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            <div class="m-heavy">By Jeffrey Sachs </br> </div>
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                                <li class="el_storyhighlights_item">Jeffrey Sachs: Houston is an oil town, so Texas politicians have long ignored climate truth and climate preparedness</li>
                                <li class="el_storyhighlights_item">Sachs: They have lied to their constituents for too long, expecting the rest of US to keep bailing them out. Harvey was foreseeable</li>
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                            <span>Editor's Note: </span> (Jeffrey Sachs is a professor and director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his.)
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                        <p><cite class="m-line-heightless el-editorial-source">(CNN)</cite> It's important to politicize Hurricane Harvey. Not politics in the sense of political parties, or politics to win elections.  Politics to protect America.  </p>
                        
                        <p>The priority in the next hours and days is to save lives and reduce suffering, without hesitation and without question of costs or politics. But then must come the reckoning.  </p>
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                        <p>Once the immediate crisis ends, the governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, should resign with an apology to his state and his country. Then the Texas delegation in Congress should make a public confession. They have lied to their constituents for too long, expecting the rest of America to keep bailing them out.    </p>
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                        <p>The reason is this. <a href="http://www.salon.com/2017/08/25/hurricane-harvey-aims-for-the-texas-fracking-booms-favorite-port_partner/" target="_blank">Texas politics aims</a> to bring profits to the oil and gas industry, but it does this at high cost and dire threat to Texas residents and the American people. </p>
                        
                        <p>Hurricane Harvey was a foreseeable disaster. Indeed, a massive hurricane strike on Houston, followed by massive flooding, was widely anticipated.  </p>
                        
                        <p>But Houston is an oil town, and the American <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/14/science/pressure-on-exxon-over-climate-change-intensifies-with-new-documents.html" target="_blank">oil industry has been enemy No. 1 </a>of climate truth and climate preparedness. Most oil companies and Texas politicians see nothing, say nothing, do nothing. Even worse, <a href="http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2017/08/exxon-dared-critics-to-prove-it-misled-the-public-these-researchers-just-called-the-companys-bluff/" target="_blank">they hide the truth,</a> and then beg for help as needed. Gov. Abbott <a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2014/03/28/abbott-davis-oil-and-gas-records-show-contrast/" target="_blank">has played</a> this <a href="http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/politics/texas/article/Abbott-signs-bill-that-bars-fracking-bans-6271870.php" target="_blank">game</a> one disaster too many.  </p>
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                                                            	    alt="Downtown Houston is reflected in the flooded Buffalo Bayou on Wednesday, August 30, five days after Hurricane Harvey  made landfall in Texas. The Category 4 storm came ashore late Friday, August 25, just north of Port Aransas, and has caused historic flooding. &lt;em&gt;Correction: Previous versions of this gallery incorrectly reported that Hurricane Harvey is the strongest storm to make landfall in the United States since Wilma in 2005. Harvey is actually the strongest storm to make landfall in the United States since Charley in 2004.&lt;/em&gt;">
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                                                                <p>Downtown Houston is reflected in the flooded Buffalo Bayou on Wednesday, August 30, five days after Hurricane Harvey  made landfall in Texas. The Category 4 storm came ashore late Friday, August 25, just north of Port Aransas, and has caused historic flooding. <em>Correction: Previous versions of this gallery incorrectly reported that Hurricane Harvey is the strongest storm to make landfall in the United States since Wilma in 2005. Harvey is actually the strongest storm to make landfall in the United States since Charley in 2004.</em></p>
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                                                                <p>Members of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Louisiana National Guard help rescue elderly people from a flooded assisted living home in Orange, Texas, on August 30. </p>
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                                                                <p>A baby sits with family belongings at a<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/30/us/gallery-furniture-store-houston-shelter/index.html"> Gallery Furniture store</a> in Houston  being used as a temporary shelter on August 30.</p>
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                                                            	    alt="Janice Forse cries at an emergency shelter in Beaumont on August 30. Her home in Beaumont was flooded Wednesday morning. &quot;Even Katrina wasn&#x27;t this bad,&quot; Forse told the Austin American-Statesman.">
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                                                                <p>Janice Forse cries at an emergency shelter in Beaumont on August 30. Her home in Beaumont was flooded Wednesday morning. "Even Katrina wasn't this bad," Forse told the Austin American-Statesman.</p>
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                                                            	    alt="Tammy Dominguez, left, and her husband, Christopher Dominguez, sleep on cots at the George R. Brown Convention Center, where nearly 10,000 people are taking shelter in Houston, on August 30.">
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                                                                <p>Tammy Dominguez, left, and her husband, Christopher Dominguez, sleep on cots at the George R. Brown Convention Center, where nearly 10,000 people are taking shelter in Houston, on August 30.</p>
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                                                                <p>Volunteer rescue workers help a woman from her flooded home in Port Arthur on August 30. </p>
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                                                                <p>The Florida Air Force Reserve Pararescue team from the 308th Rescue Squadron helps evacuees board a helicopter in Port Arthur on August 30.</p>
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                                                            	    alt="President Donald Trump takes part in a briefing on Harvey as he visits Corpus Christi on August 29. In a stop in Austin, &lt;a href&#x3D;&quot;http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/29/politics/trump-texas-harvey-visit/index.html&quot;&gt;Trump spoke of the long-term effort and stiff costs&lt;/a&gt; that will be needed to rebuild the region. &quot;Nobody&#x27;s seen this kind of water,&quot; he said. &quot;Probably, there&#x27;s never been something so expensive in our country&#x27;s history.&quot; While talking about recovery and relief efforts, Trump said, &quot;We want to do it better than ever before.&quot;">
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                                                                <p>President Donald Trump takes part in a briefing on Harvey as he visits Corpus Christi on August 29. In a stop in Austin, <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/29/politics/trump-texas-harvey-visit/index.html">Trump spoke of the long-term effort and stiff costs</a> that will be needed to rebuild the region. "Nobody's seen this kind of water," he said. "Probably, there's never been something so expensive in our country's history." While talking about recovery and relief efforts, Trump said, "We want to do it better than ever before."</p>
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                                                            	    alt="Civilian rescuers put a boat into a flooded road to search for people in Cypress on August 29.">
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                                                                <p>Civilian rescuers put a boat into a flooded road to search for people in Cypress on August 29.</p>
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                                                            	    alt="Volunteers organize items donated for Hurricane Harvey victims in Dallas on August 29.">
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                                                                <p>Volunteers organize items donated for Hurricane Harvey victims in Dallas on August 29.</p>
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                                                            	    alt="An overview of downtown Houston on August 29 shows the scale of the catastrophic flooding.">
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                                                                <p>An overview of downtown Houston on August 29 shows the scale of the catastrophic flooding.</p>
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                                                            	    alt="Matthew Koser searches for important papers and heirlooms inside his grandfather&#x27;s house in Houston&#x27;s Bear Creek neighborhood on August 29. The neighborhood flooded after water was released from nearby Addicks Reservoir.">
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                                                                <p>Matthew Koser searches for important papers and heirlooms inside his grandfather's house in Houston's Bear Creek neighborhood on August 29. The neighborhood flooded after water was released from nearby Addicks Reservoir.</p>
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                                                            	    alt="Shane Johnson removes items from a family home in Rockport, Texas, on August 29.">
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                                                                <p>Shane Johnson removes items from a family home in Rockport, Texas, on August 29.</p>
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                                                            	    alt="Airplanes sit at a flooded airport in Houston on August 29.">
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                                                                <p>Airplanes sit at a flooded airport in Houston on August 29.</p>
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                                                            	    alt="People set up a shelter for volunteer rescue workers at Fairfield Baptist Church in Cypress, Texas, on August 29.">
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                                                                <p>People set up a shelter for volunteer rescue workers at Fairfield Baptist Church in Cypress, Texas, on August 29.</p>
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                                                            	    alt="Shardea Harrison looks at her 3-week-old baby, Sarai, as Dean Mize, right, and Jason Legnon use an airboat to rescue them from their home in Houston on Monday, August 28.">
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                                                                <p>Shardea Harrison looks at her 3-week-old baby, Sarai, as Dean Mize, right, and Jason Legnon use an airboat to rescue them from their home in Houston on Monday, August 28.</p>
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                                                            	    alt="Thousands take shelter at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston on August 28.">
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                                                                <p>Thousands take shelter at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston on August 28.</p>
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                                                            	    alt="Rescue boats fill Tidwell Road in Houston as they help flood victims evacuate the area on August 28.">
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                                                                <p>Rescue boats fill Tidwell Road in Houston as they help flood victims evacuate the area on August 28.</p>
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                                                            	    alt="People wait to be rescued from their flooded home in Houston on August 28.">
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                                                                <p>People wait to be rescued from their flooded home in Houston on August 28.</p>
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                                                            	    alt="A firefighter helps Sara Golden and her daughters Paisley, Poppy and Piper board a Texas Air National Guard C-130 at Scholes International Airport in Galveston, Texas, on August 28. ">
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                                                                <p>A firefighter helps Sara Golden and her daughters Paisley, Poppy and Piper board a Texas Air National Guard C-130 at Scholes International Airport in Galveston, Texas, on August 28. </p>
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                                                            	    alt="People make their way out of a flooded neighborhood in Houston on August 28.">
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                                                                <p>People make their way out of a flooded neighborhood in Houston on August 28.</p>
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                                                            	    alt="Sam Speights removes possessions from his damaged home in Rockport on August 28.">
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                                                                <p>Sam Speights removes possessions from his damaged home in Rockport on August 28.</p>
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                                                            	    alt="Flood victims wait to unload from the back of a heavy-duty truck after being evacuated from their homes in Houston on August 28.">
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                                                                <p>Flood victims wait to unload from the back of a heavy-duty truck after being evacuated from their homes in Houston on August 28.</p>
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                                                            	    alt="People leave a flooded area of Houston on August 28.">
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                                                                <p>People leave a flooded area of Houston on August 28.</p>
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                                                            	    alt="People are rescued in Houston on August 28.">
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                                                                <p>People are rescued in Houston on August 28.</p>
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                                                            	    alt="Bridget Brundrett presents an American flag to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott while he was in Rockport on August 28. The flag had been recovered from city hall after flying during the hurricane.">
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                                                                <p>Bridget Brundrett presents an American flag to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott while he was in Rockport on August 28. The flag had been recovered from city hall after flying during the hurricane.</p>
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                                                            	    alt="A Coast Guard helicopter hoists a wheelchair on board after lifting a person to safety from a flooded area of Houston on August 28.">
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                                                                <p>A Coast Guard helicopter hoists a wheelchair on board after lifting a person to safety from a flooded area of Houston on August 28.</p>
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                                                            	    alt="Houston flood victims eat and rest at the George R. Brown Convention Center on August 28.">
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                                                                <p>Houston flood victims eat and rest at the George R. Brown Convention Center on August 28.</p>
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                                                            	    alt="Belinda Penn holds her dogs Winston and Baxter after being rescued from their home in Spring, Texas, on August 28.">
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                                                                <p>Belinda Penn holds her dogs Winston and Baxter after being rescued from their home in Spring, Texas, on August 28.</p>
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                                                            	    alt="A firefighter is wheeled to a waiting ambulance after he became fatigued while fighting an office-building fire in downtown Houston on August 28.">
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                                                                <p>A firefighter is wheeled to a waiting ambulance after he became fatigued while fighting an office-building fire in downtown Houston on August 28.</p>
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                                                            	    alt="People evacuate a neighborhood in west Houston on August 28.">
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                                                                <p>People evacuate a neighborhood in west Houston on August 28.</p>
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                                                            	    alt="Julie Martinez, right, hugs her daughter, Gabrielle Jackson, in front of a relative&#x27;s damaged apartment in Rockport on August 28.">
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                                                                <p>Julie Martinez, right, hugs her daughter, Gabrielle Jackson, in front of a relative's damaged apartment in Rockport on August 28.</p>
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                                                            	    alt="Cattle are stranded in a flooded pasture in La Grange, Texas, on August 28.">
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                                                                <p>Cattle are stranded in a flooded pasture in La Grange, Texas, on August 28.</p>
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                                                            	    alt="Volunteer rescue boats make their way into a flooded subdivision in Spring, Texas, on August 28.">
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                                                                <p>Volunteer rescue boats make their way into a flooded subdivision in Spring, Texas, on August 28.</p>
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                                                            	    alt="Houston police officer Daryl Hudeck carries Catherine Pham and her 13-month-old son, Aiden, after rescuing them from floodwaters on Sunday, August 27.">
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                                                                <p>Houston police officer Daryl Hudeck carries Catherine Pham and her 13-month-old son, Aiden, after rescuing them from floodwaters on Sunday, August 27.</p>
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                                                            	    alt="People push a stalled pickup through a flooded street in Houston on August 27.">
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                                                                <p>People push a stalled pickup through a flooded street in Houston on August 27.</p>
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                                                            	    alt="Residents of Rockport return to their destroyed home on August 27. ">
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                                                                <p>Residents of Rockport return to their destroyed home on August 27. </p>
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                                                            	    alt="The Buffalo Bayou floods parts of Houston on August 27.">
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                                                                <p>The Buffalo Bayou floods parts of Houston on August 27.</p>
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                                                            	    alt="Two men try to beat the current that was pushing them down an overflowing Brays Bayou in Houston on August 27.">
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                                                                <p>Two men try to beat the current that was pushing them down an overflowing Brays Bayou in Houston on August 27.</p>
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                                                            	    alt="Jane Rhodes is rescued by neighbors in Friendswood, Texas, on August 27.">
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                                                                <p>Jane Rhodes is rescued by neighbors in Friendswood, Texas, on August 27.</p>
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                                                            	    alt="Volunteers at Sacred Heart Catholic Church prepare cots for evacuees in Elgin, Texas, on August 27.">
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                                                                <p>Volunteers at Sacred Heart Catholic Church prepare cots for evacuees in Elgin, Texas, on August 27.</p>
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                                                            	    alt="Damage to a home is seen in the Key Allegro neighborhood of Rockport on August 27.">
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                                                                <p>Damage to a home is seen in the Key Allegro neighborhood of Rockport on August 27.</p>
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                                                            	    alt="Melani Zurawski cries while inspecting her home in Port Aransas on August 27.">
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                                                                <p>Melani Zurawski cries while inspecting her home in Port Aransas on August 27.</p>
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                                                            	    alt="Wilford Martinez, right, is rescued from his flooded car along Interstate 610 in Houston on August 27. Assisting him here is Richard Wagner of the Harris County Sheriff&#x27;s Department.">
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                                                                <p>Wilford Martinez, right, is rescued from his flooded car along Interstate 610 in Houston on August 27. Assisting him here is Richard Wagner of the Harris County Sheriff's Department.</p>
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                                                            	    alt="A car is submerged by floodwaters on a freeway near downtown Houston on August 27.">
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                                                                <p>A car is submerged by floodwaters on a freeway near downtown Houston on August 27.</p>
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                                                            	    alt="A resident of the Bayou on the Bend apartment complex watches its first floor flood in Houston on August 27.">
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                                                                <p>A resident of the Bayou on the Bend apartment complex watches its first floor flood in Houston on August 27.</p>
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                                                            	    alt="A city flag, tattered by the effects of Hurricane Harvey, flaps in the wind over the police station in Rockport on August 27.">
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                                                                <p>A city flag, tattered by the effects of Hurricane Harvey, flaps in the wind over the police station in Rockport on August 27.</p>
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                                                            	    alt="Fort Bend County Sheriff Troy Nehls and Lucas Wu lift Ethan Wu into an airboat as they evacuate the Orchard Lakes subdivision in Fort Bend County, Texas, on August 27.">
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                                                                <p>Fort Bend County Sheriff Troy Nehls and Lucas Wu lift Ethan Wu into an airboat as they evacuate the Orchard Lakes subdivision in Fort Bend County, Texas, on August 27.</p>
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                                                            	    alt="Damage is seen at a boat storage building in Rockport on August 27.">
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                                                                <p>Damage is seen at a boat storage building in Rockport on August 27.</p>
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                                                            	    alt="Water rushes from a large sinkhole along a highway in Rosenberg, Texas, on August 27.">
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                                                                <p>Water rushes from a large sinkhole along a highway in Rosenberg, Texas, on August 27.</p>
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                                                            	    alt="Evacuees wade through a flooded section of Interstate 610 in Houston on August 27.">
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                                                                <p>Evacuees wade through a flooded section of Interstate 610 in Houston on August 27.</p>
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                                                            	    alt="Evacuees are loaded onto a truck on an Interstate 610 overpass in Houston on August 27.">
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                                                                <p>Evacuees are loaded onto a truck on an Interstate 610 overpass in Houston on August 27.</p>
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                                                            	    alt="A graveyard is flooded in Pearland, Texas, on August 27.">
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                                                                <p>A graveyard is flooded in Pearland, Texas, on August 27.</p>
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                                                            	    alt="A driver works his way through a maze of fallen utility poles in Taft, Texas, on Saturday, August 26.">
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                                                                <p>A driver works his way through a maze of fallen utility poles in Taft, Texas, on Saturday, August 26.</p>
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                                                            	    alt="Steve Culver comforts his dog Otis on August 26 as he talks about what he said was the &quot;most terrifying event in his life.&quot; Hurricane Harvey destroyed most of his home in Rockport while he and his wife were there.">
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                                                                <p>Steve Culver comforts his dog Otis on August 26 as he talks about what he said was the "most terrifying event in his life." Hurricane Harvey destroyed most of his home in Rockport while he and his wife were there.</p>
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                                                            	    alt="People walk through flooded streets in Galveston on August 26.">
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                                                                <p>People walk through flooded streets in Galveston on August 26.</p>
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                                                            	    alt="Aaron Tobias stands in what is left of his Rockport home on August 26. Tobias said he was able to get his wife and kids out before the storm arrived, but he stayed there and rode it out.">
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                                                                <p>Aaron Tobias stands in what is left of his Rockport home on August 26. Tobias said he was able to get his wife and kids out before the storm arrived, but he stayed there and rode it out.</p>
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                                                            	    alt="Brad Matheney offers help to a man in a wheelchair in Galveston on August 26.">
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                                                                <p>Brad Matheney offers help to a man in a wheelchair in Galveston on August 26.</p>
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                                                            	    alt="Jessica Campbell hugs Jonathan Fitzgerald after riding out Hurricane Harvey in an apartment in Rockport. ">
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                                                                <p>Jessica Campbell hugs Jonathan Fitzgerald after riding out Hurricane Harvey in an apartment in Rockport. </p>
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                                                            	    alt="Boats are damaged in Rockport on August 26.">
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                                                                <p>Boats are damaged in Rockport on August 26.</p>
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                                                            	    alt="A damaged home in Rockport on August 26.">
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                                                                <p>A damaged home in Rockport on August 26.</p>
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                                                            	    alt="Donna Raney makes her way out of the wreckage of her home as Daisy Graham assists her in Rockport on August 26. Raney was hiding in the shower after the roof blew off and the walls of her home caved in.">
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                                                                <p>Donna Raney makes her way out of the wreckage of her home as Daisy Graham assists her in Rockport on August 26. Raney was hiding in the shower after the roof blew off and the walls of her home caved in.</p>
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                                                            	    alt="A laundromat&#x27;s machines are exposed to the elements in Rockport on August 26.">
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                                                                <p>A laundromat's machines are exposed to the elements in Rockport on August 26.</p>
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                                                            	    alt="A semi-truck is overturned on a highway south of Houston on August 26.">
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                                                                <p>A semi-truck is overturned on a highway south of Houston on August 26.</p>
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                                                            	    alt="An American flag flies in front of a damaged mobile-home park in Rockport on August 26. ">
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                                                                <p>An American flag flies in front of a damaged mobile-home park in Rockport on August 26. </p>
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                                                            	    alt="NASA astronaut Jack Fischer photographed Hurricane Harvey from the International Space Station on Friday, August 25.">
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                                                                <p>NASA astronaut Jack Fischer photographed Hurricane Harvey from the International Space Station on Friday, August 25.</p>
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                                                            	    alt="Waves pound the shore as Harvey approaches Corpus Christi, Texas, on August 25.">
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                                                                <p>Waves pound the shore as Harvey approaches Corpus Christi, Texas, on August 25.</p>
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                        <p>Abbott, for example, was the governor to sign a new law in 2015 that prevents cities and municipalities in Texas from setting their own regulations that might rein in oil and gas drilling activities. On his watch, Texas supported withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement. </p>
                        
                        <p>Over many years, he has raked in millions in campaign contributions from the oil industry, including in his <a href="https://www.publicintegrity.org/2014/02/18/14240/saturated-oil-money-texas-legislature-saved-industry-pollution-rule" target="_blank">former role as Texas attorney general</a>, where<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/07/us/politics/energy-firms-in-secretive-alliance-with-attorneys-general.html?_r=0" target="_blank"> he sued</a> the Environmental Protection Agency repeatedly over rules designed to curb carbon emissions.  </p>
                        
                        <p>And the state, under Abbott's direction, has taken no significant steps toward flood protection, despite the recognized risks of a mega-hurricane and flood.  </p>
                        
                        <p>The problem is not about his crisis management this week. I can't judge that. It's about his long-standing relentless opposition to environmental protection, including his blind eye to global warming and the grave dangers it poses.  </p>
                        
                        <p>The Texas Tribune and ProPublica published a 2016 award-winning report on<a href="https://www.texastribune.org/hell-and-high-water/" target="_blank"> "Hell or High Water,</a>" explaining why Houston is a "sitting duck for the next big hurricane." In 2015, <a href="https://insideclimatenews.org/news/15072015/texas-climate-change-global-warming-stubbornness-takes-increasingly-big-toll-floods-extreme-weather" target="_blank">Inside Climate News </a>wrote that "as weather extremes like flooding batter Texas, its refusal to prepare for an even more volatile climate leaves residents at risk, experts say."  </p>
                        
                        <p>On June 16 of this year, citing the city's widening concrete sprawl and deaths from flooding in recent years, the UK Guardian wrote that "Houston fears climate change will cause catastrophic flooding: It's not if, it's when." </p>
                        
                        <p>There were countless reasons to fear the worst with Harvey, in addition to the obvious fact that Houston is a low-lying coastal region situated deeply within the Gulf of Mexico's hurricane strike zone. Houston has been growing rapidly without attention to flood risk. Houston has experienced several serious floods in recent years. Houston narrowly dodged a bullet in 2008 when Hurricane Ike swerved away from a direct hit on the city just before landfall.  </p>
                        
                        <p>Moreover, climate change is making it all worse. The <a href="http://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/sea-level-rise/" target="_blank">rise in the sea level,</a> roughly a foot during the past century, means more flood surges. The warming of the Gulf of Mexico means more energy for hurricanes. The global warming also means more moisture in the atmosphere, enabling the catastrophic rains now inundating Houston and environs.   </p>
                        
                        <p>So, what has been the policy response in Houston and Texas more generally in terms of prevention, resilience, and preparedness? <a href="https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/8/28/16211392/100-500-year-flood-meaning" target="_blank"> Almost nothing </a>until disaster hits. Then the response is to ask for federal bailouts. </p>
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                        <p>In other words, Texas is the <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/explainer-moral-hazard/" target="_blank">moral hazard </a>state.  </p>
                        
                        <p>Here is what has not happened: There has been little or no effort at zoning protection to keep development clear of floodplains; little or no offshore and onshore infrastructure for flood protection; no discernible heed paid to the scientific evidence and indeed the growing practical experience of catastrophic flood risks; and of course, relentless, pervasive <a href="http://theslot.jezebel.com/whoa-climate-change-denying-politicians-react-to-hurr-1798501617" target="_blank">climate change denia</a>l, the mother's milk of Texas politics.    </p>
                        
                        <p>So, here's the deal.  Those of us elsewhere in the US also suffering from flooding and other disasters from warming temperatures, rising sea levels, and more intense storms (such as New Yorkers who are still rebuilding from 2012 Hurricane Sandy) want truth from Texas politicians and the oil industry.</p>
                        
                        <p>We are bearing the costs <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/despite-knowledge-of-climate-change-in-1970s-texas-utility-companies-funded-climate-denial/" target="_blank">of your lies.</a> We are tired of it. More importantly, we are in pain and solidarity with the good people of Houston who are losing lives, homes, and livelihoods because of your lies.  </p>
                        
                        <p>Gov. Abbott, we would like to bid you a political adieu. Perhaps you can devote your time to rebuilding Houston and taking night classes in climate science. Senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, you will soon be asking us for money to help Texas.  </p>
                        
                        <p>My answer will be yes, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/01/republican-senators-paris-climate-deal-energy-donations" target="_blank">if you stop </a>spewing lies about climate dangers, agree to put US and Texas policy under the guidance of climate science, back measures to lower carbon emissions and stay in the Paris Climate Agreement. Then, of course, let's help your constituents to rebuild.</p>
                        
                        <p>And to ExxonMobil, Chevron, Koch Industries, ConocoPhillips, Halliburton, and other oil giants doing your business in Texas: You put up the first $25 billion in Houston disaster relief. Call it compensation for your emissions.  Tell the truth about growing climate threats. Then, as citizens seeking the common good, we will match your stake.       </p>
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