Florida Governor Ron DeSantis claimed on Wednesday that he was saving his state from “radical green fanatics” by removing references to “climate change' of the state's energy policy and the prohibition of offshore wind mills.
DeSantis, a failed 2024 presidential hopeful, signed a bill that also gives preferential treatment to natural gas companies and eliminates the requirement that vehicles purchased by the state be fuel efficient.
With 8,346 miles of coastline and water surrounding three of its sides, Florida is the state most vulnerable or close to being the state most at risk for the impacts of climate change. according to a number of metrics.
“The legislation I signed today … will keep windmills off our beaches, gas in our reservoirs and china out of our state,” DeSantis wrote to X. “We are restoring sanity to our approach to energy and rejecting the agenda of radical green zealots.”
The white house and another Democrats sprung into DeSantis action.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis claimed Wednesday that he was saving his state from “radical green zealots” by removing references to “climate change” from the state's energy policy and banning offshore wind turbines.
“The legislation I signed today … will keep windmills off our beaches, gas in our reservoirs, and China out of our state,” DeSantis wrote to X. “We are restoring sanity to our approach of energy and rejecting the agenda of radical green zealots'
'That's pretty embarrassing,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said at Thursday's press conference.
'And the president, as you know, has been the most progressive, he has done more climate change than any other president. And so we are committed, committed to dealing with this crisis and achieving our goals,” continued Jean-Pierre.
He added that it is “unfortunate that there are still climate deniers”.
Former Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, who is running for U.S. Senate in Florida, posted on X: “We are on the front lines of climate change.”
“It drives the destruction of our coastal communities and economy, and fuels the insurance crisis,” he said. 'DeSantis is finishing what [Sen. Rick] Scott started when he was governor and making sure our state didn't stand a chance.
Democratic Rep. Frederica Wilson, who represents part of Miami, said that “climate change is an indisputable fact, not an issue open to debate.”
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he was “restoring sanity” by removing references to “climate change” from Florida's energy policy, even though the sunshine state is one of the most vulnerable to the effects of global warming of the nation.
“The dire consequences of the climate crisis are evident every day in Florida, and attempts to undermine efforts to combat this existential threat are completely reckless and irresponsible.”
Robert Reich, Bill Clinton's Labor Secretary, posted on X about how costly climate change has already been for the Sunshine State.
“Since 1980, there have been 87 weather and climate disasters in Florida with losses exceeding $1 billion each,” Reich said. “Harnessing the culture wars will not protect Floridians from the harsh realities of climate change.”
DeSantis and other Republicans have been antagonistic to President Joe Biden's green agenda, with former President Donald Trump vowing to roll back some of the Democrat's climate provisions if elected to a second term in the fall.
The Florida governor abandoned his own presidential bid in late January, after finishing a distant second to Trump in the Iowa caucuses.
DeSantis endorsed Trump out of the gate and has recently said he will begin raising money for the presumptive Republican nominee.
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