States plan for global warming, but Alabama not in group forming strategy for rising seas

WASHINGTON -- Politically, the debate still festers over whether the Earth is truly heating up and whether humans are responsible.

Practically, some state and local governments are already beginning to plan for the
possibility of rising sea levels and other long-term threats associated with a warming planet.

In Florida, for example, a team assembled by Republican Gov. Charlie Crist warns that sea-level rise will affect beaches, coastal vegetation and both public and private investments. "Decisions will need to be made about relocation, redevelopment and, where appropriate, retreat from the shoreline," the team said in an "action plan" released last year.

Neither Alabama nor Mississippi is in the group of 10 states moving ahead with "adaptation planning," according to a recent report by the nonpartisan Pew Center on Global Climate Change in Washington, D.C.

Virginia is another Southern state exploring adaptation strategies, according to the Pew report.

http://blog.al.com/live/2009/11/states_plan_for_global_warming.html

Alabama and Florida seem to hate science.

Maybe even rational thought.

mark

Island's homes and infrastructure.

Rinse. Repeat.

The amount of money that is being spent to repair/build houses on that sand spit is incredible.
I just watch it and shake my head. Never saw intact denial in such a large group of people.

Money was spent, jobs were created rebuilding houses, people were happy and *43 won Florida's electoral votes.

PBS' NOW program did a segment on Dauphin Island a few years ago. I think you know the story. http://www.pbs.org/now/transcript/227.html

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