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October 12, 2011

Perry Fiddles While Galveston Bay Rises

Kate Sheppard, Mother Jones


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Rick Perry takes Texas pride in being a climate change denier—and his administration acts accordingly. Top environmental officials under Perry have gutted a recent report on sea level rise in Galveston Bay, removing all mentions of climate change. For the past decade, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, which is run by Perry political appointees including famed global warming denier Bryan Shaw, has contracted with the Houston Advanced Research Center to produce regular reports on the state of the Bay. . .

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TAGGED: sea level, Galveston Bay, climate change, Rick Perry, Texas

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