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> Local governments, under pressure from annoyed citizens, are beginning to act. Elections are being won on promises to invest money to protect against flooding
by finid 10y ago
> Local governments, under pressure from annoyed citizens, are beginning to act. Elections are being won on promises to invest money to protect against flooding.
Interesting. I do recall that in 2012, North Carolina's House Bill 819 prohibited the state's Coastal Resources Commission from calculating sea-level changes using recent data.
- themartorana 10y agoScary, using laws to prohibit people doing math. It's the equivalent of putting your fingers in your ears and humming loudly.
- noobiemcfoob 10y agoIt was a sad day to be a North Carolinian...
- GFK_of_xmaspast 10y agoTheir legislature gives them many such days.
- DanBC 10y agohttp://www.nccoast.org/uploads/documents/CRO/2012-5/SLR-bill.pdf http://www.nccoast.org/uploads/documents/CRO/2012-5/SLR-bill...
- 6502nerdface 10y agoHopefully bill != law?
- finid 10y agoIt actually became law, because the governor, who could have vetoed it or at least put up a fight, chose to do nothing.