{"id":1011,"date":"2012-06-11T11:02:27","date_gmt":"2012-06-11T15:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alexprudhomme.com\/?p=1011"},"modified":"2012-06-11T11:02:27","modified_gmt":"2012-06-11T15:02:27","slug":"virginia-lawmaker-says-sea-level-rise-is-a-left-wing-term-excises-it-from-state-report-on-coastal-flooding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alexprudhomme.com\/2012\/06\/11\/virginia-lawmaker-says-sea-level-rise-is-a-left-wing-term-excises-it-from-state-report-on-coastal-flooding\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Lawmaker Says \u2018Sea Level Rise\u2019 Is A \u2018Left Wing Term,\u2019 Excises It From State Report On Coastal Flooding"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/climate\/2012\/06\/10\/496982\/virginia-lawmaker-says-sea-level-rise-is-a-left-wing-term-excises-it-from-state-report-on-coastal-flooding\/\">Virginia Lawmaker Says \u2018Sea Level Rise\u2019 Is A \u2018Left Wing Term,\u2019 Excises It From State Report On Coastal Flooding<\/a><\/h1>\n<p>By\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/author\/rleber\/\">Rebecca Leber<\/a>\u00a0on Jun 10, 2012 at 6:59 pm<\/p>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/0f\/Recent_Sea_Level_Rise.png\/300px-Recent_Sea_Level_Rise.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" \/>Virginia\u2019s legislature commissioned a $50,000 study to determine the impacts of climate change on the state\u2019s shores. To greenlight the project, they\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hamptonroads.com\/2012\/06\/lawmakers-avoid-buzzwords-climate-change-bills\">omitted words<\/a>\u00a0like \u201cclimate change\u201d and \u201csea level rise\u201d from the study\u2019s description itself. According to the House of Delegates sponsor of the study, these are \u201cliberal code words,\u201d even though they are noncontroversial in the climate science community.<br \/>\nInstead of using climate change, sea level rise, and global warming, the study uses terms like \u201ccoastal resiliency\u201d and \u201crecurrent flooding.\u201d Republican State Delegate Chris Stolle, who steered the legislation, cut \u201csea level rise\u201d from the draft. Stolle has also said the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/magazine-17915958\">jury\u2019s still out<\/a>\u201d on humans\u2019 impact on global warming:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>State Del. Chris Stolle, R-Virginia Beach, who insisted on changing the \u201csea level rise\u201d study in the General Assembly to one on \u201crecurrent flooding,\u201d said he wants to get political speech out of the mix altogether.<br \/>\n<strong>He said \u201csea level rise\u201d is a \u201cleft-wing term\u201d that conjures up animosities on the right.<\/strong>\u00a0So why bring it into the equation?<br \/>\n\u201cWhat people care about is the floodwater coming through their door,\u201d Stolle said. \u201cLet\u2019s focus on that. Let\u2019s study that. So that\u2019s what I wanted us to call it.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>There is a resistance to calling science what it is, even in the studies commissioned to investigate the impact of climate change. The reality is that coastal cities are spending millions to respond to rising sea levels, like Norfolk, Virginia. Norfolk spends\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/magazine-17915958\">$6 million a year<\/a>\u00a0to elevate roads, improve drainage, and help homeowners raise their houses, according to BBC. Already, 5 percent to 10 percent of the city\u2019s lowest-lying neighborhoods have heavy flooding. The world\u2019s largest naval base, based in Norfolk, is spending hundreds of millions to replace piers to withstand rising water. Yet they manage to make no mention of climate change or sea level rise in their response strategy.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virginia Lawmaker Says \u2018Sea Level Rise\u2019 Is A \u2018Left Wing Term,\u2019 Excises It From State Report On Coastal Flooding By\u00a0Rebecca Leber\u00a0on Jun 10, 2012 at 6:59 pm Virginia\u2019s legislature commissioned a $50,000 study to determine the impacts of climate change on the state\u2019s shores. 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