In article , riggor wrote:
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> news:slrnfa9dq8.mie.watcher@moog.netaxs.com...
>> In article , riggor wrote:
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>>> "nms" wrote in message
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>>>> Report predicts environmental disaster for US Northeast
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>>> ... and how is this related to phl.politics?
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>> Well, last time I looked at a map, Philadelphia was located in the
>> Northeast
>> US. If the predictions are accurate, we will feel the effects of the
>> warming
>> as much as everbody else in this part of the country. If you don't think
>> those effects will affect the politics of Philadelphia, as well as those
>> of
>> Pennsylvania and the country as a whole, you're kidding yourself.
>>
>> W.
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> Then it has nothing to do with the current politics in Philadelphia now does
> it?
Sure it does; if you believe that the forecasts are correct, we should be
using the political process to take steps to protect our city and region from
the worst effects of the changes. And, of course, tommorrow's politics become
today's politics soon enough. I admit I've never read the charter of this
group, but I'm not sure that current Philadelphia politics is all it's limited
to. Even if it is, perhaps it's time to expand our time horizon on the
subject.
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> This maybe a regional weather/climate issue, or a national weather/climate
> issue ... but not localized to Philadelphia, or local politics.
On the other hand, since we here will feel the full effects of the changes if
we do nothing in advance to mitigate them, regional climate changes that
include us are certainly a legitimate topic for dicussions of local politics,
particularly regarding how to get the city's political machinery working as
early as possible on the problems we'll face,.
W.
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