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$1 Billion for Climate Preparedness: The White House Gets It
Theo Spencer’s Blog
$1 Billion for Climate Preparedness: The White House Gets It
Crushing drought in California and the West, paralyzing ice and snow storms east of the Mississippi. We need to prepare for this changing world and President Obama gets it.
The President announced yesterday on a trip to California he will ask Congress to set up a $1 billion Climate Resilience Fund in his proposed budget next month. (My colleague Steve Fleischli wrote an Op-Ed that appeared in the Sacramento Bee about the trip that lays out effective ways to deal with drought).
Among the key points of the President’s plan:
The President’s plan to invest $1 billion on climate preparedness is welcome news. But it’s far from the only thing the administration has done to jump start real efforts to prepare for the impacts of climate change. The Environmental Protection Agency is looking at ways to creatively use its resources and work with states to safeguard drinking water supplies and other critical forms of water infrastructure. The Federal Emergency Management Agency is researching how best to integrate sea level rise and the increased risk of flooding into its flood maps. FEMA is also in the process of getting state's to factor in climate change to their State Hazard Emergency Management plans. The President has ordered all Agencies to evaluate their climate risks and coordinate with one another in addressing climate impacts.
The President’s latest announcement will help states and local communities prepare for climate impacts, but keep in mind that $50 billion is being spent in to repair the damage from Hurricane Sandy. Much of the Sandy money is going towards preventive measures that will make the area better prepared for climate impacts, yet it gives you a sense of the stakes at play. (Here’s how we suggest some of the Sandy dollars get spent).
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http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/tspencer/1_billion_for_climate_prepared.html
$1 Billion for Climate Preparedness: The White House Gets It
Crushing drought in California and the West, paralyzing ice and snow storms east of the Mississippi. We need to prepare for this changing world and President Obama gets it.
The President announced yesterday on a trip to California he will ask Congress to set up a $1 billion Climate Resilience Fund in his proposed budget next month. (My colleague Steve Fleischli wrote an Op-Ed that appeared in the Sacramento Bee about the trip that lays out effective ways to deal with drought).
Among the key points of the President’s plan:
- Invest in research and unlock data and information to better understand the projected impacts of climate change and how we can better prepare our communities and infrastructure.
- Help communities plan and prepare for the impacts of climate change and encourage local measures to reduce future risk.
- Fund breakthrough technologies and resilient infrastructure that will make us more resilient in the face of changing climate.
The President’s plan to invest $1 billion on climate preparedness is welcome news. But it’s far from the only thing the administration has done to jump start real efforts to prepare for the impacts of climate change. The Environmental Protection Agency is looking at ways to creatively use its resources and work with states to safeguard drinking water supplies and other critical forms of water infrastructure. The Federal Emergency Management Agency is researching how best to integrate sea level rise and the increased risk of flooding into its flood maps. FEMA is also in the process of getting state's to factor in climate change to their State Hazard Emergency Management plans. The President has ordered all Agencies to evaluate their climate risks and coordinate with one another in addressing climate impacts.
The President’s latest announcement will help states and local communities prepare for climate impacts, but keep in mind that $50 billion is being spent in to repair the damage from Hurricane Sandy. Much of the Sandy money is going towards preventive measures that will make the area better prepared for climate impacts, yet it gives you a sense of the stakes at play. (Here’s how we suggest some of the Sandy dollars get spent).
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http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/tspencer/1_billion_for_climate_prepared.html
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"How many billions in tax breaks for coal and oil?"
The President has been pushing to end oil subsidies for year, and there is his war on coal. 
Last week, it was all smiles at Beyond Coal when the retirement was announced of the giant, much-protested Brayton Point Power Station in Somerset, Massachusetts.
That's the 150th U.S. coal-powered generating plant to go that route since the beginning of 2010. It's the largest remaining coal-burner supplying electricity in New England. It's also one of the filthiest of the nation's power plants, ranked as 14th nationwide out of 378 by the NAACP for its negative impacts on minorities and people of modest means. Protesters have sought to shut the place down for years. In July, 44 were arrested for acts of civil disobedience at the plant.
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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/10/13/1245351/-Shutdown-of-150th-coal-plant-reminder-that-miners-and-related-workers-need-a-just-transition
That's the 150th U.S. coal-powered generating plant to go that route since the beginning of 2010. It's the largest remaining coal-burner supplying electricity in New England. It's also one of the filthiest of the nation's power plants, ranked as 14th nationwide out of 378 by the NAACP for its negative impacts on minorities and people of modest means. Protesters have sought to shut the place down for years. In July, 44 were arrested for acts of civil disobedience at the plant.
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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/10/13/1245351/-Shutdown-of-150th-coal-plant-reminder-that-miners-and-related-workers-need-a-just-transition
Federal Investigation Follows North Carolina Coal Ash Spill
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024496344
Still, what do subsidies have to do with the the OP?
I think I know what's bothering you: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024505012#post13
defensive much, pro?
I like it like that.
you should be.
"it has everything to do with drought and farmers. defensive much, pro? "
...matter how many fake attempts at being endearing you post, cali.
one that will lead to praise.
Pop out "the list" (as opposed to much maligned "teh list"
of links that have nothing to do with the OP. The contradictions are funny though.
Bill McKibben Reacts to Latest Keystone XL Environmental Impact Statement
350.org co-founder Bill McKibben issued the following statement this afternoon in response to the latest State Department environmental impact statement on the Keystone XL pipeline:
http://350.org/press-release/bill-mckibben-reacts-to-latest-keystone-xl-environmental-impact-statement/
350.org co-founder Bill McKibben issued the following statement this afternoon in response to the latest State Department environmental impact statement on the Keystone XL pipeline:
“The intrusion of reality into this process is really important. The report concluded that in a scenario where we take climate change seriously and regulate climate pollution, this pipeline will indeed have a ‘significant impact’ on climate change. So now we’ll find out if that’s the world Barack Obama and John Kerry want. This report gives President Obama everything he needs in order to block this project. This is the first environmental issue in years to bring Americans into the streets in big numbers, and now they’ll be there in ever greater numbers to make sure the President makes the right call.”
http://350.org/press-release/bill-mckibben-reacts-to-latest-keystone-xl-environmental-impact-statement/
That's the third statement from environmentalists rejecting the media spin.
NRDC: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024423143#post4
Michael Brune: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024423143#post5
