As Rick Scott runs for the Senate in Florida, another “once in 100 years” hurricane makes its way toward Florida. This is the governor who banned the use of the words “climate change” in state reports and correspondence back in 2015.
2015 Washington Post Article-Florida Bans Climate Change
As oceans heat up through climate warming, there will be more storms with increasing intensity. The clouds hold more moisture because of ocean warming and move more slowly causing the storms to linger over land mass dumping billions of gallons of rain water. Because of residential development on lands that were formerly marsh land, the water has no where to go.
The people of Florida haven’t been adequately prepared for these intensified storms because their state government essentially told them climate change doesn’t exist. The state has not made the necessary infrastructure enhancements to help mitigate the catastrophic damage these super storms bring with them.
I would hope the media down in Florida is reminding the voters that should Scott get in to the Senate he will be another vote to quash serious efforts to address the environmental impact of planetary warming. Florida is among the most vulnerable states in America when it comes to the dangers posed by climate change.
Republican legislators are members of the only government body in the world that doesn’t take this crisis seriously. They also set environmental policy for our country. Stocking the EPA, Energy and Interior Departments with fossil fuel champions and lobbyists.
I realize people are busy, preoccupied with the immediate concerns of life. Maybe you have young children, they possibly will give you grandchildren. One day they may look at you and ask, “how come people knew and still did nothing?”
This was my motivation. I attended the Climate Change Summit in California this summer and I am also a climate leader for the Climate Reality Project which was founded by Al Gore and has recruited millions of people to get involved. I have seen the damage around the world that storms like hurricane Michael can inflict. They have become common occurrences and the suffering they cause is extreme
In 2016 I founded greenenergyproject.earth, a non-profit dedicated to helping people understand what they can do to lower the carbon footprint in their own lives. Visit us at: greenenergyproject.earth
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