Thomas McClintock actually said...

The problem with visions of impending apocalypse is that after the initial hysteria passes, life goes on and the world does not end.

Yet, we do not see coincidence with the population of other whale species in the North Atlantic.

It is a double standard, then. It is not the seismic testing, it is the purpose of the seismic testing?

The central issue in this hearing seems to be the effect of seismic testing on the North Atlantic right whale.