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This post is by Sheryl Canter, an Online Writer and Editorial Manager at Environmental Defense. We frequently hear people worrying about the expense of tackling the global warming problem (an expense that is generally overrated). But what we don’t hear much about is the cost of inaction. How much of a burden will be placed ...