A member of the committee, Whitehouse said global warming has already begun to have a severe and lasting impact on wildlife populations and marine ecosystems in Rhode Island and around the world.

• 同为委员的怀豪斯表示，全球暖化已经开始在罗德岛及全世界对野生动物族群及各种海洋生态系产生严重且持续不断的冲击。