[TLI]

"It would be interesting to have a debate with at least one person who holds an opposing viewpoint."

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No such luck.

Most of the candidates scheduled to appear have developed their own climate change plans, a number of which were released in the days ahead of the CNN debate. While Republican Bill Weld does not, he has said climate change is one of the reasons he is primarying President Donald Trump, and he told Vox’s Jane Coaston he is particularly concerned with rising ocean levels.

“We are required to plan for a 7-foot storm surge right now in the city of Boston for any waterfront development,” he said. “In another few years, that’s going to be 14 feet. This is going to be a lot of property that’s going to be shorefront property in 2040 that’s not shorefront property now.”

RINO.

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[Reno89519]

Can Weld name one place where the sea level has risen?

[Alas Babylon!]

“We are required to plan for a 7-foot storm surge right now in the city of Boston for any waterfront development,” he said. “In another few years, that’s going to be 14 feet. This is going to be a lot of property that’s going to be shorefront property in 2040 that’s not shorefront property now.”

Actually, that's some bad logic right there.

Required to plan--first 7 feet then later 14--does not imply rising sea levels but just stricter standards.

Storms in Massachusetts Bay have historically gotten up to 20-25 feet waves crashing on shore. Now, not very often, but it happens about once in a century.

Doesn't prove nor disprove global warming.