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We have all seen the furious activity on LBI and along the coast to raise houses out of harm’s way. While this may protect the lives and property of the homeowners, they do not realize that the roads, infrastructure and critical facilities beneath them remain exposed and highly vulnerable. What good does it do to save your house if your community is destroyed? Other coastal states throughout our region including New York, Delaware and Maryland, are coming up with strategies and policies to prevent ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ Jersey is not one of them. So what can we, the taxpayer, the tourist, the water sport ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ the responsibility to become informed about the issue of climate change and rising sea levels. Rutgers University, which is a global leader in researching sea rise, convened a Science and Technical Advisory Panel to synthesize the most recent climate science needed to help guide efforts to increase New Jersey’s resilience to rising sea levels. These reports can be found at http://njadapt.rutgers.edu/resources/ nj-sea-level-rise-reports ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ council members, to state legislators to our representatives in Congress, to support clean energy and funding to mitigate against the effects of a rising sea and frequency of catastrophic storms like Sandy. We can support, through donations and volunteering, the efforts of The American Littoral Society, The New Jersey Organizing Project, the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, and other groups working to protect our coastal environment. We can also educate our children who will feel the effects of climate change and rising sea levels even more intensely than we do today. The American Littoral Society offers summer camps for children in 5th – 8th grade. The camps ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� LBI July 24-28 at the Maris Stella Retreat Center and the second at the American Littoral Headquarters in Highlands August 7-11. For more information or to register: visit www. littoralsociety.org , click on Programs, then Education, or call 732-291-0055. Let’s all work together to ensure that LBI and other great Jersey Shore towns will be around for future generations to enjoy! �������� ���������������������������������������������������������������� ����������������������������������������


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