United States: Climate Change On The Election Backburner

Progress Illinois: Jim Lehrer, moderator of the first presidential debate, received a petition of 160,000 signatures collected by nine environmental organizations last Friday. The message to Lehrer from these environmentalists was modest: Ask one question about what each candidate will do on climate change. "We are really optimistic that he will ask a question," says Jeff Gohringer, spokesman for the League of Conservation Voters in Washington, D.C. But, Gohringer adds, "It's fair to say the economy will be first...

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