New Law in North Carolina Bans Latest Scientific Predictions of Sea-Level Rise
Source: ABC News
A new law in North Carolina will ban the state from basing coastal policies on the latest scientific predictions of how much the sea level will rise, prompting environmentalists to accuse the state of disrespecting climate science.
The law has put the state in the spotlight for what critics have called nearsightedness and climate change denial, but its proponents said the state needed to put a moratorium on predictions of sea level rise until scientific techniques improve.
The law was drafted in response to an estimate by the state's Coastal Resources Commission (CRC) that the sea level will rise by 39 inches in the next century, prompting fears of costlier home insurance and accusations of anti-development alarmism among residents and developers in the state's coastal Outer Banks region.
Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue had until Thursday to act on the bill known as House Bill 819, but she decided to let it become law by doing nothing.
Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/law-north-carolina-bans-latest-scientific-predictions-sea-165416121--abc-news-topstories.html
Good grief. Now they're banning SCIENCE?
KT2000
(20,583 posts)the poobahs do this as a matter of policy.They are increasing development on the shoreline - science be damned.
This law is a real milestone for the idiots and I expect it to spread.
Thank goodness the government picks up the bill for damage to coastal structures.
nanabugg
(2,198 posts)dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)The 2 will meet soon enough.
primavera
(5,191 posts)They'll have their millions and will leave others to clean up the mess they made - it's the free market at work.
Crunchy Frog
(26,587 posts)patrice
(47,992 posts)developments there to increase political pressure to literally BAIL OUT all of that under-water real estate.
Auggie
(31,173 posts)Javaman
(62,530 posts)the NC congress.
savannah43
(575 posts)RandySF
(58,899 posts)Good riddance to her.
dsc
(52,162 posts)she vetoed more bills than all of her predecessors combined (admittedly the veto is a fairly new power so we are talking about only 3 predecessors). I have no idea why she didn't veto this but my guess is that it would have been overridden.
radhika
(1,008 posts)Her approval ratings are low, she's not running for reelection, and by not signing, her name won't be on the Bill. The deranged Party has full ownership of this clown car.
If NC gets more Category 5 hurricanes, the voters may wish to revisit the role of science.
arely staircase
(12,482 posts)Posteritatis
(18,807 posts)arely staircase
(12,482 posts)SoapBox
(18,791 posts)amazing.
But, guess that is what some home skool'n gets ya'all.
midnight
(26,624 posts)again....
sofa king
(10,857 posts)From the episode "Bart's Comet." After Springfield is nearly destroyed by an approaching comet, Moe suggests, "Let's go burn down the observatory so that this can never happen again."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bart%27s_Comet
yardwork
(61,649 posts)maindawg
(1,151 posts)What do they base it on?
doohnibor
(97 posts)Crunchy Frog
(26,587 posts)RushIsRot
(4,016 posts)Rosa Luxemburg
(28,627 posts)these people must be stopped as they are a danger to society.