The North Carolina state legislature has adopted new guidelines to address the impact of climate change on their state. Namely by banning the use of the term “climate change” or the term “sea level rise” unless “authorized.” In section 2 of their House Bill 819 the prohibitions are laid out very clearly—no state agency is to use those terms when studying, commenting on, or otherwise addressing the impact of…well, you know.
Virginia is following suit. At least there an answer as to why is offered. Supposedly, such terms as climate change and sea level rise are “liberal code.”
Excuse me? Code for what?…