Wednesday, June 13th, 2012
Stephan: Remember the Republican bill in North Carolina that seeks to make it illegal to use science to plan for climate change? Think that was a unique act of stupidity? Think again? Here's a Republican regulation in Virginia that is equally weird and stupid.
These acts, in my view, represent crimes against humanity. But I have no illusions anything will be done about them; just as nothing is going to be done about climate change. We need to prepare for the worst.
Virginia House Delegate Christopher Stolle (R) might be on the right-wing fringe when it comes to climate science, but at least he’s helping fellow lawmakers temper the tea party’s reaction to costly government studies on the matter.
In a legislative dust-up earlier this year, according to reporter Scott Harper, writing for The Virginian-Pilot, Stolle told Virginia State Senator Ralph Northam (D) that the terms ‘climate change
