for Climate Studies at The Citadelin Charleston, SC.

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After almost 20 years, Mike Switzer retired from Wells Fargo Securities in 2001 as Senior Vice President/Investment Officer and Certified Portfolio Manager. In 1999, he and his wife, Maggie, purchased and operated for eight years the Baskin Robbins ice cream store on Forest Drive in Columbia. They grew the store from a bottom-tier operation in the Baskin Robbins franchise system to one in the top 5% nationwide within three years, tripling sales along the way. While operating the ice cream store, Mike and Maggie received patents for a portable ice cream sink and fold-down sneezeguard they invented and in 2002 started Magnolia Carts, an ice cream cart manufacturing company, which they sold in 2013.

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