Over 6,500 hotels, malls, small businesses, apartments, and homes would be compromised or destroyed, and 20,000 residents would be displaced by a sea level rise. The economic cost of this damage? $19 billion. #TimeToWakeUp
We need our federal agencies to invest in research that better understands climate change’s long-term impact. But Trump has appointed – and his Republican allies in the Senate have confirmed – regressive, dangerous, and extreme nominees who are undermining critical research.
Our beaches draw in millions of visitors from around the world every year. Waikiki Beach alone generates $2.2 billion for Hawaii’s economy every year. And it could be completely submerged by the end of the century. #TimeToWakeUp
As the most oil dependent state in the country, we’re making significant process in moving away from fossil fuels and instead developing renewable sources of energy. #TimeToWakeUp
Hawaii was the first state in the country to enact legislation to implement the Paris Climate Agreement after President Trump withdrew the United States from it for no good reason. I agree with my colleague from Rhode Island @SenWhitehouse. It’s #TimeToWakeUp.
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