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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsJim Cantorri of TWC just posed an interesting question....
...'what did we do to piss off Mother Earth?' ( ok he didn't say piss).... my answer is : trump and climate change!
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Jim Cantorri of TWC just posed an interesting question.... (Original Post)
samnsara
Aug 2017
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handmade34
(22,759 posts)1. he has to ask??
what haven't we done... chemicals, pollution, strip mining, stealing habitats, exploiting precious natural resources, destructive farming practices, fracking, herbicides, pesticides, agribusiness, and on and on... who really treads lightly anymore??
https://qz.com/1054418/trump-executive-order-the-white-house-doesnt-think-sea-level-rise-is-important-to-us-infrastructure/
Sabin Center for Climate Change Law
Trump signed an executive order Tuesday (Aug 15) that rescinds an Obama-era order requiring government agencies to take into account future sea-level rise when building federal infrastructure.
The intent is to streamline the current process for infrastructure permits, one official told Reuters. But experts say the move is likely to result in more federal spending on disaster relief and infrastructure repairs down the line.
The intent is to streamline the current process for infrastructure permits, one official told Reuters. But experts say the move is likely to result in more federal spending on disaster relief and infrastructure repairs down the line.
tonyt53
(5,737 posts)3. I think Cantore knows. The Gulf water is hot. People have no idea that oceans are a heat sink.
rurallib
(62,477 posts)2. If he is any kind of weather scientist he should know
and should be able to give a lengthy answer to his own question