Climate change: why it could be a hot topic on the campaign trail

Christian Science Monitor: Like Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter saga, climate change has been the issue "that shall not be named" – mostly a political no-show in the presidential campaign. But that may be changing thanks to the political heat generated by the two conventions. In Tampa, Mitt Romney threw down the gauntlet to Barack Obama, for whom global warming – and the consequent sea level rise – has been a signature issue since he promised in 2008 to do something about it as president. "President Obama promised...

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