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Charlie Crist Thinks State Tourist Nicknames Qualify as Sound Science
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James Taylor -
May 6, 2021 0
 

Florida Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Charlie Crist believes solar power makes good scientific and economic sense for Florida because the state calls itself the Sunshine State. According to a National Public Radio article yesterday criticizing Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, Crist said DeSantis should be “encouraging renewables such as wind energy, solar energy, and particularly solar. I mean, my goodness, we’re the Sunshine State.”

Crist’s comment, in which a state tourist nickname equals sound science and energy policy, calls to mind Democrats gleefully mocking 2008 vice presidential hopeful Sarah Palin for saying, “you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska.”

Florida’s state nickname actually is the Sunshine State, just as you can actually see Russia from land in Alaska. Alaska’s proximity to Russia doesn’t necessarily make somebody a foreign policy expert or a Russian expert, just as a catchy state nickname designed to attract tourists doesn’t necessarily qualify as sound science or sound energy policy.

https://climaterealism.com/2021/05/charlie-crist-thinks-state-tourist-nicknames-qualify-as-sound-science/

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