East Bay Times Letters to the Editor for July 19, 2023
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In “Rising sea levels expected to cost Bay Area $110B,” David Lewis, executive director of Save the Bay, concludes, “The most important message is to get started sooner.” While this article was only about public works projects needed to mitigate some of the effects of climate change, I would extend it to all the effects of climate change. The thing we need to get started sooner is the reduction of CO2 emissions. The total cost of climate change is many times the $110 billion.
We need to look at this like an alien invasion — unlimited funds need to be spent. Let’s get started.Rising sea levels expected to cost Bay Area $110B“Don’t put more people in harm’s way.” That’s what immediately comes to mind when reading Paul Rogers’ article about the new report from Bay Area governmental agencies estimating that it will cost $110 billion to protect the Bay Area from sea level rise.
While we rush to restore wetlands and raise money for new levees, here in Newark, the City Council has approved plans to pave over historic baylands withFiguring out how to raise $110 billion to protect existing homes, freeways, ports and other important infrastructure is hard enough.
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