# Gov. DeSantis signs bill that strikes climate change from Florida Law **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 16, 2024, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gov-desantis-signs-bill-that-strikes-climate-change-from-florida-law/1001649 "2024-05-16T20:35:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2024, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gov-desantis-signs-bill-that-strikes-climate-change-from-florida-law/1001649/1 "2024-05-16T20:35:48Z")
Fuck this asshole already. He shouldn’t be in office, he should be in prison. Florida, probably the US State at greatest risk from Climate Change and he is trying hard to ignore for ? reasons? What the Hell? He’s lowering the priority and banning wind turbines from the states massive amount of coastline. The law will boost natural gas while nerfing regulations on the gas pipelines. Ron DeSantis is a moronic asshole of incredible proportions. But this is just one more of many, many reasons why he is truly horrible. > **[Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs a bill that strikes climate change from state...](https://www.npr.org/2024/05/16/1251769080/florida-desantis-climate-change-law)** > > Under the new law, climate change will largely disappear from state statutes. Critics say the move ignores the risks of climate change facing Florida, including rising seas, flooding and extreme heat. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2024, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gov-desantis-signs-bill-that-strikes-climate-change-from-florida-law/1001649/2 "2024-05-16T20:43:10Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > He’s lowering the priority and banning wind turbines from the states massive amount of coastline. It’s about damn time too, I heard an expert on wind declare that the noise a turbine makes will cause cancer. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2024, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gov-desantis-signs-bill-that-strikes-climate-change-from-florida-law/1001649/3 "2024-05-16T21:13:54Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > I heard an expert on wind declare that the noise a turbine makes will cause cancer. I don’t know about cancer but it seeing a bunch of wind turbines drives [this earworm into my brain](https://youtu.be/WEhS9Y9HYjU?si=4p7ll06CJISyyVOt). As for DeSantis, he’s an aspiring little proto-fascist, but not a particularly accomplished one. If only all of the would-be Il Duce’s were as inept as he is. Stranger ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2024, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gov-desantis-signs-bill-that-strikes-climate-change-from-florida-law/1001649/4 "2024-05-16T21:17:20Z")
“If we don’t acknowledge it, it’s not there!” It worked against his presidential campaign, and like one of his state’s largest employers he hasn’t had an original idea in decades, so… [![](https://www.helpingmehear.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/blocked-ear-1024x640.jpg) ](https://www.helpingmehear.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/blocked-ear-1024x640.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Sandwich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/22d042/32.png) [@Sandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sandwich)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gov-desantis-signs-bill-that-strikes-climate-change-from-florida-law/1001649/5 "2024-05-17T00:54:47Z")
This is just silly. One of the biggest drawbacks of offshore wind turbines is having to build them offshore. But southern Florida has the unique advantage of a window of opportunity where they can build vast fields of turbines onshore, and in just a few years they’ll be offshore. Serendipity! ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gov-desantis-signs-bill-that-strikes-climate-change-from-florida-law/1001649/6 "2024-05-17T01:29:31Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > He’s lowering the priority and banning wind turbines from the states massive amount of coastline. We don’t have wind turbines because the only time Florida gets enough wind to make them worthwhile, it’s from a fucking hurricane. DeSantis just signed a law to prevent a thing that was never going to happen, so that he can crow about fighting woke environmentalists or whatever. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gov-desantis-signs-bill-that-strikes-climate-change-from-florida-law/1001649/7 "2024-05-17T01:44:07Z")
When I’m in Florida (it’s where my wife grew up; the in-laws are there), I’ll just refer to it as “DeSantis change.” ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gov-desantis-signs-bill-that-strikes-climate-change-from-florida-law/1001649/8 "2024-05-17T03:27:49Z")
If there are further exits by insurance companies from Florida, I’d love to see them cite this as a reason. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gov-desantis-signs-bill-that-strikes-climate-change-from-florida-law/1001649/9 "2024-05-17T03:48:08Z")
So in 30 years when the Everglades are beachfront property, I’ll be able to buy some prime real estate at bargain-bin prices, because, according to law, the ocean that has now extended right up to the edge of this formerly worthless property does not in fact exist. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gov-desantis-signs-bill-that-strikes-climate-change-from-florida-law/1001649/10 "2024-05-17T03:54:57Z")
> [@Johnny\_Bravo](#): > > We don’t have wind turbines because the only time Florida gets enough wind to make them worthwhile, it’s from a fucking hurricane. DeSantis just signed a law to prevent a thing that was never going to happen, so that he can crow about fighting woke environmentalists or whatever. It’s a genius plan! He can’t lose! Stranger ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gov-desantis-signs-bill-that-strikes-climate-change-from-florida-law/1001649/11 "2024-05-17T04:08:04Z")
If it hastens Floriduh’s demise I’m all for it. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gov-desantis-signs-bill-that-strikes-climate-change-from-florida-law/1001649/12 "2024-05-17T07:35:20Z")
> **[New Florida Law Requires All Women To Produce 3 Healthy White Sons By 22nd...](https://www.theonion.com/new-florida-law-requires-all-women-to-produce-3-healthy-1851482288)** > > TALLAHASSEE, FL—Touting the legislation as a common-sense victory for family values, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed a new law Thursday requiring all Florida women to produce three healthy, white sons by the date of their 22nd birthday. “The production... ---
**Author:** ![JackieLikesVariety](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackielikesvariety/32/296_2.png) [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2024, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gov-desantis-signs-bill-that-strikes-climate-change-from-florida-law/1001649/13 "2024-05-21T15:25:49Z")
> [@Leaper](#): > > If there are further exits by insurance companies from Florida, I’d love to see them cite this as a reason. if? I can’t help but think it’s when. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2024, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gov-desantis-signs-bill-that-strikes-climate-change-from-florida-law/1001649/14 "2024-05-24T00:11:40Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > So in 30 years when the Everglades are beachfront property, I’ll be able to buy some prime real estate at bargain-bin prices, because, according to law, the ocean that has now extended right up to the edge of this formerly worthless property does not in fact exist. The Everglades are _at_ sea level. The whole bottom of thecstate dissappears at once. Beachfront Miami _and_ the very center of the Everglades on the same day. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2024, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gov-desantis-signs-bill-that-strikes-climate-change-from-florida-law/1001649/15 "2024-05-24T00:32:33Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > The Everglades are _at_ sea level. The whole bottom of thecstate dissappears at once. Beachfront Miami _and_ the very center of the Everglades on the same day. It is even worse than that; the water table in Florida is below sea level, segregated from the ocean by a substrate of limestone karst. This forms the Florida Aquifer System (FAS) which extends through the panhandle and all the way to southeastern Alabama, and up to southern South Carolina, including nearly half of Georgia. Rising sea levels will force ocean water into the FAS, making it unusable for consumption or household purposes without desalination. Combined with excessive withdrawals from FAS to support a burgeoning population desirous of manicured lawns and swimming pools, it virtually guarantees that the South Atlantic Coastal Plane and all of central and south Florida will not have access to sufficient quantities of fresh water beyond what can be collected from precipitation. Stranger ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2024, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gov-desantis-signs-bill-that-strikes-climate-change-from-florida-law/1001649/16 "2024-05-24T00:34:23Z")
Desantis picks and chooses with a flick of his pen, which communities get funded under Resilient Florida. The states entire infrastructure for flood control is begging for improvements And he’s fighting a war on woke for political clout. What does he attribute to sea level rise? > **[South Florida to receive more than $180 million for sea level rise projects](https://www.wlrn.org/news/2023-02-07/south-florida-to-receive-more-than-180-million-for-sea-level-rise-projects)** > > South Florida cities face the highest risk to life and property value from the two feet of sea level rise expected in the state by 2060. ---
**Author:** ![Boudicca90](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boudicca90/32/16818_2.png) [@Boudicca90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boudicca90)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2024, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gov-desantis-signs-bill-that-strikes-climate-change-from-florida-law/1001649/17 "2024-05-24T00:40:27Z")
Every time this asshole does something assholish, which he usually does, it just makes me glad I fled Florida. Climate change is the biggest threat the planet faces, but he doesn’t care. It is a shame, since I spent the first 25 years of my life there, but it is just a matter of time before he starts rounding up people like me and putting us into camps. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2024, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gov-desantis-signs-bill-that-strikes-climate-change-from-florida-law/1001649/18 "2024-05-24T01:50:17Z")
> [@chela](#): > > What does he attribute to sea level rise? Woke is responsible for that shit, all the way. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2024, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gov-desantis-signs-bill-that-strikes-climate-change-from-florida-law/1001649/19 "2024-05-24T02:47:06Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > Woke is responsible for that shit, all the way. Yes! That’s why water is so turbulent in a ship’s **wake**. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2024, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gov-desantis-signs-bill-that-strikes-climate-change-from-florida-law/1001649/20 "2024-05-25T13:15:49Z")
> [@chela](#): > > What does he attribute to sea level rise? The sea isn’t rising, Florida is sinking. Probably from the weight of all those liberals and their stupid battery-laden electric cars. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gov-desantis-signs-bill-that-strikes-climate-change-from-florida-law/1001649.md?page=2)