Dangerous heat continues to afflict major portions of the U.S., including migrant-rich areas in Texas. Here’s the latest map from the New York Times of where 125-degree Fahrenheit conditions might be encountered:
We’re able to keep our house at a furry golden retriever-approved 72 degrees (and the garage at 78) by paying Florida Power and Light about $450/month (also runs the pool pump, the hot water circulation pump, lights, fridge, etc.). Recent undocumented immigrants, however, may not enjoy the luxury of a comfortable air-conditioned home fed by a bomb-proof power grid and/or, due to the stinginess of Republicans, may not have $450/month to hand over to the electric company.
Politicians running sanctuary cities and states have previously complained about buses of asylum-seekers from, e.g., Texas, arriving to claim sanctuary (example: the New York righteous fight amongst themselves). But the same politicians who run sanctuary cities also talk about a “climate crisis” (NYC Mayor Eric Adams, for example).
Instead of waiting for Texans to send migrants out of what the NYT says is “Danger”, wouldn’t it make more sense for governors and mayors in California and the Northeast to send Climate Emergency Escape buses to Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina? Anyone who can prove that he/she/ze/they is undocumented (by presenting documents?) would be invited to hop on the bus and escape to climate safety/sanctuary.
If we have an “emergency” (and/or “crisis”) and also “danger” why aren’t there evacuations for the most vulnerable?
Related:
- “Massachusetts governor declares [sanctuary] state of emergency over migrant influx” (NY Post, today): Democratic Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey declared a state of emergency Tuesday over the flood of migrants pouring into her deep blue state and straining emergency resources.
- “Governor Healey Signs Executive Order Creating Massachusetts’ First Ever Climate Chief” (January 6, 2023): “The climate crisis is Massachusetts’ greatest challenge, but there is enormous opportunity in our response,” said Governor Healey.
- “Boston protestors call on Gov. Maura Healey to lead the fight against climate change” (January 26, 2023): A group of activists advocating for climate justice are calling on Gov. Maura Healey to lead the fight against climate change. … “You cannot speak about climate without talking about poverty, without talking about racism, militarism, and everything that goes along with needing clean air,” said Savina Martin of the Massachusetts Poor People Campaign.
We’re able to keep our house at a furry golden retriever-approved 72 degrees (and the garage at 78)
Must be crazy advection fog as the boiling 101f dewpoint air from the lagoons wafts over Chez Greenspun’s Golden Retriever paradise.
Sounds like electricity in Florida is relatively cheap.
My friends in Maskachusetts say that they’re paying more, but https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.php?t=epmt_5_6_a says that MA residents get hit for 29 cents/kWh residential. Florida is at 15 cents. The dream is Utah: 10.85 cents!
MA is 45 cents! Not 29.
Calif* is 40 cents/kwh this year. The lion kingdom’s 400 sq ft of inflation targeting bliss is on track to break $300/month, but egg prices are down.
I have been living in Tampa, FL for last 25 years, generally we get rain almost every day in July and Aug. But this year and last year we have not seen much rain and it is hot as fuck . Global Warming or May be i am getting old and cannot take this heat anymore. Either way decided to move to much colder Ashville, NC.
Congrats on the move. Asheville is beautiful in the spring and fall, though the idea of handing over 120% of my income to Signature Flight Support is not appealing (they’ve got a monopoly at https://www.airnav.com/airport/KAVL). It looks like the local Covidcrats lifted their face mask order early in 2022, so the peasants of Asheville spent only two years in masks (see https://www.buncombecounty.org/countycenter/news-detail.aspx?id=18601 ).
Is it truly cool enough for the summer? Forecast high for both Saturday and Sunday is 88 degrees. Why not go farther north? Or hop across the border into Tennessee and kiss state income tax goodbye?
Looks like the county Covidcrats wanted to force people to get injected with COVID-19 vaccines. See https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/2021/09/09/buncombe-county-nc-commissioners-discuss-potential-vaccine-mandate-schools/5775519001/ But perhaps it never happened.
@phil . Looking to move outside the Asheville city limits. Used to live in Atlanta long time back and loved blue ridge mountains and longtime wish to live in or near blue ridge mountains. My daughter(high schooler) hated wearing mask to school, so we decided to stay in tampa till her graduation. Tennessee is not an option because of my wife’s job.
They have a great pinball museum! https://ashevillepinball.com/
So, which emergency has priority in Massachusetts? Old school liberals who believe in climate change like Bill Maher at least draw the conclusion that the world is overpopulated. He explains it in terms that a Democrat night understand: