Tom Carper actually said...

There is a direct correlation to the temperature in those times and the levels of carbon in those times.

I'd like to remind my colleagues that history has proven this is a false choice: we can protect both.

I believe it's time we stop fighting over established science and work together to enact common-sense environmental protections.

The Government Accountability Office agrees with me--listing this year that climate change is a high risk to our country's fiscal health.