You would think that an area that is three feet above sea level on a good day would have unanimous support for playing it safe and making sure that we don't all drown in fifty years. But no - lots of believe that the sea levels are never ever going to rise for any reason, and that legislation to protect us from rising sea levels is part of a worldwide conspiracy.
I love how Stacy Ritter very politely tells them that they have a right to their poorly-informed opinions but she's voting for the measure because she does not believe in their theory of a conspiracy. Check out the story in the Sun Sentinel here, and make sure to watch the video.
Personally, although I am a fan of nearly everything in Agenda 21 and do believe that climate change is real, I don't think that the points in Agenda 21 are going to help save us from rising sea levels much. The changes that they are suggesting - striving for sustainable populations, combating deforestation, etc - will not slow down climate change enough to prevent us from having a dramatic change of life here in South Florida. What I like about the blueprint for change that is being adopted in Broward County is that it acknowledges that we need to make infrastructure changes just in case, "The idea behind the planning blueprint is that the rise in sea level
should impact decisions about what's built here and how, from sewers to
sidewalks to seawalls." We need to stop further encroachment into the Everglades and we need make modifications to keep existing properties above water as long as possible.
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