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A new state law limits Florida communities’ aims to offset greenhouse gas emissions that are warming the global climate and intensifying disasters such as hurricanes.

Specifically, HB 1217 prohibits local governments from pursuing net-zero emissions goals. At least 10 cities and counties have implemented such policies, including Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Orlando, and Leon County, where Tallahassee, the state capital, is located. But the new law will not necessarily upend these policies, said Bradley Marshall, senior attorney at Earthjustice, an advocacy group.

“It’s certainly meant to scare municipalities and local governments from trying to do things to further net-zero policies,” he said. “Now, its exact impact and what it exactly prohibits is probably up for some debate. Things that are adjacent to it—emissions reductions and even climate change reduction policies—on their face will not run afoul at all of a ban on adopting a net zero policy.”

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[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 hours ago

Now, its exact impact and what it exactly prohibits is probably up for some debate.

So it has no business being a law.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 6 points 8 hours ago

Net one goal

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 26 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Republicans really coming in clutch with that whole "small government and freedom" schtick, aint they.

[–] PenguinMage@lemmy.world 4 points 9 hours ago

I've been told that only applies to the overall federal, and that states rights are important (somehow city & counties don't have those)... oddly enough these are the same places that claim that slavery wasn't the reason for the civil war.

[–] MyMindIsLikeAnOcean@piefed.world 10 points 13 hours ago
[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Haha Florida is full of idiots

[–] Kazel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 hours ago

~~florida~~ murica

[–] BillCheddar@lemmy.world 9 points 16 hours ago

Freedom's just another word for "admit that Christ is in charge and I am his king here on earth" to these Republican-Nazi bastards.

[–] Mangoholic@lemmy.ml 6 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Fighting to not drown is illegal

[–] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

More of that "Just lie back and let it happen" mentality. Like they actually get indignant when people try to protect themselves from harm.

[–] lechekaflan@lemmy.world 5 points 15 hours ago

Orange juice Mussolini once again.

[–] MrKoyun@lemmy.world 5 points 17 hours ago

just in time for when people actually started to feel the heat of climate change

[–] Evotech@lemmy.world 43 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I love the small government party

Small enough to get anywhere it needs to be. No larger than a bullet.

[–] PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@feddit.uk 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

New target: Net Negative

Florida the carbon sink

[–] NottaLottaOcelot@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 hours ago

They will successfully target negative meters above sea level

[–] maturelemontree@lemmy.zip 19 points 1 day ago (6 children)

I get more worried every day shit like this comes out that the conspiracy theory that the rich want to accelerate the end of the world faster is true.

[–] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 1 points 5 hours ago

While simultaneously crying about declining fertility rates. They can't make up their fucking minds.

It is. It might not even be part of a strategy, if you look how they compuksively jack off the torment nexus.

[–] QueenHawlSera@sh.itjust.works 1 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I've never heard this theory please share it.

[–] maturelemontree@lemmy.zip 1 points 13 hours ago

From what I've seen it is basically that. The elite are building bunkers to live and plan on destroying the planet somehow, that way they can everything when they emerge from their bunkers. That or they are part of some armageddon cult where they can feel the power of destroying nations or something.

If I had the details I'd link them, its just things I've seen in passing.

[–] Tobberone@feddit.nu 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oil dependence is use as a of controlling the world. Renewables changes that control. Therefore Renewables must be stopped.

[–] AdolfSchmitler@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

In the same way slave owners fought against freeing slaves as that would mean losing a whole lot of power. Oil embargoes are much less effective against a country that has 100% renewables.

[–] green_goglin@thelemmy.club 4 points 1 day ago

USD is literally pinned to crude oils market spot price

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[–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 197 points 1 day ago (11 children)
[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 3 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

"You WILL emit toxic fumes and you WILL like it!"

[–] NottaLottaOcelot@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 hours ago

“We don’t recall caring if you liked it”

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[–] osanna@lemmy.vg 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They really are trying to steamroll over society aren’t they. Fuck these idiot cunts

Sucks they're immortal super-gods.

Love me that freedom

[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 91 points 1 day ago (15 children)

how can we drive up property values

sink half of our state beneath the waves

brilliant

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 1 points 13 hours ago

This way only people who can buy in cash can purchase florida properties, since they'll be uninsurable.

No more of those mortgage-needing peasants!

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