You can think of it like the monthly fee you pay to your city to collect your garbage. If that fee wasn’t collected, garbage would accumulate on your street and significantly devalue neighborhood property values. The same tax is applied to tobacco products. After decades of allowing tobacco companies to create and sell a product
Data scientist David S. Vogel founded Voloridge Investment Management in 2009, and in 2014 he and his wife Thais Lopez Vogel founded VoLo Foundation with the goal of using a data-driven approach to philanthropic efforts. "As a data scientist I was a skeptic who wanted to get informed," VoLo Founder David said. What he found
Our Co-founder, David S. Vogel is a brilliant predictive analyst and has uncovered shockingly accurate data and pricing for the increasingly devastating hurricanes caused by global warming. Orlando Sentinel sat down with him to compose this article. Read it here: https://www.orlandosentinel.com/opinion/guest-commentary/os-op-climate-change-hurricanes-20190605-wp7e6mknvnhjnmstbyzsa5bsiy-story.html
June 8 marked World Oceans Day, a global celebration designed to raise awareness and enjoyment of the ocean through events around the world. This year we contributed by offering some important data and research about how our oceans are changing as global warming continues. We were honored to be featured in several Florida publications. Read
Our Founders, David S Vogel and Thais Lopez Vogel approach climate change from two different positions - David perceives climate change from historical evidence and data points to predict future outcomes. Thais’ vantage point is from within the community. Together they are raising six climate-aware children and this is their middle ground. This is
This weekend the CLEO Institute in FIU, held the symposium "Empowering Capable Climate Communicators", in which the founders of VoLo Foundation explained how climate change is affecting the economy and tourism of Florida. By MiamiDiario Editorial The world-renowned expert in data analysis and predictive modeling, David S. Vogel, and the lawyer, community leader and Venezuelan
Our partner program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology with the great Professor Susan Soloman and graduate student Megan Lickey have begun a study to assess how halocarbons like hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) and Hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) emissions contribute to global warming. These halocarbon emissions come from regular household products and appliances like aerosol sprays, spray paints, and non-energy efficient refrigerators. The study will analyze the amount
On Earth Day 2019 we were featured in a number of Florida publications. We shared our research that proves climate change is 100% attributable to human activity and the 200-year old history which is as long as humans have known about it. We encourage readers to let their voices be heard, to educate others, and
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Read this article by David S. Vogel and Helen Mountford about the effects of climate change on the U.S. economy. Recognition of climate change is becoming more widespread, but there’s still deep misunderstanding, if not outright denial, around the economics. In fact, the economic case is strong and getting stronger. Recent research from the New
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