Tag: climate

  • My congressional testimony on Magnuson-Stevens

    I will be testifying tomorrow before the Committee on Natural Resources on the Reauthorization of the Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Watch the hearing live here. This is my opening statement: Chairman Hastings and Ranking Member DeFazio, My name is John Bruno and I am a marine community ecologist and Professor of Biology at…

  • Top 10 crazy things said about climate change

    10) “It could just be a shift on the axis.” —Congressman Bill Cassidy (R-LA) 9) “[Climate Change] led to the Vikings dominating Europe for several hundred years.” —Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) 8) “Every cow in the world, you know, when they do what they do, you’ve got more carbon dioxide.” —Speaker of the House John…

  • The NC sea level rise saga: mid-week update

    This story is moving rapidly – sadly mostly in the wrong direction. • The NC senate passed a slightly modified version of the houses bill Tuesday. The senates version states “rates shall only be determined using historical data, and these data shall be limited to the time period following the year 1900. Rates of sea-level rise may be…