Mother Jones—“These 14 States Have a Plan for Climate Change. The Rest of You Are Screwed.”

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http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2014/10/most-states-dont-have-plan-when-climate-change-brings-its-predictable-destruct-0

[font face=Serif][font size=5]These 14 States Have a Plan for Climate Change. The Rest of You Are Screwed.[/font]
[font size=4]Only nine others have plans in the works, according to a new study.[/font]

—By James West | Fri Oct. 10, 2014 6:00 AM EDT

A comprehensive look at the progress states are making in preparing for climate change. Click to see the interactive map. Georgetown Climate Center

[font size=3]Most states are still failing to prepare for the impacts of climate change, and there has been mixed progress among states with concrete plans, according to a first-of-its-kind compilation of data released Thursday by the Georgetown Climate Center.

Researchers at the center, a DC policy research group based at Georgetown University's law school, surveyed states' climate adaptation policies—plans to build sea walls, for example, or to shift hazardous waste facilities out of flood zones. They found that only a minority of states—14 right now—have fully fledged adaptation plans with specific goals in place. Nine more have adaptation plans in the works. The rest have not developed statewide adaptation plans (though a number of these states do have plans in place at the local or regional level).

Of the 14 states with concrete plans, California is clearly out front: The Golden State has the highest number of completed climate adaptation goals, and the highest number in the works. These achievements include passing the Safe, Clean and Reliable Drinking Water Supply Act of 2010, investing in more research into sea level rise, and even passing a "cool pavements" law that tries to reduce the impact of the urban heat island effect.

California ties with New York in terms of the percentage of stated goals achieved since enacting their plans, at 14 percent. The most ambitious number of goals has been set by Massachusetts—373 policies in total—but the state has only achieved 6 percent of them so far.

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[Shrike47]

1. Remember, there is no climate change. Drout, hurricane, tornado? Just ignore, please.

If we admit to climate change, we might feel bad or depressed or something.

[merrily]

3. Less able to compete with India and China is what I've been hearing.

Because when we're all drowning in polluted waters and gasping for some clean air, that is going to matter.

[SoapBox]

4. ...part of the batshit, conservative, Evangelical, PukeBagger

death wish.

Rape, plunder, pillage...and go to heaven.

Too bad they can't figure out they will be living in hell first.

[merrily]

2. Having a plan for climate change prevents you from getting screwed by climate change?

Who knew?

[Cartoonist]

5. Only 14? We're still screwed

Kentucky, Texas, and Oklahoma are actively fighting efforts to deal with climate change. Besides, it's a global problem. Every country needs to prepare and to adopt policies to reverse it. The USA is the worst polluter. I apologize to the responsible countries for our greed and waste.