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How many ways are there to skin a climate crisis?

...The connection between climate change and the economy is clear. Companies that develop climate action plans have been shown to reap double the returns of their competitors.

There is also the more obvious fact that in order to do business, you need a livable climate in which to operate.

In 2011, 32 extreme weather disasters each did over $1 billion worth of damage. And if significant steps aren’t taken to defeat climate change, damage to the Earth’s oceans could cost the world economy $2 trillion by 2100.

Yeah, we’ll get right on that… | Watts Up With That?

The Maldives formula is simple: Say your livelihood is being threatened by climate change, ask for money from the UN and guilted up richer nations, use that money to build new airports and tourist facilities. Problem solved.

Colbert Spoofs North Carolina on Sea Level Rise Legislation | The Yale Forum on Climate Change & The Media

“If your science gives you a result you don’t like, pass a law saying the result is illegal,” Colbert enthused. “Problem solved.”