Labor Unions To Gov. Scott: What's The Plan To Deal With Climate Change?

[Omaha Steve]

http://news.wfsu.org/post/labor-unions-gov-scott-whats-plan-deal-climate-change

4:02 PM WED JULY 2, 2014

By JESSICA PALOMBO

Florida labor unions are urging Gov. Rick Scott to release a plan for addressing climate change. When the federal government proposed a carbon-reduction timeline for power plants last month, it asked states to come up with their own proposals for helping achieve the goal: 30 percent less carbon emissions over 15 years.



The National Climate Assessment report shows the Southeast, especially Florida, faces significant threats if current climate change trends continue.
Credit National Climate Assessment

At the same time, a recent national climate change report named Florida as one of the country’s most at-risk states. Northwest Florida AFL-CIO Executive Director Aaron Wazlavek says the Panhandle is seeing the effects of sea level rise already—especially during recent storms.

“Pensacola suffered a really severe flood here recently; our offices were destroyed," he says.

With some local governments taking action, Wazlavek says labor unions want Scott to release a statewide plan and take public input on it.

FULL story at link.

[Lochloosa]

1. I'll have beach front property before that prick does anything