Ithaca, NY, Looks To Extend Their Green New Deal, Patronize Marginalized People

They keep telling us this is about science, but, they also keep telling us that marginalized people will suffer the worst from a tiny increase in global temperatures. And, you know who they always think are the marginalized and poor folks?

After adopting its own Green New Deal, a college town sets a new target

Five years after setting some of the most ambitious climate targets in the nation, Ithaca, N.Y., is hoping to set a new standard. The city council unanimously voted this week to require that half the funding spent on its energy transition and on major infrastructure investments go toward those residents most at risk from climate change. (snip)

“It’s impossible to separate economic and social injustice from the impacts of climate change,” said Ithaca mayor Robert Cantelmo in an interview just after the council voted unanimously to adopt the new framework, called Justice50. The legislation, he said, is an attempt to right the city’s history of putting poorer communities in the path of more pollution and environmental disinvestment. (snip)

The Justice50 framework will require that half the city’s spending on major infrastructure upgrades and its Green New Deal reach communities most vulnerable to climate change. That includes the city’s historically Black Southside neighborhood, much of which the federal government recently designated a flood-risk zone. New investments could include greater flood protection in at-risk neighborhoods, and helping lower-income residents reduce energy costs, the mayor said.

It’s interesting how climate cultists, who are mostly Democrats, always think that black folks are poor, vulnerable, and can only survive with the helping hand of government, eh? Totally not a racist attitude, right?

Op-Ed: Climate Change Poses Severe Risks to Vulnerable Jersey City Residents

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is affected more of them all? As an international public health student, I’ve observed that climate change affects different populations unequally, regardless of their geographic location or country. People with fewer economic resources and certain racial/ethnic minorities are disproportionately affected due to climate change. In the state of New Jersey, heat events are predicted to increase both in intensity and duration. This summer in Jersey City, we must acknowledge that climate change isn’t just an environmental issue but also a significant public health concern. (snip)

Increased heat can pose a threat to human health, causing heat exhaustion, heat cramps, or heat stroke, with symptoms such as fatigue, high body temperature, profuse sweating, nausea, or vomiting. However, does everyone experience the effects of rising temperatures equally? Well, the answer is no. The impact is not equal; people with fewer economic resources and certain racial/ethnic groups like non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic populations are disproportionately affected by heat waves due to substandard housing without proper insulation and limited access to cooling. As heat waves become more intense and persistent, air conditioning is now considered a basic necessity. Unfortunately, residents with fewer resources often lack access to air conditioning, leading to increased heat-associated deaths, which are predicted to rise in the coming years.

What the hell is a “non-Hispanic Black”? Anyhow, Democrats love thinking that blacks and Hispanics are always poor, downtrodden, and cannot survive without lots of government help. They apparently cannot afford A/C, and are too stupid in Liberal World to keep from dying from the heat. Racism.

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