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A new state law limits Florida communities’ aims to offset greenhouse gas emissions that are warming the global climate and intensifying disasters such as hurricanes.
Specifically, HB 1217 prohibits local governments from pursuing net-zero emissions goals. At least 10 cities and counties have implemented such policies, including Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Orlando, and Leon County, where Tallahassee, the state capital, is located. But the new law will not necessarily upend these policies, said Bradley Marshall, senior attorney at Earthjustice, an advocacy group.
“It’s certainly meant to scare municipalities and local governments from trying to do things to further net-zero policies,” he said. “Now, its exact impact and what it exactly prohibits is probably up for some debate. Things that are adjacent to it—emissions reductions and even climate change reduction policies—on their face will not run afoul at all of a ban on adopting a net zero policy.”
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Republicans really coming in clutch with that whole “small government and freedom” schtick, aint they.
I’ve been told that only applies to the overall federal, and that states rights are important (somehow city & counties don’t have those)… oddly enough these are the same places that claim that slavery wasn’t the reason for the civil war.
Which state rights was the civil war fought over‽ That question usually undermines the racist state rights arguments from the new Nazi party
They make up a lot of fun things that aren’t factual. I’m also super salty about how small government makes sure my local government can’t do anything we want them to do through voting… but if these people acted on actual principles they’d have no one in office right now.
Now, its exact impact and what it exactly prohibits is probably up for some debate.
So it has no business being a law.
party of small government
Small ‘brained’ government
No no, see it can be big as long as it works for the corporations, or, uh, we mean the people. It can be big as long as it works for the people. Wait no, that’s not right either.
when they ask for small government, they do not mean lowering the scope of the government functions, but having less people who have more concentrated powers, and removing checks and balances.
“You WILL emit toxic fumes and you WILL like it!”
“We don’t recall caring if you liked it”
It was meant for economic stuff. Same with how they pursued “economic individualism” rather than “self expression”, even if some young conservatives think otherwise.
What’s crazy is that I read “economic individualism” and immediately think of solar power, composting toilets, salvaged building materials, minimal new construction - basically all the eco-hippie-shit they rail against.
That’s what they demand from leftists unironically, they might even link you some YouTube channel about that.
Economic individualism is more like you don’t rely on the state.
ie, less safety regulation, less consumer protection, less services
Small oppressive sensitive grifting fascist wasteful and willfully ignorant government.
Nothing says small government like the bigger government telling the smaller government no.
Small as in micro managing
I love the small government party
Small enough to get anywhere it needs to be. No larger than a bullet.
“We’re gonna need you to burn at least 500lbs of tires for every tree planted.”
Everyone who supported this bill is a climate criminal and should have a punishment proportional to poisoning every living person on the planet.
Net one goal
Fractions are non-zero: Net 10-18
net-negative goal, still not net-zero so all good!
I get more worried every day shit like this comes out that the conspiracy theory that the rich want to accelerate the end of the world faster is true.
Oil dependence is use as a of controlling the world. Renewables changes that control. Therefore Renewables must be stopped.
In the same way slave owners fought against freeing slaves as that would mean losing a whole lot of power. Oil embargoes are much less effective against a country that has 100% renewables.
Spain has heavily adopted renewables, and it sailed through the recent oil-price shock with only minor economic ripples.
USD is literally pinned to crude oils market spot price
It is. It might not even be part of a strategy, if you look how they compuksively jack off the torment nexus.
Not the world, just the bulk of humanity. We’re cluttering the place up and ruining their nice views and beaches and such. As long as there are enough left to serve their needs she produce attractive children for them, the rest of us are quickly becoming unnecessary problems.
While simultaneously crying about declining fertility rates. They can’t make up their fucking minds.
The idea I think is to destabilize India/China and then figure it out.
I’ve never heard this theory please share it.
From what I’ve seen it is basically that. The elite are building bunkers to live and plan on destroying the planet somehow, that way they can everything when they emerge from their bunkers. That or they are part of some armageddon cult where they can feel the power of destroying nations or something.
If I had the details I’d link them, its just things I’ve seen in passing.
Basically the plot line to the fallout series LOL.
New target: Net Negative
Florida the carbon sink
They will successfully target negative meters above sea level
Freedom’s just another word for “admit that Christ is in charge and I am his king here on earth” to these Republican-Nazi bastards.
They aren’t Christian.
The only time Christ really threatens damnation (Matthew 25), it’s over the mistreatment of the poor, sick, imprisoned, and foregners.
For their king, they sure do excel at ignoring his wishes.
Haha Florida is full of idiots
floridamurica
Fighting to not drown is illegal
More of that “Just lie back and let it happen” mentality. Like they actually get indignant when people try to protect themselves from harm.
Their state is going to be under water in ten years…
Florida - The Maritime State
I always remind myself of this when they do something so colossally stupid. It’s small comfort, of course, but it’s something.
They don’t care, because Jesus is coming back.
This is unironically what my parents believe.
The ultimate sunk cost, I guess. Too late to change your beliefs now, you’ve already damned your grandchildren to a burning planet. Well done.
One hundred generations of Christians have believed that Jesus would return in their lifetimes.
No, that’s an interpretation that kicked off in the mid nineteenth century. It’s pretty new tbh.
The measure requires local governments to submit an affidavit annually to the state Department of Revenue verifying compliance. Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, signed the measure on April 22, Earth Day, and the law will take effect July 1. It states that “net zero policies, carbon taxes and assessments, and emission trading programs are detrimental to this state’s energy security and economic interests and inconsistent with the energy policy and the environmental policy of this state.”
Jesus this is bad policy. Let people find energy wherever they want.
Let people find energy wherever they want.
Doesn’t align well with fascist policy.
Small government what?
