Debate debrief: No mention of climate, energy lies from Romney

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Debate debrief: No mention of climate, energy lies from Romney

Big Bird might have been one of the most popular trends on Twitter during the first presidential debate between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama. But as the discussion of domestic issues unfolded, #climatesilence got some play as well. Sadly, not because the candidates broke their silence on the issue. Here are two tweets that summed up the lack of attention to climate change: And this one from climate activist Bill McKibben: If you watched the real-time reaction to the debates, the disappointment among folks within the energy and environment community over the lack of attention to climate was palpable. Even with 160,000 signatures delivered to PBS’s Jim Lehrer calling on him to ask the candidates about climate change, the issue was completely ignored during the 90-minute conversation — continuing a long streak of silence throughout the campaign. Apparently, neither of the can...

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@MBowlYou » 05 Oct '12, 11am
more on what didn't make it to the debate [link]
@JohnSimonds » 05 Oct '12, 10am
Greatest Threat to humanity not mentioned in #debate [link]
@adamvaughan_uk » 05 Oct '12, 8am
Also - 1% of the stimulus-funded clean-energy firms failed, not 50%, as Romney claimed on debate: [link]
@paolobacigalupi » 04 Oct '12, 5pm
RT @ghanscom: RT @ghanscom: Good breakdown of Romney's energy-related bullshit last night: [link]
@ghanscom » 04 Oct '12, 4pm
Good breakdown of Romney's energy-related bullshit last night: [link]
@MaggieBlogs » 04 Oct '12, 1pm
I agree with your defense of @BarackObama , but he should've said these things himself during the #debates [link] @grist
@tinyhomestead » 04 Oct '12, 12pm
I was curious about fact-checking of Romney's energy facts last night. [link] I'd also like to see the other perspective.
@icaverhi » 04 Oct '12, 12pm
Too true! CC completely off of the agenda. "@grist: Debate debrief: No mention of climate, energy lies from Romney [link]"
@BethSEGreen » 04 Oct '12, 12pm
RT @marcgunther: Debate debacle: Romney was wrong on failure of clean #energy stimulus. Obama failed to push back. [link]
@MarcGunther » 04 Oct '12, 12pm
Debate debacle: Romney was wrong on failure of clean #energy stimulus. Obama failed to push back. [link] via @grist
@dhymers » 04 Oct '12, 11am
RT @carbonbrief: RT @carbonbrief: US blog Grist takes a look at Romney's statements on energy in yesterday's presidential debate [link]
@tom_rushby » 04 Oct '12, 10am
US Presidential Debate debrief: No mention of climate, plus energy lies: [link] via @grist
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.@Grist analyzes last nights #debate2012 for climate & energy mentions [link] >Try our eco president #app [link]
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US blog Grist takes a look at Romney's statements on energy in yesterday's presidential debate [link]
@KristinFollis » 04 Oct '12, 9am
Even though climate change could be a major factor in the election, it was ignored in the debate. [link] via @grist
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US blog Grist takes a look at Romney's statements on energy in yesterday's presidential debate: [link]
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