Christ.[Jeb] Bush, once governor of Florida, has said he supports federal government support for “basic research” into low-carbon energy but, like Rubio, places his faith in the free market to deal with rising temperatures and the extreme weather events, drought and sea level rise they bring.
“What we shouldn’t try to do is pick winners and losers through the federal government,” he said at a gathering in New Hampshire on Saturday, in a newly emerged video.
“The market will work faster. There’s someone in a garage somewhere, parochially I hope it’s in Miami, that’s going to have a clue, to have an answer to this.
“There are people well-intended on climate change but they need to be careful to not paint the apocalypse. Because we are not there. But we should be adapting.”
Guardian
Or maybe a little before that, but what a great way to deal with the problem. Just move. Simple.Bush said he doubted sea level predictions for south Florida but, if they did come true, he has told his wife that they should move house.
He also said that it was a local problem, and that people where he was speaking (Iowa) talk about a declining moose population, which I guess in his mind is as big an issue as a rising sea level in Florida, and which also needs to be dealt with "on a regional basis, rather than some kind of global basis."
Somebody applauded. Perhaps his campaign crew. Or maybe a few Iowans who didn't want their tax money being spent in Florida.
(Iowa has moose?)
At least Jeb! just looks and sounds stupid, like his father, and not smug and belligerent like W. (Although I recognize that is probably what appealed to many voters.)
So what? Move.Florida is considered particularly vulnerable to sea level rises as it is low-lying and sits in parts on a base of limestone, which causes excess water to seep underground and inundate areas. Salt water intrusion is also a concern for the Everglades and the many species that rely upon the wetland ecosystem.
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
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