Richard94611

A lot of you like to make fun of California as "the land of the dfruits and nuts," not realizing that California supplies about half of this country's food, and has changed the intellectual landscape with technological advances, including the iPhone and the computer you may be using to read this. I don't know if any of you heard or read the speech given by Governor Jerry Brown to the American Geophysical Union this past Wednesday, but you might be interested in it because it forshadows what Trump will encounter from the scientific community if he tries to deny science, including climate change. Because Brownj is Governor, what he has to say is important. It comes from the leader of the state with the largest GDP in the United States (in 2015, Texas' GDP was next, with 1.64 trillion versus California's approximately 2.2 trillion). If California were a country, it would be similar in economic clout to France. The saying goes that where California is today in its advances, the rest of the country will be in ten years.

Just to let you know a few brief facts before you read the summary, Brown has vowed to protect science and scientists, universities, and research laboratories with everything the State of California can muster, including an army of lawyers. He commented that if the accumulation of scientific data stops because federal satellites are turned off, California will launch its own satellites. California already has dozens of agreements with other states and countries, and will continue to promote and honor these no matter what the federal govenment does.

I am sure many readers in this forum will pooh-pooh all this, but don't worry. California will continue to improve your future with all kinds of information and technical innovation. We look forward to selling it to you.

Here is a summary of what Jerry Brown had to say:


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Contact: Governor's Press Office
Wednesday, December 14, 2016 (916) 445-4571
Governor Brown to Climate Scientists: "We Will Persevere"

SAN FRANCISCO – Rallying thousands of scientists at one of the largest international gatherings of its kind, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today called on the scientific community – the “truth-tellers” and “truth seekers” – to mobilize for the climate fight.

“The time has never been more urgent or your work never more important. The climate is changing, temperatures are rising, oceans are becoming more acidified, habitats are under stress – the world is facing tremendous danger,” said Governor Brown at the American Geophysical Union’s annual fall meeting in San Francisco. “It’ll be up to you as truth-tellers, truth seekers to mobilize all your efforts to fight back. We’ve got a lot of firepower. We’ve got the scientists, we’ve got the universities, we have the national labs and we have the political clout and sophistication for the battle – and we will persevere. Have no doubt about that.”

“We will pursue a path of collaboration and bold political advancement – whatever they do in Washington – and eventually the truth will prevail,” Governor Brown continued. “This is not a battle of one day or one election. This is a long-term slog into the future and you are there, the foot soldiers of change and understanding and scientific collaboration.”

Governor Brown’s remarks follow yesterday’s action to prevent further coastal oil and gas drilling, reduce ocean acidity and boost renewable energy development in California. In recent weeks, Governor Brown issued a joint release with the governors of Oregon and Washington and the premier of British Columbia reaffirming their commitment to climate action at the close of COP22. The Governor also announced 29 new members to the Under2 Coalition, an international climate pact formed by California and Baden-Württemberg, Germany among cities, states and countries to limit the increase in global average temperature to below 2 degrees Celsius, the level of potentially catastrophic consequences. A total of 165 jurisdictions have now joined the coalition representing more than a billion people and $25.7 trillion in combined GDP – more than one-third of the global economy.

California is playing a world-leading role in setting aggressive climate goals, broadening collaboration among subnational leaders and taking action to reduce climate pollutants.

In September, California took bold action to advance its climate goals, establishing the most ambitious greenhouse gas emission reduction targets in North America and the nation's toughest restrictions on destructive super pollutants. The Governor also signed legislation that directs cap-and-trade funds to greenhouse gas reducing programs which benefit disadvantaged communities, support clean transportation and protect natural ecosystems.

This action builds on landmark legislation the Governor signed in October 2015 to generate half of the state's electricity from renewable sources by 2030 and double the rate of energy efficiency savings in California buildings. Governor Brown has also committed to reducing today's petroleum use in cars and trucks by up to 50 percent within the next 15 years; make heating fuels cleaner; and manage farm and rangelands, forests and wetlands so they can store carbon.

Over the past year and a half, the Governor has traveled to the United Nations headquarters in New York, the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris, France, the Vatican in Italy and the Climate Summit of the Americas in Toronto, Canada to call on other leaders to join California in the fight against climate change. Governor Brown also joined an unprecedented alliance of heads of state, city and state leaders – convened by the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund – to urge countries and companies around the globe to put a price on carbon.

These efforts to broaden collaboration among subnational leaders build on a number of other international climate change agreements with leaders from the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Mexico, China, North America, Japan, Israel, Peru and Chile and Governor Brown's efforts to gather hundreds of world-renowned researchers and scientists around a groundbreaking call to action – called the consensus statement – which translates key scientific climate findings from disparate fields into one unified document.

The impacts of climate change are already being felt in California and will disproportionately impact the state's most vulnerable populations.

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jimahrens Loc: California

Why not mention the mass exodus of people and business because of tax and regulations. And the Silicon valley a mere shadow of what it once was. Property values in the tank. Roads, Highways and bridges in sad shape. A pension system due to implode. A state that went from a dream to a nightmare.

Richard94611

Oops. I forgot to mention our budget surplus of 2.8 billion dollars this year. If you don't like California, please don't come here. Ha-ha-ha ! But we give you permission to buy the high tech products we put on the market this year, and also to watch the movies we make and the TV shows we make, too.

Our population is increasing by about .9% per year, which is regarded as a healthy population increase rate. I don't suppose our roads and infrastruture are in any worse shape than anywhere else these days in the USA. I don't know how you got the idea that Silicon Valley is a mere shadow of itself these days, but I have a relative who is on the boards of a number of venture capital companies, and I can assure you they are thriving and busy. We will continue to thrive, and in ten years time you will be so jealous you will imitate us then, if your state and its economy have not gone down the tubes due to Trump. Good luck !



quote=jimahrens]Why not mention the mass exodus of people and business because of tax and regulations. And the Silicon valley a mere shadow of what it once was. Property values in the tank. Roads, Highways and bridges in sad shape. A pension system due to implode. A state that went from a dream to a nightmare.[/quote]

PoppaGringo Loc: Muslim City, Mexifornia, B.R.

okie don

Last I heard, the Muslims etc were flooding in bythe 1000's across your southern border.
Lot's of Us' OK kies' out there
Good luck to all

Richard94611

You heard wrong, Dingbat.

kenjay Loc: Arkansas

The
Well brown is a faggot or fruit and you definitely qualify as a nut.

Richard94611

Considering the source of your comment, I am honored.

PoppaGringo Loc: Muslim City, Mexifornia, B.R.

El Cajon has the second largest Muslim population in the U.S. Uh, El Cajon is in San Diego County which, for your info, is in California.

Richard94611

So ?

PoppaGringo Loc: Muslim City, Mexifornia, B.R.

So, many of them came across the border.

Richard94611

Poppa, you are confusing Muslims with Hispanics.

Weewillynobeerspilly Loc: North central Texas

This is why you're considered the land of fruits and nuts. ....you people are just plain stupid and just spout crap to feel good about that miserable 3rd world state known as California......you would be Cuba if you were a country, most likely Venezuala.

California produces 11.30% of food in the US, with Iowa at second at 8.10% of food produced.....since you spouted your half grown crap, we will just say you meant 50% of all food grown in our country.........you are not even close with your drivel, now let us make this simple for you to understand by rounding a couple numbers ....just so it's easy on your Cali mind.....we will round Cali down to 10% produced, Iowa up to 10% produced....with me so far? We have California with a population of 37,253,956 + a shitload of illegals not counted....so add about 5 million for grins......now we have Iowa with a population of 3, 046,355....are ya still with me? I know this is probably confusing with all those,factual numbers easily researched on your precious Cali produced Iphone that's actually produced in China.....now we have Iowa with a population thats less than 10% of that armpit California youre bragging on, producing about 2% less of the countries food.......are ya stupid man??

California is covered with federal lands you fools so graciously put in the hands of our federal gov, best you remember that as they are controlled NOT by california.....dummy!

California will never produce and launch anything.....you're own stupidity will not allow production in your state due to your insane environmental standards , much less firing off that monster carbon producing missile into space.......either you're green, or you're not stupid...which is it? Pretty sure its Jerry just talking out of one of his many faces. ...........isn't ol' governor moonbeam the one that was caught getting a geomap done on his property and surrounding areas for oil and gas production???yea he was.....typical of a liberal. ..do as i say, just don't look at how I'm not living by the same standards imposed on others......with that...yea Cali is surely 10 yrs ahead in corruption.

I say we touch on your billions of surplus fuds in the state.....NO! You do not......your state is dept riddled with unfunded pension liabilities..LA alone has a liability of 407 % of annual operating revenues that is unfunded.....gotta love all those pensions.....thats a good place for that money you claim to be a surplus...dummy...pay your bills.

I suggest you use that Iphone, or any of that technology you boast of to research what i stated.......your widdle feewings will be crushed, along with the notion that California ideals are good, or productive........hahahahahaahahaha.......California sucks, you just refuse to admit it.

kenjay Loc: Arkansas

You should be with your phony climate change and other BS you try to pass off as factual nut is a step up for you. Besides it is Christmas season and I am being gracious you whiney ass little faggot.

kenjay Loc: Arkansas

Well Willy Dick sucks also so he is probably in the right location.