#byrepresentative

A recent statement byRepresentative Mo Brooks (R-AL), who happens to be a member of the U.S. House of Representatives Science, Space and Technology Committee, is disturbing at best. He suggestedthat sea levels are not rising because of climate changebut because rocks are falling into the sea. Science Magazinequoted in a hearing saying that the California coastline and the White Cliffs of Dover tumble into the sea every year, and that contributes to sea-level rise. He also said that silt washing...