A new state law limits Florida communities’ aims to offset greenhouse gas emissions that are warming the global climate and intensifying disasters such as hurricanes.
Specifically, HB 1217 prohibits local governments from pursuing net-zero emissions goals. At least 10 cities and counties have implemented such policies, including Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Orlando, and Leon County, where Tallahassee, the state capital, is located. But the new law will not necessarily upend these policies, said Bradley Marshall, senior attorney at Earthjustice, an advocacy group.
“It’s certainly meant to scare municipalities and local governments from trying to do things to further net-zero policies,” he said. “Now, its exact impact and what it exactly prohibits is probably up for some debate. Things that are adjacent to it—emissions reductions and even climate change reduction policies—on their face will not run afoul at all of a ban on adopting a net zero policy.”
party of small government
“You WILL emit toxic fumes and you WILL like it!”
“We don’t recall caring if you liked it”
Small ‘brained’ government
Nothing says small government like the bigger government telling the smaller government no.
Small as in micro managing
No no, see it can be big as long as it works for the corporations, or, uh, we mean the people. It can be big as long as it works for the people. Wait no, that’s not right either.
when they ask for small government, they do not mean lowering the scope of the government functions, but having less people who have more concentrated powers, and removing checks and balances.
It was meant for economic stuff. Same with how they pursued “economic individualism” rather than “self expression”, even if some young conservatives think otherwise.
What’s crazy is that I read “economic individualism” and immediately think of solar power, composting toilets, salvaged building materials, minimal new construction - basically all the eco-hippie-shit they rail against.
That’s what they demand from leftists unironically, they might even link you some YouTube channel about that.
Economic individualism is more like you don’t rely on the state.
ie, less safety regulation, less consumer protection, less services
Small oppressive sensitive grifting fascist wasteful and willfully ignorant government.