While we're not picking sides on this, but shouldn't those voted in to protect citizens show up to be educated? Even if you don't believe, wouldn't it be a good time to ask questions?
A panel of scientists testified during a Senate committee briefing Wednesday that New Orleans may go underwater by the end of the century.
No Republican on the committee, including Sen. David Vitter, R-La., who is the ranking GOP leader on the panel, attended the hearing that featured scientists discussing global warming.
McCarthy said there is no general penalty for carbon emissions. “So we’re treating the atmosphere like an open sewer,” he said.
The oceans are rapidly warming and helping to power up storms and hurricanes, McCarthy said. Climate change is contributing to dramatic weather events such as longer droughts and even more extreme snow events, he said.
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