You (states) deny climate change? We'll deny you fed funding
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Who denies climate change? The climate has always been changing. It's what it does. 
who denies climate change? The climate has always been changing. It's what it does.
man made
https://hotair.com/archives/2015/03...rom-states-that-dont-plan-for-climate-change/
C’mon. This isn’t real, is it?
C’mon. This isn’t real, is it?
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is making it tougher for governors to deny man-made climate change. Starting next year, the agency will approve disaster-preparedness funds only for states whose governors approve hazard-mitigation plans that address climate change…
The policy doesn’t affect federal money for relief after a hurricane, flood, or other disaster. Specifically, beginning in March 2016, states seeking preparedness money will have to assess how climate change threatens their communities. Governors will have to sign off on hazard-mitigation plans. While some states, including New York, have already started incorporating climate risks in their plans, most haven’t because FEMA’s 2008 guidelines didn’t require it…
Among those who could face a difficult decision are New Jersey’s Gov. Christie and fellow Republican Govs. Rick Scott of Florida, Bobby Jindal of Louisiana, Greg Abbott of Texas, and Pat McCrory of North Carolina – all of whom have denied man-made climate change or refused to take action. The states they lead face immediate threats from climate change.
The policy doesn’t affect federal money for relief after a hurricane, flood, or other disaster. Specifically, beginning in March 2016, states seeking preparedness money will have to assess how climate change threatens their communities. Governors will have to sign off on hazard-mitigation plans. While some states, including New York, have already started incorporating climate risks in their plans, most haven’t because FEMA’s 2008 guidelines didn’t require it…
Among those who could face a difficult decision are New Jersey’s Gov. Christie and fellow Republican Govs. Rick Scott of Florida, Bobby Jindal of Louisiana, Greg Abbott of Texas, and Pat McCrory of North Carolina – all of whom have denied man-made climate change or refused to take action. The states they lead face immediate threats from climate change.
BOP
Well-Known Member
Well, it smows, so we need money for that. And it rains, so we need money for that as well. Oh, and it gets hot...mo' money, please!
Hijinx
Well-Known Member
No It's Obama. It was insane to elect this CS, Now we see the results.
Believe his lies or you don't get a share. All a part of the Kings Ruling.
Ask yourself when the Congress steps in, then imagine Boehner and McConnell as the representatives of that Congress.
It's a bad dream, a nightmare.
LibertyBeacon
Unto dust we shall return
This doesn't seem all that unusual to me. You want federal highway funds? You *will* put your DUI limit at .08. You want federal funds for school lunches? Then you will adopt Michelle's healthy food standards. There are many, many, many more examples.
Nothing new under the sun. Don't take money from the feds, don't feel the weight of the federal leviathan coming down upon you. This ain't rocket surgery.
What am I missing? Besides the same moronic intellect as the reactionary crowd, that is.
Nothing new under the sun. Don't take money from the feds, don't feel the weight of the federal leviathan coming down upon you. This ain't rocket surgery.
What am I missing? Besides the same moronic intellect as the reactionary crowd, that is.
Vince
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Exactly. The climate changes because that's what it's doing "naturally."Who denies climate change? The climate has always been changing. It's what it does.
Hijinx
Well-Known Member
The Feds have always used money (our Money) to blackmail States.
Helmet laws, Seat belt laws, highway funds.
ironintestines
Non-Premo
Wouldn't surprise me one bit to see our country renamed to "The United States of Federal Submission".
The similarity of the movie "Braveheart" is the first thing that comes to mind when I read of another government agency backing ya in a corner to comply or else....
Check out the list of US government departments & agencies that can squeeze the liberty right out of ya- http://www.usa.gov/directory/federal/index.shtml
The similarity of the movie "Braveheart" is the first thing that comes to mind when I read of another government agency backing ya in a corner to comply or else....
Check out the list of US government departments & agencies that can squeeze the liberty right out of ya- http://www.usa.gov/directory/federal/index.shtml
glhs837
Power with Control
don't know that they pushed helmet laws through funding?
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1781413/
The 1966 National Highway Safety Act introduced drastic and unwelcome changes to US motorcycle culture. The law, which was introduced after the 1965 publication of Unsafe at Any Speed, Ralph Nader’s scathing indictment of the US auto industry’s vehicle safety standards, included a provision that withheld federal funding for highway safety programs to states that did not enact mandatory motorcycle helmet laws within a specified time frame. This provision was added after a study showed that helmet laws would significantly decrease the rate of fatal accidents. The National Highway Safety Act was passed without debate on the helmet law provision.11 Adoption of this measure drew upon a broader movement within public health to expand its purview beyond infectious disease to “prevention of disability and postponement of untimely death.”12 Several years later, this shift sparked debate on the role of both individual and collective behaviors in contemporary patterns of morbidity and mortality, which led to Marc Lalonde’s New Perspective on the Health of Canadians (1974), the US government’s Healthy People Initiative (1979) and, most famously, John H. Knowles’s controversial but agenda-setting article, “The Responsibility for the Individual,” which asserted that individual lifestyle choices determined the major health risks for Western society.13
As of 1966, only 3 states—New York, Massachusetts, and Michigan—and Puerto Rico had passed motorcycle helmet laws, but between 1967 and 1975, nearly every state passed statutes to avoid penalties under the National Highway Safety Act. By September 1975, California was the only state to not have passed a mandatory helmet law of any kind. This resistance carried weight because California had both the highest number of registered motorcyclists and the highest number of fatal motorcycle crashes.14 Additionally, motorcycle groups in the state had developed into a powerful antihelmet lobby. State legislators made 8 attempts between 1968 and 1975 to introduce helmet legislation, but they were thwarted by vocal opposition from the motorcycle groups.15 In September 1973, when a Burbank councilman proposed a mandatory motorcycle helmet ordinance after the death of a 15-year-old motorcyclist, more than 100 motorcyclists came to the council’s chamber to protest during hearings on the ordinance. The Los Angeles Times reported that the Hells Angels planned to bring “at least 500 members” on the day of the scheduled vote. The councilman then withdrew his proposed ordinance.16
The 1966 National Highway Safety Act introduced drastic and unwelcome changes to US motorcycle culture. The law, which was introduced after the 1965 publication of Unsafe at Any Speed, Ralph Nader’s scathing indictment of the US auto industry’s vehicle safety standards, included a provision that withheld federal funding for highway safety programs to states that did not enact mandatory motorcycle helmet laws within a specified time frame. This provision was added after a study showed that helmet laws would significantly decrease the rate of fatal accidents. The National Highway Safety Act was passed without debate on the helmet law provision.11 Adoption of this measure drew upon a broader movement within public health to expand its purview beyond infectious disease to “prevention of disability and postponement of untimely death.”12 Several years later, this shift sparked debate on the role of both individual and collective behaviors in contemporary patterns of morbidity and mortality, which led to Marc Lalonde’s New Perspective on the Health of Canadians (1974), the US government’s Healthy People Initiative (1979) and, most famously, John H. Knowles’s controversial but agenda-setting article, “The Responsibility for the Individual,” which asserted that individual lifestyle choices determined the major health risks for Western society.13
As of 1966, only 3 states—New York, Massachusetts, and Michigan—and Puerto Rico had passed motorcycle helmet laws, but between 1967 and 1975, nearly every state passed statutes to avoid penalties under the National Highway Safety Act. By September 1975, California was the only state to not have passed a mandatory helmet law of any kind. This resistance carried weight because California had both the highest number of registered motorcyclists and the highest number of fatal motorcycle crashes.14 Additionally, motorcycle groups in the state had developed into a powerful antihelmet lobby. State legislators made 8 attempts between 1968 and 1975 to introduce helmet legislation, but they were thwarted by vocal opposition from the motorcycle groups.15 In September 1973, when a Burbank councilman proposed a mandatory motorcycle helmet ordinance after the death of a 15-year-old motorcyclist, more than 100 motorcyclists came to the council’s chamber to protest during hearings on the ordinance. The Los Angeles Times reported that the Hells Angels planned to bring “at least 500 members” on the day of the scheduled vote. The councilman then withdrew his proposed ordinance.16
glhs837
Power with Control
Didn't know that, my history goes back to the early 80s, and this explinas why I didn't know about the blackmail
"However, in 1976, states successfully lobbied Congress to stop the Department of Transportation from assessing financial penalties on states without helmet laws."
http://www.iihs.org/iihs/topics/laws/helmetuse/mapmotorcyclehelmets
"However, in 1976, states successfully lobbied Congress to stop the Department of Transportation from assessing financial penalties on states without helmet laws."
http://www.iihs.org/iihs/topics/laws/helmetuse/mapmotorcyclehelmets