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Veneto Council Flooded Two Minutes After Rejecting Climate Action, Councilor Says

The historic "acqua alta" that swamped Venice Tuesday night also flooded the Veneto regional council for the first time, just moments after it had apparently rejected measures to address the climate crisis. The council chamber, which is located on Venice's Grand Canal in the Ferro Fini Palace, began to flood around 10 p.m. Tuesday. At the time, the councilors were discussing the 2020 budget for the northeastern Italian region of Veneto, of which Venice is the capital. "Ironically, the chamber was flooded two minutes after the majority League, Brothers of Italy, and Forza Italia parties rejected our amendments to tackle climate change," Democratic Party councilor and environment committee deputy chairman Andrea Zanoni wrote in a Facebook post reported by CNN. The rejected amendments included plans to fund renewable energy, replace diesel buses with cleaner and more efficient vehicles, replace high-polluting stoves and tackle plastic pollution, Zanoni said. Zanoni further said that Veneto regional president and League member Luca Zaia presented a budget "with no concrete actions to combat climate change," CNN reported. (source: EcoWatch) Politicians still don't take actions for our best interest, so each and every one must do their part to help our environment and ourselves. Earth Thanks Shop provides some easy solutions to reduce single use plastics, which is responsible for major damages to the environment. Reducing our personal plastic pollution may seem insignificant, but has a significative impact to help mitigate climate changes. Shop with us, Say Yes to Life, Earth Thanks!