Friday, October 5, 2012

Nary a mention of climate change during U.S. presidential debate

Mongabay: The hour-and-a-half long debate between President Barack Obama and ex-governor Mitt Romney last night ended without a single reference to climate change. Frustrated with the lack of discussion on the issue from both candidates, environmental activists sent a petition with over 160,000 signatures to debate moderator, Jim Lehr, urging him to ask a question about climate change. The petition fell on deaf ears. "Although Barack Obama and Mitt Romney sprinkle their speeches with mentions of energy...

URL: http://news.mongabay.com/2012/1004-hance-climate-debates.html
Enclosure: http://www.mongabay.com/images/2006/graphs/co2_global_1750-2000.jpg

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