Be unprepared: the GOP war against climate adaptation. Climate change planning?
We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it.Photo: CorpsNewEnglandSome people naively believe we can get D.C. politicians to support adaptation funding if only we stop talking about climate science. They call themselves “climate pragmatists.” The true realists among us call them hopelessly naïve. The fact is that if you reject science — if you think climate science in particular is some sort of liberal plot — then the last thing you would do is spend money “planning” or “adapting” for climate change. Storm chaser: Sen. Durbin carries on lonely fight against climate change. Sen.
Dick Durbin. Cross-posted from ThinkProgress Green. Everyone thinks Obama is doing a bad job on the environment.