Because, obviously, humans were never able to adapt to a changing climate without the helpful hand of government
As climate risks mount, state unveils new plan to adapt
Massachusetts has long stood out as one of the few states without a state climatologist. The new Office of Climate Science, already staffed with three experts, marks a dramatic change.
“This summer brought dangerous weather impacts to our communities, and the impacts have been devastating,” Governor Maura Healey said in a press release. “ResilientMass ensures that Massachusetts is well positioned for federal funds, while continuing our nation-leading work on climate.”
So a bunch of unelected bureaucrats full of climatrology cult members dictating your lives. But, he, Mass citizens voted for the authoritarianism, right?
New building standards, for instance, will be developed to make sure buildings are prepared for increased flooding and extreme heat. This will require a shift in thinking — health codes currently include minimum heat standards, ensuring residents stay warm enough on the coldest Massachusetts nights. New codes will also look at the other end of the spectrum to protect against the hottest days.
In other words, this will make new construction more expensive, along with any refurbs.
A new heat alert system, to be developed and implemented by the Executive Office of Health and Human Services alongside other agencies, will notify residents when dangerous heat is heading their way. The state also plans for expanded tree planting in some mid-sized cities and more shading in parks in communities suffering from urban heat islands.
Oh, good, a heat alert system. Because people obviously have no options to check the weather. They can’t turn on multiple TV stations, from local news to the Weather Channel to Accuweather and so on. There are no apps they can check (I have 5 on my phone, plus, 3 that are just radar. Yes, they can run a bit different), right? It’s not like phones do not include one that’s built in, right? Oh, and what was that thing about urban heat islands?
“We really need a coordinated approach,” said Katherine Antos, undersecretary for decarbonization and resilience at the state’s Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, noting that unlike coastal floods, no overarching entity exists for inland flooding. “A key action of the ResilientMass plan is developing a framework that brings all of these local, state, and federal agencies together to coordinate their activities,” she said.
It used to be people would say “watch your wallet” when government gets going. There’s still some of that, but, even more, it’s “watch your liberty, freedom, and life choices.”
I lived in MA from 1955-1969. We had hurricanes, nor-easters, Thanksgiving and Easter blizzards and Green Christmases. Deluging rains and the Great New England Blackout. And yet, without the “help” of a State Bureaucracy, we poor peasants managed to survive, and even flourish. All this new government entity will do is subject MA to the “Vermont Disease” where living in the state will become less and less affordable, driving out the Middle Class and depleting the tax base. Do they really expect the residents of Beacon Hill and The Vinyard to fund all those Social Welfare programs?
Of course not. It’s in the announcement.
It’s just another cash grab from the federal coffers.
total bs. total. but the folks in Massachusetts voted for the dems so this is what they get. more likely, the city folks voted for the dems to tell the suburban and rural folks to bend over and take it
The Democrats notoriously give each little group something they want to vote Democrat and then when put into office they suddenly decide to implement their actual agenda and this is what happens. Everybody looks at each other and goes what the hell is going on here?
The Democrats have only one agenda that is total power and total control over the government and the individual. That’s why the same people who keep telling our children that men can have babies wanna be in control of censorship on the airwaves go figure.
Everything that Democrats do they do slow it first and then all at once. At first they just wanted the right for gays to get married next thing you know two guys are winning the women’s bicycling championship. And people sit around claiming there’s no such thing as a slippery slope? The slippery slope is allowing any Democrat control of anything at anytime. That would be like Joseph Stalin saying let me kill the farmers and I’ll stop there. Fat chance!
If a Democrats lips are moving you can be assured the man is lying. It amazes me how Democrats wheedle their way into a area and then take over and destroy the foundation of everything. Can you believe these idiot people were talking about are actually living in the place where our forefathers fired the shot heard round the world? Now they can’t buy a car without asking 14 different levels of government if it’s OK. They went from Minutemen to pussies in six generations. Women with hairy armpits and all kinds of bones through their nose and then with head knots all gathered in their local Starbucks to decide if this week’s rally is going to be to support the Nazis living in the Ukraine or the Palestinians living in Israel. All haters all anti American call Annie white all anti Christian all anti-Semitic. That’s what little Democrats are made of.
The coalition that votes for Democrats are Black, immigrants, LGBTQ, Jews, women, other minorities, young voters, college educated, atheists/agnostics, urban and secular.
nuRepublican* voters are largely white, rural and suburban, evangelical Christians, straight**, socially conservative.
The nuCons will use the carnage in Israel as an excuse to oppress American immigrants.
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* We oppose the use of the term, Rebubbacun (Re-bubba-cun)
** Many Republican gays are closeted.
Another Bee classic…..”Palestinian flag outside Rashida Tlaib’s office seen throwing pride flag off the roof…”
That is actually clever!! Rare for conservatives.
“Prepared for increased flooding and heat..” And the evidence of that is..what?
It is clever, so it’s surprising that some lib social media entity hasn’t tried to censor it yet. Might hurt someone’s “feelings”
You cannot say you stand with Israel and still continue to vote for Democrats.
… Unless you are a democrat. They do not need to tell the truth, even to themselves.
You cannot say you are a Christian and still continue to vote for Republicans.