In a different era, Robert Pittenger might have been president of the Flat Earth Society.  Today, he's announcing his candidacy for Lieutenant Governor.

State Senator Robert Pittenger (R-Mecklenburg) is one of North Carolina's most persistent deniers of the science of climate change, and a harsh critic of efforts to address global warming.  His declarations on the topic are consistently at odds with the consensus analysis of the international scientific community.

Dan Besse, Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor, today endorsed a call issued this week by 43 coastal scientists to reject new exceptions to North Carolina's ban on coastal seawalls and groins.

"We must protect our beaches and coastal islands by maintaining our ban on new seawalls and 'groins'," said Besse, a former chair of the N.C. Coastal Resources Commission and current Winston-Salem City Council Member.

On Monday, April 30, the Greensboro News & Record reporte on the efforts by cities across our state to help combat climate change.

The story pointed out that Winston-Salem, where Dan serves as a city council member, has joined in the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection agreement, and included information provided by Dan about how Winston-Salem is doing its part in that work.