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<font size="+1"><i>June 13, 2018</i></font><br>
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[Finally a video game]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://grist.org/article/could-a-video-game-help-us-solve-climate-change/">Could
a video game help us solve climate change?</a></b><br>
By Jesse Nichols - on Jun 12, 2018<br>
There's a game for just about everything, from plumbers playing golf
to LEGOs recreating sci-fi movies. But when it comes to climate
change - arguably the greatest crisis to humanity - the playing
field is pretty sparse.<br>
Video <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://youtu.be/QKcCpVX5lt4">https://youtu.be/QKcCpVX5lt4</a><br>
There's one scientist trying to change that. Dargan Frierson runs
Earth Games, a University of Washington lab designing games about
climate change and environmental science. He believes a climate game
might just be the solution we've been waiting for. But what does it
take to make a game about climate change that's also fun? Watch our
video to find out!<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://grist.org/article/could-a-video-game-help-us-solve-climate-change/">https://grist.org/article/could-a-video-game-help-us-solve-climate-change/</a></font><br>
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<br>
[Insurance Journal]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2018/06/07/491586.htm">NOAA
Expects Sea Level Rise to Produce Record Coastal Flooding This
Year</a></b><br>
By Don Jergler - June 7, 2018<br>
The projected increase in high tide flooding in 2018 may be as much
as 60 percent higher across U.S. coastlines compared to typical
flooding about 20 years ago, according to scientists at the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.<br>
Some flooding in the 2018 seasonal forecast can be credited to an El
Nino scientists now believe may occur later this year, however they
believe sea level rise is the main culprit for an increase in recent
years in coastal high tide flooding, which occurs when water levels
measured at NOAA's numerous tide gauges exceed heights based on
national flooding thresholds.<br>
These assertions were made by NOAA scientists on Wednesday in the
2017 State of U.S. High Tide Flooding and a 2018 Outlook, which
shows more than a quarter of the coastal locations measured last
year tied or broke their individual records for high tide flood
days.<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.insurancejournal.com/research/research/2017-state-of-u-s-high-tide-flooding/">View
the full report on Insurance Journals's Research and Trends
section.</a><br>
"I think the underlying trend is quite clear. Due to sea level rise
the national average trend in high tide flood frequency is now more
than 50 percent higher than it was 20 years ago and 100 percent
higher than it was 30 years ago," William Sweet, a NOAA
oceanographer and one of the authors of the report, said on a
conference call with reporters.<br>
Sweet noted that the sea level is rising globally up to 3 mm or more
per year, or roughly 1 inch every eight years, one-third of which he
attributes to thermal expansion of the ocean while two-thirds is
from land-based ice melt.<br>
These rising seas contributed to the number of days of high tide
flooding last year reaching a historical record...<br>
- - - - -<br>
The report finds, for example, that the Southeast Atlantic coast is
experiencing the fastest rate of increase in annual high tide flood
days, with more than a 150 percent increase since 2000 predicted in
this year at most locations.<br>
According to the report, we can expect the breaking of annual flood
records next year and for decades to come as sea levels rise, and
likely at an accelerated rate.<br>
"Already, high tide flooding that occurs from a combination of high
astronomical tides, typical winter storms and episodic tropical
storms has entered a sustained period of rapidly increasing trends
within about two-thirds of the coastal U.S. locations," the report
states. "Though year‐to‐year and regional variability exist, the
underlying trend is quite clear: due to sea level rise, the national
average frequency of high tide flooding is double what it was 30
years ago."<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2018/06/07/491586.htm">https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2018/06/07/491586.htm</a></font><br>
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[Check your map]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.vox.com/videos/2018/6/4/17426392/sea-level-rise-new-jersey-high-tide-flooding-infrastructure-coastal-communities">Why
chronic floods are coming to New Jersey</a></b><br>
Railroads aren't great if they're underwater.<br>
By Carlos Waters - Jun 4, 2018<br>
Sea level rise will have a profound impact on coastal infrastructure
because it's often built on cheaper, low-elevation land. As sea
level rises, the systems that support the densely populated, urban
areas -<span> </span><a
href="http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/8/11/1115/htm"
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font-weight: 600;">power generation facilities, wastewater
treatment plants, and miles of transportation networks</a><span> </span>-
will be at greater risk of flooding.<br>
Significant portions of the US's eastern coast are also<span> </span><a
href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/sinking-atlantic-coastline-meets-rapidly-rising-seas/"
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font-weight: 600;">sinking</a>, due to an ancient,<span> </span><a
href="https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/glacial-adjustment.html"
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font-weight: 600;">melting glacial ice sheet</a><span> </span>and
the<span> </span><a
href="https://geology.rutgers.edu/images/stories/faculty/miller_kenneth_g/Sealevelfactsheet7112014update.pdf"
style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: inherit;
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font-weight: 600;">subsidence of its bedrock</a>.<br>
The video above details the impacts an accelerated rising sea level
will have on the greater New York City metropolitan region.<br>
Rutgers University climate scientist Robert Kopp said that "with a
higher sea level, it requires less of a storm to produce the same
amount of flooding. And the same storm will produce more flooding."<br>
The impact of increased floods will fall on residents who rely on
low-lying infrastructure on a day-to-day basis. "Imagine if you were
on a train and you had to wait for high tide to go out for the train
to go through," said Robert Freudenberg of the Regional Plan
Association. "We're facing an impending crisis of shutdown because
of this connective tissue in our region in our infrastructure."<br>
For communities on the shore, flooding already occurs at certain
high tides, even on sunny days. When the moon is full and
particularly close to Earth, the tide strengthens and water rises.
These tide cycles are known as "<a
href="https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/kingtide.html"
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font-weight: 600;">king tides</a>."<br>
Some residents in coastal communities document the flooding from
these high tides. A variety of<span> </span><a
href="http://kingtides.net/participate/join-a-project/"
style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: inherit;
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0.1s, fill 0.1s; outline: dotted thin; border-bottom: 1px solid
transparent; font-weight: 600;">king tide photo initiatives</a><span> </span>have
started in the past decade. You can learn more about joining one or
starting your own at the<span> </span><a
href="http://kingtides.net/participate/join-a-project/"
style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: inherit;
vertical-align: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit
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color: rgb(79, 113, 119); transition: color 0.1s, background-color
0.1s, fill 0.1s; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
font-weight: 600;">King Tide Project's website</a>.<br>
There are a variety of measures to prevent, adapt, or retreat the
development of infrastructure in newly flood-prone areas. Groups
including the Regional Plan Association have introduced ideas like
the creation of a coastal commission that would coordinate climate
adaptation measures. They've also advocated for the<span> </span><a
href="https://ny.curbed.com/2018/2/14/17009764/climate-change-national-park-meadowlands"
style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: inherit;
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font-weight: 600;">full-scale retreat</a><span> </span>from
wetlands that will one day be reclaimed by nature.<br>
But many experts across disciplines agree that most communities
aren't doing enough today to prepare for the negative effects of sea
level rise.<br>
"Sea level rise impacts are happening now. We're seeing them in the
East Coast in terms of increased number of these sunny-day flooding
events," says William Sweet, an oceanographer with the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "As sea levels continue to
rise, the impacts are going to become deeper, more severe, more
widespread. And we're going to have to come to grips with the fact
that the way we live our lives today is not going to be the same as
the way we live our lives in the future."<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.vox.com/videos/2018/6/4/17426392/sea-level-rise-new-jersey-high-tide-flooding-infrastructure-coastal-communities">https://www.vox.com/videos/2018/6/4/17426392/sea-level-rise-new-jersey-high-tide-flooding-infrastructure-coastal-communities</a></font><br>
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<br>
[Author of the movie Taxi Driver]<br>
MOVIE INTERVIEWS<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.npr.org/2018/06/12/619165319/paul-schrader-and-ethan-hawke-test-their-faith-in-first-reformed">Paul
Schrader And Ethan Hawke Test Their Faith In 'First Reformed'</a></b><br>
June 12, 2018 - Heard on Fresh Air<br>
TERRY GROSS<br>
<b>First Reformed</b>, which Schrader wrote and directed, centers on
a divorced minister who is experiencing a crisis of faith related to
the death of his son in the Iraq War. The movie touches on themes of
spirituality, environmentalism and despair. Schrader describes it as
a meditative film that withholds action in an effort to "give you
less - and make you want more."<br>
- - - read the transcript: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=619165319">https://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=619165319</a><br>
<blockquote>And I find there's something patently phony about the
life of an actor. When you start young enough, it's unnerving and
unsettling. You get an inordinate amount of attention for not
enough work, and it's confusing. Success is sometimes the worst
thing for personal growth. And if success happens too young, that
can be a real problem. And so faith, seeing yourself in context of
a larger environment, you know, of the stars and the planets and
the galaxies and the history of time and things like that can
really help.<br>
And I found the writing of Thomas Merton extremely helpful. And,
you know, obviously through his love of Christ, everything was
rooted. But he was not - he didn't see that as a door that closed
him off from other people. And through my experiences of my own
teachers, I found Reverend Toller easy to relate to.<br>
<br>
GROSS: So here's another religion question. There's a scene in
which the head of the mega-church, which owns the small historic
church in which Ethan Hawke's character is the reverend - the head
of the mega-church calls him in at one point and says, you know,
you're always, like, suffering, you're always in despair and even
Jesus wasn't always in the Garden of Gethsemane. Paul Schrader,
can you explain that line for us, like, for people who don't know
the Bible or Jesus' life well enough what the significance of the
Garden of Gethsemane is?<br>
<br>
SCHRADER: Well, the Garden of Gethsemane is where he prayed to God
on his knees, please let this cup pass from me, the cup of his own
death, the cup of his martyrdom and literally, you know, sweat
tears of blood. Well, that's the darkest moment in the darkest
night. And that's the moment Toller finds himself, you know,
pleading with God, you know, take this cup away from me.<br>
<br>
GROSS: Did anyone ever say anything similar to you, that you were
dwelling too much in despair and loneliness and that's not what
Jesus wanted?<br>
<br>
SCHRADER: Well, somebody I remember, Chet Flippo's wife said to me
right out of the blue, she said, you know, there is a sunny side
of the street.<br>
<br>
GROSS: (Laughter).<br>
<br>
SCHRADER: And I wasn't quite so aware I was avoiding it.<br>
<br>
GROSS: Do you still avoid it?<br>
<br>
SCHRADER: I try not to.<br>
<br>
GROSS: My guests are Paul Schrader, who wrote and directed the new
film "First Reformed," and Ethan Hawke, who stars in the film.
We'll be back after a short break. This is FRESH AIR.<br>
</blockquote>
- - - - -<br>
<b>On how First Reformed compares to Schrader's screenplay for Taxi
Driver</b><br>
Paul Schrader: This film has been compared to Taxi Driver. I think
rightly so. Except that [the] Taxi Driver [character Travis Bickle]
is essentially an ignorant person and Rev. Toller is an
intellectual, and there's 40 years between them. So it's not the
same movie. ... I think that Travis ... is experiencing loneliness
in a very narcissistic way, whereas Rev. Toller, as an older man, is
feeling that in an existential way. And so the expression is
different.<br>
<b>On how First Reformed practices "slow cinema"</b><br>
Schrader: "Slow cinema" essentially refers to those films that are
slow, long, and where not much happens. But, beyond that, it doesn't
have much definition. "Slow cinema" can be shown in a museum as an
artwork; it can be shown as a surveillance video; it can be shown in
a meditation environment. But what all slow cinema has in common,
whether it is made for the commercial arena, for the theatrical
arena, or whether it's made for the museum arena, is these
withholding devices. ... And there are various techniques you use to
do that, and I use a number of them in this film. And, obviously,
when you push them too far you'll get cinema that is not designed
for popular audiences anymore. That is just essentially an
installation.<br>
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<b>On why Schrader goes to church to "be bored"</b><br>
Schrader: For me, I like to go to church on Sunday mornings to
organize my thoughts, organize my week, and be quiet. And you don't
walk out of a church because you're bored. You go to church to be
bored - to have that time. And you can have it in your room in the
lotus position or you can have it in a pew. It's essentially the
same sort of thing for me and that's what I enjoy about it.<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.npr.org/2018/06/12/619165319/paul-schrader-and-ethan-hawke-test-their-faith-in-first-reformed">https://www.npr.org/2018/06/12/619165319/paul-schrader-and-ethan-hawke-test-their-faith-in-first-reformed</a></font><br>
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<br>
[yes it is relative]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2018/06/will-climate-change-bring-benefits-from-reduced-cold-related-mortality-insights-from-the-latest-epidemiological-research/#more-21466">Will
climate change bring benefits from reduced cold-related
mortality? Insights from the latest epidemiological research</a></b><br>
Filed under: Climate impacts Climate Science statistics - stefan @
11 June 2018<br>
Guest post by Veronika Huber<br>
<b>Climate skeptics sometimes like to claim that although global
warming will lead to more deaths from heat, it will overall save
lives due to fewer deaths from cold. But is this true?
Epidemiological studies suggest the opposite.</b><br>
Mortality statistics generally show a distinct seasonality. More
people die in the colder winter months than in the warmer summer
months. In European countries, for example, the difference between
the average number of deaths in winter (December - March) and in the
remaining months of the year is 10% to 30%. Only a proportion of
these winter excess deaths are directly related to low ambient
temperatures (rather than other seasonal factors). Yet, it is
reasonable to suspect that fewer people will die from cold as
winters are getting milder with climate change. On the other hand,
excess mortality from heat may also be high, with, for example, up
to 70,000 additional deaths attributed to the 2003 summer heat wave
in Europe. So, will the expected reduction in cold-related mortality
be large enough to compensate for the equally anticipated increase
in heat-related mortality under climate change?..<br>
Some earlier studies indeed concluded on significant net reductions
in temperature-related mortality with global warming. Interestingly,
the estimated mortality benefits from one of these studies were
later integrated into major integrated assessment models (FUND and
ENVISAGE), used inter alia to estimate the highly policy-relevant
social costs of carbon. They were also taken up by Bjorn Lomborg and
other authors, who have repeatedly accused mainstream climate
science to be overly alarmist. Myself and others have pointed to the
errors inherent in these studies, biasing the results towards
finding strong net benefits of climate change. In this post, I would
like to (i) present some background knowledge on the relationship
between ambient temperature and mortality, and (ii) discuss the
results of a recent study published in The Lancet Planetary Health
(which I co-authored) in light of potential mortality benefits from
climate change. This study, for the first time, comprehensively
presented future projections of cold- and heat-related mortality for
more than 400 cities in 23 countries under different scenarios of
global warming.<br>
- - - -<br>
I would like to conclude with the following thought: Let's assume -
albeit extremely unlikely - that the study discussed here does
correctly predict the actual future changes of temperature-related
excess mortality due to climate change, despite the mentioned
caveats. Mostly rich countries in temperate latitudes would then
indeed experience a decline in overall temperature-related
mortality. On the other hand, the world would witness a dramatic
increase in heat-related mortality rates in the most populous and
often poorest parts of the globe. And the latter alone would be in
my view a sufficient argument for ambitious mitigation -
independently of the innumerous, well-researched climate risks
beyond the health sector.<br>
<br>
To judge the societal importance of temperature-related mortality, a
central question is whether the considered deaths are merely brought
forward by a short amount of time or whether they correspond to a
considerable life-shortening. If, for example, mostly elderly and
sick people were affected by non-optimal temperatures, whose
individual life expectancies are low, the observed mortality risks
would translate into a comparatively low number of years of life
lost. Importantly, short-term displacements of deaths (often termed
'harvesting' in the literature) are accounted for in the models
presented here, as long as they occur within the lag period
considered. Beyond these short-term effects, recent research
investigating temperature mortality associations on an annual scale
indicates that the mortality risks found in daily time-series
analyses are in fact associated with a significant life shortening,
exceeding at least 1 year. Only comparatively few studies so far
have explicitly considered relationships between temperature and
years of life lost, taking statistical life expectancies according
to sex and age into account. One such studies found that, for
Brisbane (Australia), the years of life lost - unlike the mortality
rates - were not markedly seasonal, implying that in winter the
mortality risks for the elderly were especially elevated.
Accordingly, low temperatures in this study were associated with
fewer years of life lost than high temperatures - but interestingly,
only in men. Understanding how exactly the effects of cold and heat
on mortality differ among men and women, and across different age
groups, definitely merits further investigations.<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2018/06/will-climate-change-bring-benefits-from-reduced-cold-related-mortality-insights-from-the-latest-epidemiological-research/#more-21466">http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2018/06/will-climate-change-bring-benefits-from-reduced-cold-related-mortality-insights-from-the-latest-epidemiological-research/#more-21466</a></font><br>
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<br>
[Indiana]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.pharostribune.com/indiana/news/article_d2544ded-ddbf-5303-8232-e73a0893fbac.html">Studies:
Climate change wreaking havoc on Indiana's infrastructure</a></b><br>
By Christopher Stephens | The Herald Bulletin Jun 10, 2018<br>
ANDERSON - Unless mitigation measures are taken, climate change will
mean more than just hotter summers and less predictable winters in
Indiana, according to two new studies.<br>
The studies, published this month by the Midwest Economic Policy
Institute and highlighted last week at the Indiana Professional
Engineering Conference, warn that climate change will devastate
Hoosier transportation and electrical systems.<br>
"In the wake of widespread flooding in 2008, 2015, and 2018 and
severe drought in 2012, Indiana is already experiencing observable
impacts from climate change," said Mary Craighead, the lead author
of both studies.<br>
"It is vital for policymakers to understand the potential costs of
these events and to make the necessary investments in energy and
infrastructure systems that can help mitigate the long-term economic
consequences."<br>
The state's average rainfall has grown 9 percent since 1980 and the
average temperature has risen each year since the 1950s, Craighead
said, wreaking havoc on the state's roadways, bridges and railway
structures.<br>
Increased heat can reduce the lifespan of pavement and cause
railways to buckle, not only causing closed roads and railways, but
also damaging the cars and trains that drive over them. Flooding
leads to weakened supports for bridges and can deteriorate soil
supporting roadways, tunnels and bridges.<br>
"At best, this translates to higher-than-expected maintenance costs,
and at worst, interruptions of services and freight and commuter
movements on which the economy depends," Craighead said.<br>
Indiana's above-ground electricity transmission lines are especially
susceptible to high winds, ice, snow and electrical storms, the
studies found.<br>
The state ranks ninth in the nation and third in the Midwest in
electricity outages caused by extreme weather. The rate of outages
is expected to increase as infrastructure systems age and extreme
weather becomes more frequent.<br>
Failing roads, bridges and electrical lines ultimately hit taxpayers
squarely in the pocketbook.<br>
"State and local governments can and must take steps to mitigate
these already apparent impacts, by making sure investments in
infrastructure, energy systems and new development reflect today's
climate realities - not the 1950s," Craighead said.<br>
The studies call for a range of policy changes, including a state
Climate Action Plan with greenhouse gas emissions targets, a climate
adaptation plan for new and existing infrastructure, updating heat
and rainfall standards used in project design and limiting
development in locations prone to flooding.<br>
In particular, Craighead calls for increased diversification of
Indiana's current coal-based energy production system. While Indiana
is producing more and consuming less energy than in 2000, it pays
far more for coal and industrial electricity than many other U.S.
states.<br>
"While natural market forces are already producing more renewable
energy and less energy demand in Indiana, more can and should be
done," Craighead concluded.<br>
<font size="-1"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.pharostribune.com/indiana/news/article_d2544ded-ddbf-5303-8232-e73a0893fbac.html">http://www.pharostribune.com/indiana/news/article_d2544ded-ddbf-5303-8232-e73a0893fbac.html</a></font><br>
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<br>
[Now for some Ethics]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://nationalclimatejustice.org/">National Climate
Justice</a></b><br>
<b>Training Video for Climate Change Advocates Demonstrating How to
Ask Questions of Those Who Oppose Climate Change Policies on the
Grounds of Excessive Costs or Scientific Uncertainty to Expose
Ethical Problems with these Arguments</b><br>
Video - <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://youtu.be/0I8ya7QrZ_I">https://youtu.be/0I8ya7QrZ_I</a><br>
Because opponents of climate change policies have succeeded by
framing arguments against climate change policies by making
scientific uncertainty and economic arguments in a way that hides or
distorts obvious ethical and moral problems with these arguments,
while at the same time tricking governments and citizens to debate
these arguments in accordance with how the opponents have framed the
climate debate, and aware that most government officials and
citizens dont have the training to spot the ethical and moral
problems with these arguments, we have produced a video which seeks
to train advocates of climate policies how to expose obvious ethical
and moral problems with the most common arguments made against
proposed climate change policies. The video is available at
nationalclimatejustice.org... <br>
- - -- <br>
<b>9 Questions to be asked of those opposing government action on
climate change on the basis of cost to the economy, cost to
specific industries, or job destruction...<br>
- - - -<br>
</b><b>11 Questions to be asked of those opposing national action on
climate change on the basis of scientific uncertainty...</b><br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://nationalclimatejustice.org/">https://nationalclimatejustice.org/</a><br>
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[Because lessons not learned, will be repeated]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/op-ed/article212163814.html">Governments
must realize that all growth is not good</a></b><br>
BY RICHARD GROSSO<br>
May 30, 2018 <br>
Local governments don't have the luxury of pretending sea-level rise
and climate change aren't real. Cities and counties must deal with
the daily realities of the effects on homes, businesses, roads,
water supplies, sewer lines, insurance costs, safety hazards,
property-tax revenue, bond ratings and more that we are experiencing
now - with even worse to come.<br>
Southeast Florida has a Regional Climate Compact to coordinate
climate-change efforts in four counties and many cities, an
Everglades restoration project with the potential to restore
freshwater flow to fight saltwater encroachment, strong legal and
policy tools and lots of superior professional talent.<br>
But, the massive scale of the challenge we face requires more
willingness to change business as usual than we've seen to date. If
we can't show residents, businesses and investors (current and
future) that South Florida is prepared to confront climate change
and sea-level rise and prepare for the future, we are in big trouble
- economically, socially and ecologically.<br>
- - - - -<br>
The pace of government spending on Everglades restoration projects
must increase. The ability of restoration projects to prevent the
worst impacts of sea-level rise is being compromised by the slow
pace of providing the money to do the work.<br>
Economics and science require that our historic "all growth is good"
practices give way to smarter decisions that protect our
investments, not threaten them by increasing our vulnerability to
the seas that surround us.<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/op-ed/article212163814.html">http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/op-ed/article212163814.html</a></font><br>
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[Just posted: surfer talking of beach. ]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFYzvIas6gA">The Surfing
Scientists of Narragansett, Rhode Island</a></b><br>
climatecentral.org<br>
Published on Jun 6, 2018<br>
Surf's up, but so is the sea level! Meet a couple of surfer
scientists who offer a unique and personal perspective on how a
warming world is affecting the Rhode Island coastline and their
favorite <br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFYzvIas6gA">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFYzvIas6gA</a></font><br>
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<font size="+1"><b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="June%2013,%201993:%20The%20Baltimore%20Sun%20reports%20on%20the%20well-financed%20effort%20by%20libertarian%20activists%20and%20fossil-fuel%20industry%20lobbyists%20to%20stop%20the%20BTU%20tax.,,http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1993-06-13/news/1993164025_1_btu-tax-energy-tax-gasoline-tax">This
Day in Climate History - June 13, 1993</a> - from D.R. Tucker</b></font><br>
June 13, 1993: The Baltimore Sun reports on the well-financed effort
by libertarian activists and fossil-fuel industry lobbyists to stop
the BTU tax.<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1993-06-13/news/1993164025_1_btu-tax-energy-tax-gasoline-tax">http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1993-06-13/news/1993164025_1_btu-tax-energy-tax-gasoline-tax</a>
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