Obama and Romney ignore climate, could learn from Hillary Clinton

Obama and Romney ignore climate, could learn from Hillary Clinton | Grist

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Obama and Romney ignore climate, could learn from Hillary Clinton

The climate silence is complete: Climate change got not a single mention in any of the three presidential debates nor in the vice presidential debate this year. That hasn’t happened for 24 years . In the final debate on Monday night, focused on foreign policy, moderator Bob Schieffer didn’t ask anything about energy or climate, but he posed a couple of open-ended questions that would have given easy entrée to either candidate had they any inclination to bring up the topic: “What is America’s role in the world?” and “What do you believe is the greatest future threat to the national security of this country?” In a debate about global challenges and global threats, Romney and Obama both chose to say nothing at all about the climate crisis, the most global of all challenges and threats. Both candidates made token mention of renewables, but only after lauding oil and gas. Obama...

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@JanieceStaton » 17 Nov '12, 1am
It's not just HuffPo ([link] ), Grist ([link] ), & TIME ([link] ) knows climate silence is fishy.
@ecowrite » 25 Oct '12, 1am
Where are US climate leaders? Obama and Romney ignore climate, could learn from Hillary Clinton [link]
@newyorkjo » 24 Oct '12, 11pm
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@OoClimateChange » 24 Oct '12, 10pm
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@matjhope » 24 Oct '12, 6pm
Obama and Romney ignore #climate - whaddaya say, Hillary Clinton? | Grist [link]
@ayanaeliza » 24 Oct '12, 5pm
Zero mentions of climate in debates. Reality #fail. "Obama and Romney ignore climate, could learn from Hillary Clinton" [link]
@SalCardoni » 23 Oct '12, 10pm
RT @timmcdonnell: When it comes to #climatesilence, Barack and Mitt could learn something from Hillary, via @grist [link]
@mikkipedia » 23 Oct '12, 9pm
RT @sesmithwrites: Hillary Clinton came out strong on climate change...how come Romney and Obama haven't? [link]
@sesmithwrites » 23 Oct '12, 9pm
Hillary Clinton came out strong on climate change...how come Romney and Obama haven't? [link]
@FreshCurrents » 23 Oct '12, 3pm
RT @ClimateDesk: When it comes to #climatesilence, Barack and Mitt could learn something from Hillary, via @grist [link]
@timmcdonnell » 23 Oct '12, 3pm
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@LatinoSublime » 23 Oct '12, 3pm
RT @LatinosGoGreen: Biggest threat to n'tl security ignored PRT @grist: Obama and Romney ignore climate, could learn from Hillary Clinton [link]
@LatinosGoGreen » 23 Oct '12, 3pm
Biggest threat to n'tl security ignored PRT @grist: Obama and Romney ignore climate, could learn from Hillary Clinton [link]
@avivash » 23 Oct '12, 2pm
Hillary Clinton on why climate change is a core foreign policy issue [link]
@lisahymas » 23 Oct '12, 2pm
Thx! RT @Stphn_Lacey: Nice piece from @lisahymas on why Hillary Clinton is real winner on #climate after the debates: [link]
@ClimateSilence » 23 Oct '12, 2pm
RT @Stphn_Lacey: Nice piece from @lisahymas on why Hillary Clinton is the real winner on #climate after the debates: [link]
@Stphn_Lacey » 23 Oct '12, 1pm
Nice piece from @lisahymas on why Hillary Clinton is the real winner on #climate after the debates: [link]
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@latenitepho » 23 Oct '12, 6am
Completely agree // "@drgrist: Obama and Romney ignore climate, could learn from Hillary Clinton [link]"
@lauraetam » 23 Oct '12, 5am
RT @johnupton: With storms raging and world burning, #climatechange not mentioned during prez debates. 1st time in 24 years [link] @lisahymas
@mahoganyltd » 23 Oct '12, 5am
Obama and Romney ignore climate, could learn from Hillary Clinton: Climate change got no mention in any of the p... [link]
@VeneziaAmore1 » 23 Oct '12, 5am
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"Obama and Romney ignore climate, could learn from Hillary Clinton [link]" this is why both candidates suck! #vote3rdparty
@GrrlScientist » 23 Oct '12, 5am
Obama and Romney ignore climate, could learn from Hillary Clinton [link] yay hillary (video from last week's speech included)
@GreenSAHM » 23 Oct '12, 5am
Obama and Romney ignore climate, could learn from Hillary Clinton: Climate change got no mention in any of ... [link] #eco
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From @grist: Obama and Romney ignore climate, could learn from Hillary Clinton [link] #fb
@niltiac » 23 Oct '12, 5am
RT @1millionwomen: Yep let's have Hillary debate a GOP gal! RT @drgrist Obama and Romney ignore climate, could learn from Hillary Clinton [link]
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RT @drgrist: Obama and Romney ignore climate, could learn from Hillary Clinton [link]
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@johnupton » 23 Oct '12, 4am
With storms raging and world burning, #climatechange not mentioned during prez debates. 1st time in 24 years [link] @lisahymas
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Obama and Romney ignore climate, could learn from Hillary Clinton: The climate silence is complete: Climate chan... [link]
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Obama and Romney ignore climate, could learn from Hillary Clinton [link]
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Obama and Romney ignore climate, could learn from Hillary Clinton [link]
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Obama and Romney ignore climate, could learn from Hillary Clinton [link]