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Citing “Climate Change,” Mayor Bloomberg Backs Obama

The devastation that Hurricane Sandy brought to New York City and much of the Northeast -- in lost lives, lost homes and lost business -- brought the stakes of Tuesday’s presidential election into sharp relief.

The floods and fires that swept through our city left a path of destruction that will require years of recovery and rebuilding work. And in the short term, our subway system remains partially shut down, and many city residents and businesses still have no power. In just 14 months, two hurricanes have forced us to evacuate neighborhoods -- something our city government had never done before. If this is a trend, it is simply not sustainable.

Source: Bloomberg. Read full article. (link)

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  • Sevo| |

    This from the 'ban big sodas' guy. Predictable, underwhelming; the man never saw a government intervention he didn't like

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