Rabu, 13 Mei 2015
putting the dollars in
That said, theres fairly big news from the Govs office these days. Ive heard some grumblings from enviro folks that Palins approach to dealing with climate change has been lots of talk and not so much action. Now thats a little harder to say. In a supplemental budget request for the current fiscal year, shes asking for $230,000 for her sub-cabinet on climate change and $1.1 million for planning grants for communities with immediate needs. It wont move villages, but its a start.
Heres the story I wrote for todays News-Miner.
As a follow up, the state is formally proposing to go with the non-profit Center for Climate Strategies to develop a response plan. The state would chip in $180,000 (from the $230,000), and CCS would be responsible for raising the rest of the needed money (close to $1 million) from private charities.
CCS made its pitch to Palins sub-cabinet last November. The group has done climate-related work in more than two dozen states, and has helped a number of them develop plans to reduce emissions in the most cost-effective manner (they argue many of the changes actually save money). Alaska would be somewhat different because its already experiencing dramatic impacts from climate change. CCS is proposing one stakeholder process to work on mitigation measures -- emissions reductions -- and another to deal with adaptation. Heres what I wrote back then.
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