tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post4731634310067877554..comments2024-03-08T05:08:55.233-05:00Comments on EYE ON MIAMI: Eye on Miami: Climate Change and Sea Level Rise Seminar - Yes you may yawn. By GeniusofdespairGeniusofdespairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-22237280031719534292016-02-29T08:28:33.645-05:002016-02-29T08:28:33.645-05:00Local and state officials are not serious about mi...Local and state officials are not serious about mitigation or resilience or any of the other buzz words being floated around to quell investor selling panic in real estate. If they were they would stop allowing more building in harms way and start leaving open land to capture rising waters. They would be protecting and preserving barrier islands. Miami dade and Broward would not blast and destroyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-2202342437364353872016-02-28T12:34:05.407-05:002016-02-28T12:34:05.407-05:00Miami Beach will allow more excessive building to ...Miami Beach will allow more excessive building to cover the costs of any flood related projects. The convention center hotel is another project that is tied to flood protection. Altering all zoning height restrictions, parking requirements and building permits restrictions to pay for all these projects will be the norm. If you live on Miami Beach you are out of luck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-26734009100304104832016-02-28T12:01:18.822-05:002016-02-28T12:01:18.822-05:00You have to take these sponsorship's with a gr...You have to take these sponsorship's with a grain of salt. <br /><br />Think of Federal Reserve: Not Federal and no Reserves. Does not seem to bother anybody.<br /><br />Many times sponsorship's are a way of public relation to "foster" good will image.<br /><br />In the end, thou shalt know them by they're deeds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-56885724800012106592016-02-28T10:59:34.627-05:002016-02-28T10:59:34.627-05:00Deforestation of Pine Rocklands adversely affects ...Deforestation of Pine Rocklands adversely affects climate change. UM is officially the number 1 offender. I have to laugh that UM sponsors such a seminar. Was it co-sponsored by big sugar? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-25022729561677049572016-02-28T10:40:49.429-05:002016-02-28T10:40:49.429-05:00Above anon, unfortunately most C level execs (FPL,...Above anon, unfortunately most C level execs (FPL, etc) are on a less than 5 year plan and they don't care what happens after that, they'll have moved on with their profits. Elected officials are similar. <br /><br /><br />Slight typo in the post, should read CAN'T:<br /><br />"You can hold back the sea water with a wall on limestone, it will just seep up under it, too porous.&Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-76807570273349458162016-02-28T08:13:46.953-05:002016-02-28T08:13:46.953-05:00Alternate clean energy sources if treated as a pr...Alternate clean energy sources if treated as a priority by our elected officials could contribute to local jobs and improve our dependance on fossil fuels. Denying that climate change and sea level rise can be addressed because it would hurt the economy is the exact opposite of reality. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com