U.S. cities last in global climate preparedness

And by allowing the same special interests to continue the 40 odd year block on the development of another industry, now parroting the denial of climate change which is not the only reason for alternative energy sources but one of the very important ones, we could have created rapidly a growth industry as we watched the economy collapse. Thus bringing well paying jobs, which would create even more jobs, and cheaper cleaner energy sources and been out of the economic troubles we are still in. Thanks to the so called conservative mentality, and especially those who are supposed to be working for the people and country, and their support for these special interests which own them we've lost years now in moving forward as those interests pile up and hoard their wealth!!

A global survey reports that cities in Canada and Latin America are at the forefront in planning for climate change, while those in the U.S. lag. A lack of political will and financial resources are cited as obstacles among the nearly 500 cities surveyed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Yale Environment 360

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