Saturday, November 15, 2008

Global Warming and property value...


Pirate's Cove slapped up a nice post/ observation(s) reflecting on a University of California, Berkeley, report released Thursday that suggests:

"Real estate and insurance represent the largest sectors at risk from climate change in the state, according to the report..."

Personally, it's my humble opinion that anything other than a taste test comparison on Tofu ice cream or comfort ratings for Birkenstocks is out of their league. I'm with William Teach (Pirate's Cove)concerning what should be on the Zantax addled minds of the alarmists these days...

"Californians should worry instead about environmental policies that increase the severity of the wildfires, because they aren’t allowed to manage the brush, aren’t allowed to clear the dead wood, aren’t allowed to create fire breaks, and aren’t allowed to do proscribed burns, among others."

"They should worry about the massive amounts of illegal aliens, quite a few who are criminals. They should worry about the policies that create rolling blackouts. They should worry about the policies that create sky high prices. All liberal policies."

On a side note...I would suggest to those Californians fed up with Berkeley's inane dabbling that they may wish to consider an almighty Class Action suit that addresses how Berkeley's necessity to shoot out such irrelevance actually effects property values in this tumultuous market...I would refer them to a little collective of property owners in La Manga del Mar Menor, Spain. They are in the process of filing a civil complaint against Greenpeace for doing exactly what Berkeley is doing in California. Berkeley is shouting 'fire' in a crowded movie house without having seen the flame. La Manga del Mar is asking for an out of Court settlement of nearly (EUR) 30 million in damages to accommodate the lowered property values when Greenpeace shouted 'FIRE'.

Me?...I wouldn't sue for money, however. I would merely sue for the right to cut down some of their trees. They seem to have an unhealthy attachment to the things.