UMass report cautions billions needed for local climate change preparations

The Boston Globe ^ | April 13, 2018 | by Milton J. Valencia

[Oldeconomybuyer]

A report to be released Friday by the University of Massachusetts points to the challenges the city and the region face in funding solutions to combat climate change, with local neighborhood projects expected to amount to $2.4 billion.

The report recommends a layered approach of federal, state, city, and private financing strategies, including:

■ A statewide carbon tax and an increase to the state gas tax that could support a climate resilience fund.

■ The possibility of a Boston climate resilience fee based on water and sewer bills, which could fund city general obligation bonds.

■ The creation of climate-focused District Resilience Improvement entities, modeled after Business Improvement Districts, which would capture revenue from those who would most benefit from resiliency actions.

■ The creation of a Climate Resilience Finance Implementation Working Group for the metro Boston region, to advance climate adaptation measures.

[jonno]

“...they’ll need to build a wall...”

Ding,ding,ding - We have a winner!

Yep, the masses are too stoopid to know what is good for them; we must protect them from themselves (unfortunately, many on the left already fit this description).

I’m sure they’d be building a wall in Venezuela - if they had any money...

[Opinionated Blowhard]

LOL. Good one.

[mowowie]

As if i didn’t have enough reasons to leave MA....

[FLT-bird]

Exactly. If they want to bilk their own people out of billions to pay for this scam, fine by me. I won’t contribute so much as a nickel though. Feel free to wreck your own economy Mass.

[robroys woman]

I live in south central KY in the sticks. My wife and i coming home from church Sunday and as we got near our home I saw two people with cameras with two foot long lenses on them on tripods. We stopped and asked them what was up. They pointed to a huge, white Canadian Snowy Owl. They don’t come this way normally.

[lurk]

No problem. The ivy league schools have that much cash tucked away in their endowment funds. They could cover the cost with one payment.

[hal ogen]

Hahaha. What fools! Go for it. Tax you selves so as to fund LIB lunacy. Make politically-connected criminals wealthy while you struggle financially. No wonder those who are sane anticipate leaving these LIB/loon infected areas. Bwaaaahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

■ A statewide carbon tax and an increase to the state gas tax that could support a climate resilience fund.

■ The possibility of a Boston climate resilience fee based on water and sewer bills, which could fund city general obligation bonds.

■ The creation of climate-focused District Resilience Improvement entities, modeled after Business Improvement Districts, which would capture revenue from those who would most benefit from resiliency actions.

■ The creation of a Climate Resilience Finance Implementation Working Group for the metro Boston region, to advance climate adaptation measures

We should be in awe today as we witness the birth of the latest and newest climate buzzword -- RESILIENCE. I expect this to rapidly take off and maybe begin to replace "sustainable." Who could possibly refute the need for civilization to ne "resilient" just in case climate disaster strikes. To liberals, the movie "The Day After Tomorrow" wasn't a fantasy flick; it was a prediction and we must be RESILIENT as we prepare for all possibilities, no matter how infinitesimally small the probability:

[Darteaus94025]

Put a Cilmate Change Readiness tax on all Massachusetts college tuition until the state is ready! I only pray it’s not too late!

[robroys woman]

My daughter and her husband are coming to visit us in central KY in a few weeks. They live a few blocks off Market in Ballard (neighborhood in the Seattle area). The house they rent there could be rented here for about $600 a month, and there would be plenty of street parking and maybe even a garage. There, there is virtually no “available” street parking, they have one “reserved” parking place that is more fitting for a Model T than their car. Traffic is a nightmare, and they pay $3,600 a month.

They are coming to visit and look for a place to rent before they buy. Their reasoning is simple. They love this area, they want to settle down and have kids, and they can do that here on his income alone - easily. And the important part is that he can continue working his same Seattle job and earn the same income here.

Another of my daughters and her husband just left Studio City, CA. and moved to Tempe, AZ for the same reason. A dump of a house in CA was over $650k (not to mention the ridiculous taxes). They bought a really nice and large place in AZ with a beautiful back yard and pool for $230k. Income is the same, though they did have to get new jobs.

A lot of people are doing this. They are leaving the ridiculous leftist blue areas. What’s comical is that my oldest, in Seattle, is a strong leftist. But as she ages, nature is taking its course as it does with people with a reasonable IQ and who are paying attention - she is becoming conservative.

[WayneS]

Maybe U Mass should contribute some of their various endowments and trusts to the cause.

[MNJohnnie]

These people know the clock is running out on this scam. The Sun is about to give them a very rough lesson in just what actually causes “climate change”.

[polymuser]

We need a stop on all Federal grants to schools and professors which result in recommendations for growth of taxation, regulations or government size.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Gather your Yankee money and move south...

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Pay attention!! The want “climate resilience” so we ready for heating, cooling, or just staying the same. This is another lexicological shift just like that from from “global warming” to “climate change” or “climate disruption.” No matter what may happen, the progs demand we be RESILIENT for all possibilities.

Who could possibly deny we need to be “resilient”? The rubes will fall for this hook, line, and sinker.

As usual, it requires you and me paying tens of billions of dollars in case it gets a wee bit warmer OR colder. OR if it stays a balmy 72 degrees forevermore.

[shelterguy]

A couple years and I plan to do that. I’m thinking Tennessee or Kentucky.

[Da Coyote]

Let me know when we decide to take those billions from Gates/Soros/Bezos/welfare and medicaid for illegals, support for NPR, ban private aircraft travel, make Prius cars the only allowed auto, make ALL nations comply to the exact same strict emission standards, oh, and guillotine Hillary Clinton.

Then we’ll talk.

[Moonman62]

$2.4 billion is just to get the idiots used to the idea of having their money stolen by the climate scam. In ten years it will be $24 billion with no end in sight.

[Paulie]

“No problem. The ivy league schools have that much cash tucked away in their endowment funds. They could cover the cost with one payment.”

Problem is the elites never pay for their ‘save the Earth’ pet projects - Joe and Jane Average always pay the freight.

If this flies, it won’t be long before NY, NJ, and Conn feel the pressure to get on board. Just watch.

[polymuser]

I see that. Newspeak is ever evolving

Gee, maybe “opinion resilience” will happen in our schools?

/s