Sen. Whitehouse's Climate Crusade Aims to Awaken Congress 'Sleepwalking Through History'

InsideClimate News 2013-02-12

Summary:

When the Rhode Island Democrat takes the floor each week to lecture his colleagues on climate, the room is usually empty. But still he persists.

By Lisa Song

In October 2011, when most politicians were doing everything they could to avoid speaking publicly about climate change, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse gave a 23-minute speech on the Senate floor detailing the perils of carbon pollution.

"Virtually all of our most prestigious scientific and academic institutions have stated that climate change is happening and that human activities are the driving cause of this change," said the Democrat from Rhode Island. By failing to act, he warned, the Senate was "earning the scorn and condemnation of history."

Since then, Whitehouse has continued to address the issue, and over the past year has made a point of discussing climate change in weekly 20-minute speeches whenever the Senate is in session.

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Authors:

Lisa Song

Date tagged:

02/12/2013, 09:30

Date published:

02/12/2013, 08:00