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In reply to the discussion: Dept of Agriculture censors use of "climate change" [View all]suffragette
(12,232 posts)11. Yep. It looks like there might be a split between local Repubs having to deal with the reality of
the impact of climate change and the national leaders of their party.
http://touch.sun-sentinel.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-92624963/
South Florida is taking more steps to protect against climate change and the rising seas that already are spilling over into neighborhoods.
This month, Broward County ordered that new flood maps be drawn using predictions of higher waters, the latest in a series of steps taken from Palm Beach County to the Keys.
Fort Lauderdale raised the required height of sea walls and the elevation of home sites; Delray Beach added valves to keep salt water out of the city drainage system; Broward County put a financing program in place for homeowners who want to tap solar energy.
That doesnt mean Florida is all ready and set for the ill effects of rising global temperatures. A nationally recognized advocacy group that rated states on preparedness gave Florida a C- .
This month, Broward County ordered that new flood maps be drawn using predictions of higher waters, the latest in a series of steps taken from Palm Beach County to the Keys.
Fort Lauderdale raised the required height of sea walls and the elevation of home sites; Delray Beach added valves to keep salt water out of the city drainage system; Broward County put a financing program in place for homeowners who want to tap solar energy.
That doesnt mean Florida is all ready and set for the ill effects of rising global temperatures. A nationally recognized advocacy group that rated states on preparedness gave Florida a C- .
https://www.pri.org/stories/2016-04-14/south-florida-republicans-are-fed-their-party-leaders-climate-change
South Florida Republicans are fed up with their party leaders on climate change
Floridas Republican Gov. Rick Scotts office allegedly told state employees they couldnt even use the terms climate change or global warming. Scott has denied this, but his office also denied a request to speak with him, or anybody else in his administration, about climate change.
At the federal level, Florida senator and former presidential candidate Marco Rubio is in line with many leading Republicans in dismissing or minimizing the threat of climate change. So are the partys two leading remaining candidates for president, Donald Trump and Ted Cruz.
Trump has said global warming is a hoax created by the Chinese to make the US less competitive. Cruz calls it pseudo-scientific theory.
Add it all up, its creating a bit of an identity crisis for Mayor Cason.
Its making it harder to be a Republican when you have nobody in the party that wants to recognize it, said Cason. Thats why were hoping that we can get the candidates to take a closer look at the scientific evidence and tell us: if you dont believe it, well why? Or you think its irrelevant because you dont live along the coasts. We live along the coast.
At the federal level, Florida senator and former presidential candidate Marco Rubio is in line with many leading Republicans in dismissing or minimizing the threat of climate change. So are the partys two leading remaining candidates for president, Donald Trump and Ted Cruz.
Trump has said global warming is a hoax created by the Chinese to make the US less competitive. Cruz calls it pseudo-scientific theory.
Add it all up, its creating a bit of an identity crisis for Mayor Cason.
Its making it harder to be a Republican when you have nobody in the party that wants to recognize it, said Cason. Thats why were hoping that we can get the candidates to take a closer look at the scientific evidence and tell us: if you dont believe it, well why? Or you think its irrelevant because you dont live along the coasts. We live along the coast.
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Thanks sis. I would bet there is pushback going on from the lower level civil servants
suffragette
Aug 2017
#4
Agree this is important. Best we are aware of the terms they using so we can recognize when
suffragette
Aug 2017
#9
Yes, this is their agenda in action. It was similar under Bush. Remember the minders at
suffragette
Aug 2017
#6
Those farmers that are directly affected by climate change barely believe in climate change
DK504
Aug 2017
#3
I remember quite a few years ago I saw an article about climate assessment that was being
suffragette
Aug 2017
#8
Yep. It looks like there might be a split between local Repubs having to deal with the reality of
suffragette
Aug 2017
#11
Hey Gov't employees how about a little push back? Stop normalizing this shit! nt
chowder66
Aug 2017
#18
You're right and using your head. Me.. not so much lately. But I do wish we would see a bigger
chowder66
Aug 2017
#29
So, according to their new directive, "build soil organic matter" will make all the difference.
suffragette
Aug 2017
#32
Isn't this that whole "political correctness" thing righties are always throwing tantrums about?
ck4829
Aug 2017
#25
Well they'd better ban words like "worldwide famine", "underwater cities", and so on too
flibbitygiblets
Aug 2017
#27
Thanks. Now they're trying to deny it, even though their own emails show the change.
suffragette
Aug 2017
#38
They should go ahead and use the banned words, but put a "censored" stamp over them.
alfredo
Aug 2017
#39
I didn't know this. How absurd. And yes, them refusing to call it by the appropriate term
suffragette
Aug 2017
#45
During the Bush Jr. years "global warming" was changed to "climate change"
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
Aug 2017
#48