Originally published December 3 2005
Greenhouse gases threaten New England's future
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Started by George Pataki, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a coalition of nine Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states, is determined to reduce emissions and global warming in New England.
Countless autumn travelers have trekked to New England when, as Rudyard Kipling once noted, the hillsides are "set afire" in a sea of crimson and gold.
Unfortunately, however, increasing evidence shows that because of global warming future generations may never have a chance to experience these wonders.
But instead of looking the other way, a group of policymakers from across New England has banded together in an effort to make sure this day never comes.
Because of global warming, widespread and costly impacts could hit the region hard.
In this drastically different climate of tomorrow, maples would fade from our hillsides as oak and hickory trees became the dominant species.
The pride of farmers for generations, New England pure maple syrup could become a memory if global warming remains unchecked.
And like the sugar maples, seasonal leaf peepers would also increasingly migrate north to Canada as the fall frosts so vital in creating the fiery hillsides immortalized by Kipling, Thoreau and others become a thing of the past.
Not counting the adverse economic impact of climate change on New England's agriculture, conservative estimates show that a 50 percent drop in fall tourism could cost the region nearly 20,000 jobs alone.
Unfortunately, though, this is only the tip of the iceberg.
Through increased flooding and changes in seasonal weather patterns, researchers in the five-year study found that climate change will impose increased demands on building upkeep, emergency services and energy consumption throughout the region.
Luckily, however, New Englanders have never been inclined to sit and wait while danger mounts.
Under the banner of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a coalition of nine Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states is working together to combat this threat.
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