Holy strawman.  Taxing fossil fuel now equals abandoning industrial civilization?<p>But I agree on one point.  When (not IF) the sea level rises, some people are bound to end up better off, by taking opportunities and exploiting all the other people who have to find new place to live.<p>Some people will do absolutely anything to make money, and don&#x27;t care how their action will affect people living now or a generation from now.  Human nature.