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"Nice state you have there. Shame if...."; "Climate Deniers" to not get FEMA funds
Topic Started: Mar 22 2015, 06:08 AM (226 Views)
George K
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Don't know anything about this site, but if this is true, it's bullsh!t.

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FEMA to States: No Climate Planning, No Money

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is making it tougher for governors to deny man-made climate change. Starting next year, the agency will approve disaster preparedness funds only for states whose governors approve hazard mitigation plans that address climate change.

This may put several Republican governors who maintain the earth isn't warming due to human activities, or prefer to do nothing about it, into a political bind. Their position may block their states' access to hundreds of millions of dollars in FEMA funds. Over the past five years, the agency has awarded an average $1 billion a year in grants to states and territories for taking steps to mitigate the effects of disasters.

"If a state has a climate denier governor that doesn't want to accept a plan, that would risk mitigation work not getting done because of politics," said Becky Hammer, an attorney with the Natural Resources Defense Council's water program. "The governor would be increasing the risk to citizens in that state" because of his climate beliefs.

The policy doesn't affect federal money for relief after a hurricane, flood or other disaster. Specifically, beginning in March 2016, states seeking preparedness money will have to assess how climate change threatens their communities. Governors will have to sign off on hazard mitigation plans. While some states, including New York, have already started incorporating climate risks in their plans, most haven’t because FEMA's old 2008 guidelines didn't require it.

"This could potentially become a major conflict for several Republican governors," said Barry Rabe, an expert on the politics of climate change at the University of Michigan. "We aren't just talking about coastal states." Climate change affects droughts, rainfall and tornado activity. Fracking is being linked to more earthquakes, he said. "This could affect state leaders across the country."

Is this FEMA's mission?
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Mikhailoh
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This right here is why I want to pare back the government.
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George K
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Mikhailoh
Mar 22 2015, 06:11 AM
This right here is why I want to pare back the government.
Well, now that they have solved all the other problems of the country, it's time to take a look at the bottles that liquid detergent comes in.
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In response to recent poisonings, Senate Minority Whip Richard J. Durbin has introduced legislation that would give the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission the authority and direction to issue rules requiring safer, child-resistant packaging for liquid detergent products within 18 months of enactment. Six Senate Democrats, including Nelson, are co-sponsoring the bill.
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Mikhailoh
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Deficits as far as the eye can see, a volatile, to say the least, international situation, a crumbling infrastructure and THIS is what they are working on?
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jon-nyc
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Whatever the merits of including climate change in disaster preparedness planning, I don't think we want FEMA addressing international volatility or proposing budgets.
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Larry
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Mmmmmmm, pie!
It's time for the states to secede from the union and abandon the federal government entirely.
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George K
Mar 22 2015, 06:08 AM
Climate change affects droughts, rainfall and tornado activity.

You have to admit it's nice that we finally discovered the source of these events that have been troubling men since the earth was young.
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