cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/22744169

Florida State Senator Ileana Garcia has introduced legislation to prohibit “weather modification” activities in the state.

  • absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz
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    2 years ago

    So no more releasing CO2 or CH4 (chemicals) into the atmosphere then?

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      I wish! They worded it such that the burning of fossil fuels and other things leading to the eradication of humanity through climate change are exempt 😮‍💨

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        2 years ago

        But we know for sure that these chemicals are modifying the weather!

        I guess, crazy people just need to shout at clouds sometimes.

        • TrickDacy
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          2 years ago

          Everyone knows it only counts if it takes 2 hours to modify the weather. Anything over that is simply God’s will

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    2 years ago

    The same people who think humans can’t alter the climate also claim that the government is controlling the weather.

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    2 years ago

    The airlines should immediately halt service to the entire state if this goes in to effect. Why waste the time and money defending yourself against these conspiracies.

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      the injection, release, or dispersion, by any means, of a chemical, a chemical compound, a substance, or an apparatus into the atmosphere within the borders of this state for the express purpose of affecting the temperature, the weather, or the intensity of sunlight is prohibited.

      it doesn’t affect them.

      It’s stupid as fuck but is slightly saved by being worded as to be utterly and completely toothless.

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    2 years ago

    Prohibit “weather modification”.

    So are they banning Sharpies?

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    2 years ago

    And again I’m grateful that I’m not from the US. I know dumb people are everywhere but you clearly have loudest.

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    2 years ago

    So, a plane that dumps water onto a fire is dispersing a chemical (water) with the express purpose of controlling the temperature. So firefighting planes would be illegal under this bill.

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      2 years ago

      Sure is a good thing that florida doesn’t have forest fires… RIGHT?

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    “Fun” fact, “chemtrails” were used in the Soviet Union in 86’ right after the Chernobyl disaster to stop a radioactive cloud going to Moscow. They dumped a shitload of dry ice to make it rain. It rained over small villages which caused people there to get radiation sickness.

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    2 years ago

    Does this affect Jewish space lasers at all? Asking for a friend

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      Yes, but not other faiths’ space lasers, I heard the rastafarian space laser is totally dope

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    2 years ago

    I feel sorry for all the entrepreneurs and employees in the chemtrail industry.

    Imagine that you’re flying a chemtrailer and then a wild $10000 fee appears out of nowhere, and there’s a shark. Are you going to choose the shark? Nobody would. I guess a fine of $1000 is just the cost of doing chemtrail business now.

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    2 years ago

    And here am I remebering the last hurricane devastating Florida, thinking: “You probably need some weather manipulation more then others…”

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    2 years ago

    The bill was filed on November 20 by Garcia, a Republican

    Was anyone really unsure of her party affiliation by this point in the article?

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    2 years ago

    So shut down all coal and gas power plants.

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    wow I didn’t expect this to pass before the anti-Sasquatch legislation did but here we are