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2015-02-01 Government

Obama signs executive order aimed at reducing flood damage from climate change

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Posted by Fred 2015-02-01 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ] Top

#1 Maybe they will quit installing emergency generators below sea level.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2015-02-01 04:49|| 2015-02-01 04:49|| Front Page Top

#2 If he 'signs' his resignation, please call me. Aside from that, nothing else really matters.

Posted by Besoeker 2015-02-01 06:34|| 2015-02-01 06:34|| Front Page Top

#3 If you leave the Climate Change BS it's a sensible building code.

Posted by BrerRabbit 2015-02-01 07:36|| 2015-02-01 07:36|| Front Page Top

#4 It's one way of cutting funding to Jindal's Louisiana. Most of the Delta falls under that criteria.

Posted by Procopius2k 2015-02-01 08:21|| 2015-02-01 08:21|| Front Page Top

#5 Punitive measures for Red States, very similar to the recent move by the regime to block oil and gas exploration on government land in Alaska.

Posted by Besoeker 2015-02-01 08:27|| 2015-02-01 08:27|| Front Page Top

#6 Do you get the feeling that ~~most of~~ the climate change studies are hokum? New Climate Change Study Just 400 Pages Of Scientists Telling Americans To Read Previous Climate Change Studies

Posted by JohnQC 2015-02-01 08:29|| 2015-02-01 08:29|| Front Page Top

#7 Actually not a climate thingy, but a bit of common sense from the standpoint that the government is the biggest flood insurance company - so this reduces risk to the flood insurance the same as it would were it a private company. Tying it to climate change is pretty stupid and a political ploy, but the essential action itself is pretty good.

Personally, I do check to see property I'm looking at is above the 100 year flood line. If its not, then I need to factor in flood insurance as part of the cost. Its just common sense.

Posted by OldSpook 2015-02-01 10:03|| 2015-02-01 10:03|| Front Page Top

#8 DC is a swamp.

Posted by swksvolFF 2015-02-01 10:10|| 2015-02-01 10:10|| Front Page Top

#9 At the current rate of sea level rise, 3 millimeters a year, the seas will be 10" higher by the end of the century.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2015-02-01 10:18|| 2015-02-01 10:18|| Front Page Top

#10 P. S. I think I'll start building my Ark.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2015-02-01 10:50|| 2015-02-01 10:50|| Front Page Top

#11 Put buildings on barges in flood prone areas.........

Posted by Alaska Paul 2015-02-01 11:43|| 2015-02-01 11:43|| Front Page Top

#12 After unfortunate experience, I now consider all basements to be instant swimming pools &/or septic tanks. Start with a basement, just add clean water, or sewage, and you will get what I got.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2015-02-01 13:15|| 2015-02-01 13:15|| Front Page Top

#13 Why did he just ask Congress to write it into a bill?
They probably would have.

Posted by newc 2015-02-01 15:59|| 2015-02-01 15:59|| Front Page Top

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