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Politics : The Trump Presidency

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To: i-node who wrote (22207)6/20/2017 11:01:12 PM
From: Wharf Rat  Read Replies (2) of 355830
 
" giving money to FIJI does not one damned thing to solve the problem"
There is mitigation, which is getting off of carbon, and adaptation, which is adjusting to climate change by moving, building sea walls, buying land in other countries, etc. Fiji money is to help them adapt to the problem.

It's OK with me to give no adaptation money to anybody not living in US territory, as long as we vigorously pursue mitigation here.

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-Jun 30, 2014

Fiji government amends Land Sales Act to restrict foreign property ...

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