Bruce MirkenIf the U.S. was a sane country, #Helene would be seen as definitive proof that not addressing #ClimateChange is WAY more expensive than a serious effort to curb it. https://www.yahoo.com/news/tropical-weather-latest-us-southeast-144117847.html
Joel De Rose@BruceMirken Climate change has been on my mind since 1975. I have been told to mind My own business. And yet, as a science minded person, the evidence is all around. Our planet is working hard to balance things out. The tipping point Will become clearer soon.
Aviva Gary@BruceMirken yes but one of those uses "long term" thinking while the other involves "short term" thinking
Guess which one the US (the actual constituency thereof) uses? 🤑
Weltzeitgeist@BruceMirken Well, it isn't a sane country. They voted for fucking Donald Trump and maybe they'll do it again in a few weeks...
Paul Chernoff@BruceMirken @rberger It isn't a matter of the cost but who pays for it. If the wealthy come off better by have the federal government pay for damages and they don't pay taxes, they are ahead.