Look to Boston, yet again

"...Boston may be more vulnerable than most cities, but it is also leading the way in preparedness. In 2016, the city released a comprehensive report, Climate Ready Boston, assessing its vulnerabilities to coastal and storm flooding and extreme heat. Last August, city mayor Michelle Wu set up the US’s first dedicated Office of Climate Resilience (OCR). “We needed an office solely focused on delivering climate resilience infrastructure, because otherwise it won’t get done,” says Brian Swett, the city’s new chief climate officer. We meet at a cafe in East Boston, just across the water from Long Wharf, along with OCR director Chris Osgood, and councillor Gabriela Coletta Zapata, who represents this vulnerable district. “I have residents that live right on the waterfront that are soon going to be displaced if we don’t do something,” she says..."

reinaert said:

"...Boston may be more vulnerable than most cities, but it is also leading the way in preparedness. In 2016, the city released a comprehensive report, Climate Ready Boston, assessing its vulnerabilities to coastal and storm flooding and extreme heat. Last August, city mayor Michelle Wu set up the US’s first dedicated Office of Climate Resilience (OCR). “We needed an office solely focused on delivering climate resilience infrastructure, because otherwise it won’t get done,” says Brian Swett, the city’s new chief climate officer. We meet at a cafe in East Boston, just across the water from Long Wharf, along with OCR director Chris Osgood, and councillor Gabriela Coletta Zapata, who represents this vulnerable district. “I have residents that live right on the waterfront that are soon going to be displaced if we don’t do something,” she says..."

How flood-ravaged Boston took on the climate deniers – and won

As the Trump administration dismisses global heating, the coastal city is getting on with becoming one of the most climate resilient in the world. Here’s how

www.theguardian.com

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Good article.

"Any major tenant who’s going to be occupying a building in the downtown, or in the Seaport, who’s being asked to sign a 10-year lease, is saying, ‘All right: and how are you prepared for Boston’s changing climate?’ It is now a market-driven force.”

This may be the key to significant change, but it won't be enough unless the United States becomes the world leader in the change to renewable energy sources.

Loulit01 said:

This may be the key to significant change, but it won't be enough unless the United States becomes the world leader in the change to renewable energy sources.

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You don't care about the fact that almost every American is suffering from windmill cancer do you?

And what about the birds? Or the view from Trump’s Aberdeen golf course, totally ruined by windmills?

No, you only think of yourself.

Allan said:

You don't care about the fact that almost every American is suffering from windmill cancer do you?

And what about the birds? Or the view from Trump’s Aberdeen golf course, totally ruined by windmills?

No, you only think of yourself.

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Hey! I've been working for a better environment my whole life. Did I drive big block Chevy's? No! Only small block Chevy's that averaged at least 13 MPG. Did I own a private jet? No! I flew commercial just like a regular person.

Loulit01 said:

Good article.

"Any major tenant who’s going to be occupying a building in the downtown, or in the Seaport, who’s being asked to sign a 10-year lease, is saying, ‘All right: and how are you prepared for Boston’s changing climate?’ It is now a market-driven force.”

This may be the key to significant change, but it won't be enough unless the United States becomes the world leader in the change to renewable energy sources.

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in the early decades of my 61 years we would have been on the bleeding edge of this, developing the technology and building industries to sell it to the world.

Now we pretend it’s all a hoax or something that “happens sometimes, always has”.

But think of the poor billionaires. They’ve spent their lives striving to be the richest most powerful person in the world. Many are too old to start over and a technology shift of that scale might let some whippersnappers get so far ahead they could never catch up in the time they have left.

If you ever see something that makes you wonder how the hell that happened, why someone or some government or business would do that, consider the above as a reason and it just doesn’t seem so odd anymore. Not any less stupid, just not as inexplicable.

We are just seeing a pattern of history. Those who get off on wealth and power (neither of which we evolved with in the way we conceive of them) never stop feeding that Jones until they are forced to stop one way or another. Sometimes they are forcibly stopped. Sometimes they bankrupt their countries trying to expand, or are consumed by others trying to win the same game.

The one constant is that life for the majority gets worse as the game gets closer to a winner.

And up to now has never ended well for that majority.

No reason to think this time will be the exception.

reinaert said:

"...Boston may be more vulnerable than most cities, but it is also leading the way in preparedness. In 2016, the city released a comprehensive report, Climate Ready Boston, assessing its vulnerabilities to coastal and storm flooding and extreme heat. Last August, city mayor Michelle Wu set up the US’s first dedicated Office of Climate Resilience (OCR). “We needed an office solely focused on delivering climate resilience infrastructure, because otherwise it won’t get done,” says Brian Swett, the city’s new chief climate officer. We meet at a cafe in East Boston, just across the water from Long Wharf, along with OCR director Chris Osgood, and councillor Gabriela Coletta Zapata, who represents this vulnerable district. “I have residents that live right on the waterfront that are soon going to be displaced if we don’t do something,” she says..."

How flood-ravaged Boston took on the climate deniers – and won

As the Trump administration dismisses global heating, the coastal city is getting on with becoming one of the most climate resilient in the world. Here’s how

www.theguardian.com

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This is actually the way to go. If you believe in Catastrophic Anthropogenic Global Warming, then plan on mitigation efforts. This direction at least directs efforts into mostly useful public works even if the future isn't as doomed as some people think.

Allan said:

You don't care about the fact that almost every American is suffering from windmill cancer do you?

And what about the birds? Or the view from Trump’s Aberdeen golf course, totally ruined by windmills?

No, you only think of yourself.

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Loulit01 would make a fine MAGA, so I appreciate you nudging him in our direction.

Thank you.

MAGA.

Loulit01 said:

Good article.

"Any major tenant who’s going to be occupying a building in the downtown, or in the Seaport, who’s being asked to sign a 10-year lease, is saying, ‘All right: and how are you prepared for Boston’s changing climate?’ It is now a market-driven force.”

This may be the key to significant change, but it won't be enough unless the United States becomes the world leader in the change to renewable energy sources.

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I disagree. Forcing expensive renewable alternatives is a costly boondoggle while improving seawalls, drainage and planting more trees have demonstrable benefits to the city regardless of whether CO2 is driving climate.

jmotivator said:

This is actually the way to go. If you believe in Catastrophic Anthropogenic Global Warming, then plan on mitigation efforts. This direction at least directs efforts into mostly useful public works even if the future isn't as doomed as some people think.

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Not either/or. And it's not about belief.

reinaert said:

Not either/or. And it's not about belief.

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It is a belief. Climate estimates 100 years from now are not facts. Changing today to avert future estimates are done on a belief in the estimates accuracy.