Romney & Obama Clash Over Clean Energy in First Debate

treehugger.com 04 Oct '12, 6am

Romney & Obama Clash Over Clean Energy in First Debate

The first presidential debate has come and gone, and the pundits have called this round for Romney — he was certainly sharper-tongued, quicker with his barbs, and generally more confident and puffed-up onstage. As for the substance; who actually pays attention to substance? After all, if you were looking for substantive ideas about governance, you would've found yourself lost in a barren morass of vague statements and dubious statistics, the occasional clearly articulated policy idea rolling by like a lonely tumbleweed. Before I get to the climate and energy meat, I will say this; after watching the debacle live, I never would have pegged Romney as the clear and glorious victor — he definitely "won," but he wasn't that much better than Obama. I have a sneaking suspicion that the media was so craving of a "Romney comeback" story with which to inject some much-needed drama i...

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