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Rhiannon12866

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7. It's incredibly selfish, since those who are profiting now won't be here to face the consequences

Tue Aug 27, 2013, 05:12 AM

Aug 2013

So they aren't worried. And I remember the discussion during Gale Norton's tenure as Sec of the Interior. Like Bush*, she didn't worry about future generations, expected The Rapture to come first, so who cared if we still had clean water or forests? We are slowly beginning to turn this around, but we can't afford to take anymore time.

And I saw the video of the sinkhole. It was one of the most disturbing things I've ever seen. And we've recently heard about sinkholes sucking up people, but that soon becomes yesterday's news.

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New York at risk from combination of rising seas and stronger hurricanes, experts warn [View all] Rhiannon12866 Aug 2013 OP

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Probably an irreversible process at this point. silverweb Aug 2013 #2

LOL! Thanks for the heads up! Rhiannon12866 Aug 2013 #3

They're running out of time fast. silverweb Aug 2013 #4

That's exactly the case! We need to start while we still have some time! Rhiannon12866 Aug 2013 #5

It's very frustrating. silverweb Aug 2013 #6

It's incredibly selfish, since those who are profiting now won't be here to face the consequences Rhiannon12866 Aug 2013 #7

K&R. hrmjustin Aug 2013 #8

I live right by the water so this is an real issue here. hrmjustin Aug 2013 #9

I read the other day that property owners are already raising their houses Cooley Hurd Aug 2013 #10

Yes I heard in the Rockaways and in Staten Island some houses are being built higher. hrmjustin Aug 2013 #11

Kicking again because it is important. hrmjustin Aug 2013 #12