Governor’s Office:
“Virginia’s governor… [3 months ago] told a gathering at the
Environment Virginia Symposium something they hadn’t heard from that office in
four years: Climate change is real, humans have a hand in it and the
commonwealth’s coastal communities are under a great threat.
‘If we want to help the environment tomorrow, we have to
make smart, common-sense decisions today. The first big decision is to accept
climate change is real,’ Gov. Terry McAuliffe said. ‘I believe humans
contribute to climate change. I think it’s pretty much settled. I think the
impacts are felt today.’
McAuliffe’s remarks were met with a round of applause by
local government officials, policymakers and environmentalists who were
gathering… for a three-day environmental symposium at Virginia Military
Institute. The governor plans to reactivate a climate change commission to
advise him on what can be done to protect Virginia.
The new governor said the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration pegs the Hampton Roads area as the second-most vulnerable in the
nation, right behind New Orleans.”
~Writes Luanne Rife of the Roanoke
Times
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