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title: An interesting angle
date: 2012-05-06T02:37:36Z
modified: 2012-05-06T02:37:36Z
permalink: "https://350.org/interesting-angle/"
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status: publish
excerpt: Retired U.S. Navy Captain Joe Bouchard, former commander of Naval StationNorfolk, the largest Navy base in the world, underscores the gravity of theclimate crisis by pointing out its connection to our national security.Because of sea level rise, hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars are being spent to rebuild piers at Naval Station Norfolk.
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author: Bill McKibben
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Retired U.S. Navy Captain Joe Bouchard, former commander of Naval Station
Norfolk, the largest Navy base in the world, underscores the gravity of the
climate crisis by pointing out its connection to our national security.
Because of sea level rise, hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars are being spent to rebuild piers at Naval Station Norfolk.![](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5235/7000326134_965b572232_z.jpg)