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04 Oct '12, 2am

Parents Ask Presidential Candidates: Please Talk About Climate Change!

Parents Ask Presidential Candidates: Please Talk About Climate Change!

While the emotional power of these young people’s voices was
 unmistakable, our gathering of parents and kids was not short on
 political analysis. We talked about the billions of dollar spent by the coal and 
oil lobbies to keep us dependent on oil and gas, and to slow the shift 
to clean energy that our country and our climate so desperately need. We 
talked about this corporate influence being a prime reason that 
Governor Romney mocked even caring about climate change in his
 convention speech. And we discussed why President Obama — who clearly 
understands the threat climate change poses — still promotes an “all of the
 above” energy strategy that includes expanded oil, gas 
drilling and even so-called “clean coal.”

Full article: http://www.care2.com/causes/parents-ask-presidential-cand...

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