Thune is from South Dakota. He plays footsie with the petroleum industry while South Dakota roasts in the sun. The facts reflected in the newsletter of the High Plains Regional Climate Center are facts and not rhetoric. Thune is completely inappropriate in calling for the Keystone Pipeline to be built in the face of the facts of his own constituency.
...Temperature
Climate records in the High Plains date back well over 100 years, into the 19th century. A look into these historical datasets reveals the variability and trends in climate over time. The trend in average annual temperature for the six-state region shows a warming trend of 1.9°F over the 118-year period analyzed....
The South Dakota Governor's Task Force also includes a mental health component. Ya can't make this stuff up.
...We activated the South Dakota Drought Task Force (click here) on July 17 to create a formal group to closely monitor weather, precipitation and fire danger and to be responsive to the needs of our farmers, ranchers and other citizens. We cannot change the weather, but we can step up our communications and our information gathering and sharing. The Drought Task Force is the channel through which the communications and information will flow. It brings together all levels of government and all sources of information. Through the Task Force, we can communicate directly with each other, gather the most current and most accurate information available and share that information quickly with our citizens as they respond to drought conditions....
In Hot Springs Oct. 8
BROOKINGS - SDSU Extension will host four Drought Risk Management Workshops for cattle, sheep and other livestock producers. The first of the workshops will take place at the Nature Conservancy’s Whitney Preserve, south of Hot Springs on Cascade Road, on Oct. 8.
The other workshops will occur in Lemmon Oct. 9, in Gettysburg Oct. 10 and in Winner Oct. 11.
Each one-day workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
"These workshops are designed for ranchers to help them develop and write drought management and mitigation plans for their own operations," said Laura Edwards, SDSU Extension Climate Field Specialist. "We are planning a hands-on workshop that will give ranchers the tools they need to create a drought plan that fits their own needs and goals."...
Senator Thune can't state there is no Climate Crisis. He entered into crop insurance programs in the Farm Bill.
...I am pleased that key (click here) conservation and crop insurance provisions, which I supported in previous Senate-passed Farm Bills remained strong....
So, the American people get to support South Dakota agriculture when it fails due to anthropogenic Greenhouse Gases, but, they don't have the right to regulate the Greenhouse Gases providing for crop failure. That is talking out both sides of his mouth.
If elected officials play with the USA national treasury by paying off things like crop losses while NOT addressing the problems that cause the crop failures. That is not denial, that is taking with both fists. Thune reaches into the pockets of his petroleum industry cronies while reaching into the USA Treasury to compensate his constituents for the problems the petroleum industry causes.
I have to add here, that while crop insurance ASSISTS farmers with their losses, it does not solve it completely NOR does it provide food for the nation.
Senator Thune is negligent of his constituents to benefit his political aspirations.
The South Dakota Governor's Task Force also includes a mental health component. Ya can't make this stuff up.
Some common signs of distress are:
Irritability and anger
Feelings of anxiety & worry
Headaches or gastrointestinal complaints
Increased risk-taking behavior
Changes in eating & sleep habits
Increased alcohol or drug use
Forgetfulness
Fatigue
Sense of helplessness
Lack of concentration
Avoidance or denial
Sadness
Farmers and their families should remind themselves that these are common stress reactions and that It is important to recognize that these are normal responses to a difficult situation.Easing Disaster-Related Stress Talk to someone and seek professional help for disaster-related stress. The following are ways to ease disaster-related stress:...
There is a threat of well being to his constituents rattled to the point of high risk behaviors, yet Thune sees no reason to end the idea the Keystone Pipeline will add to the distress of his constituents. He simply doesn't care about the people of his state, he is more interested in crony politics with plenty of money to line his political war chest. He is irresponsible and dismissive. Rather than demanding the Keystone Pipeline and project of this dangerous magnitude be ended, he is advocating for it.
Farmers and their families should remind themselves that these are common stress reactions and that It is important to recognize that these are normal responses to a difficult situation.Easing Disaster-Related Stress Talk to someone and seek professional help for disaster-related stress. The following are ways to ease disaster-related stress:...
There is a threat of well being to his constituents rattled to the point of high risk behaviors, yet Thune sees no reason to end the idea the Keystone Pipeline will add to the distress of his constituents. He simply doesn't care about the people of his state, he is more interested in crony politics with plenty of money to line his political war chest. He is irresponsible and dismissive. Rather than demanding the Keystone Pipeline and project of this dangerous magnitude be ended, he is advocating for it.
...We activated the South Dakota Drought Task Force (click here) on July 17 to create a formal group to closely monitor weather, precipitation and fire danger and to be responsive to the needs of our farmers, ranchers and other citizens. We cannot change the weather, but we can step up our communications and our information gathering and sharing. The Drought Task Force is the channel through which the communications and information will flow. It brings together all levels of government and all sources of information. Through the Task Force, we can communicate directly with each other, gather the most current and most accurate information available and share that information quickly with our citizens as they respond to drought conditions....
Extension hosts drought management workshops (click here)
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In Hot Springs Oct. 8
BROOKINGS - SDSU Extension will host four Drought Risk Management Workshops for cattle, sheep and other livestock producers. The first of the workshops will take place at the Nature Conservancy’s Whitney Preserve, south of Hot Springs on Cascade Road, on Oct. 8.
The other workshops will occur in Lemmon Oct. 9, in Gettysburg Oct. 10 and in Winner Oct. 11.
Each one-day workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
"These workshops are designed for ranchers to help them develop and write drought management and mitigation plans for their own operations," said Laura Edwards, SDSU Extension Climate Field Specialist. "We are planning a hands-on workshop that will give ranchers the tools they need to create a drought plan that fits their own needs and goals."...
Senator Thune can't state there is no Climate Crisis. He entered into crop insurance programs in the Farm Bill.
...I am pleased that key (click here) conservation and crop insurance provisions, which I supported in previous Senate-passed Farm Bills remained strong....
So, the American people get to support South Dakota agriculture when it fails due to anthropogenic Greenhouse Gases, but, they don't have the right to regulate the Greenhouse Gases providing for crop failure. That is talking out both sides of his mouth.
If elected officials play with the USA national treasury by paying off things like crop losses while NOT addressing the problems that cause the crop failures. That is not denial, that is taking with both fists. Thune reaches into the pockets of his petroleum industry cronies while reaching into the USA Treasury to compensate his constituents for the problems the petroleum industry causes.
I have to add here, that while crop insurance ASSISTS farmers with their losses, it does not solve it completely NOR does it provide food for the nation.
Senator Thune is negligent of his constituents to benefit his political aspirations.
