Climate Change is Absent from the Presidential Debates for the First Time Since the 80s

treehugger.com 23 Oct '12, 5am

Climate Change is Absent from the Presidential Debates for the First Time Since the 80s

All four major debates have come and gone, and our leaders and would-be leaders have now officially neglected to mention that greatest of looming crises we humanfolk face today. Not Obama, not Romney, not Biden nor Ryan made a global warming-related peep in any of their face-offs . But at least we know they all really, really, seriously won't let Iran get a nuclear bomb. Brad Johnson points out that it's the first time since 1984 —nearly a full quarter century—since a full presidential debate cycle has concluded without any discussion of climate change taking place at all. And in 1984, American citizens weren't reeling from a year where drought consumed more than half the nation, temperatures records were smashed across the country, and extreme heat withered our crop yields. That would be 2012. But climate silence prevailed; no semblance of dialogue was raised at any point...

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@treehuggeruk » 29 Oct '12, 2am
RT @plantpeacemn: Last presidential debate marks first time in 24 years that climate change went unmentioned. [link]
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RT @misskdurk: Last presidential debate marks first time in 24 years that climate change went unmentioned. [link] #WTF
@misskdurk » 29 Oct '12, 2am
Last presidential debate marks first time in 24 years that climate change went unmentioned. [link] #WTF
@treehuggeruk » 28 Oct '12, 9pm
RT @MHBoys: Climate Change is Absent from the Presidential Debates for the First Time Since the 80s [link]
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RT: @elizlaprade: Climate Change is Absent from the Presidential Debates for the First Time Since the 80s [link]
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RT @idschi: #Waiting4Sandy RT @TreeHugger @CSORG Climate Change Absent from Presidential Debates for First Time Since the 80s [link]
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@treehuggeruk » 26 Oct '12, 3pm
RT @BuyEnergy: Climate Change is Absent from the Presidential Debates for the First Time Since the 80s. Why? [link] #climate #election
@BuyEnergy » 26 Oct '12, 3pm
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@KenSnelling » 26 Oct '12, 2pm
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RT @ALTravelProject: Climate Change is Absent from the Presidential Debates for the First Time Since the 80s [link]
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RT @RyanSupple: Climate Change is Absent from the Presidential Debates for the First Time Since the 80s : TreeHugger [link]
@treehuggeruk » 25 Oct '12, 5am
RT @DSDS_TERI: Climate Change Absent from the Presidential Debates for the First Time Since the 80s via @TreeHugger #climatesilence [link]
@ZerowGrowth » 24 Oct '12, 10pm
#ClimateChange absent from Presidential « i.e. #PuppetsInPower » debates for the 1st time since 80s - [link] - #350ppm #BigOil
@treehuggeruk » 24 Oct '12, 9pm
RT @maricelefontrob: [link]
@treehuggeruk » 24 Oct '12, 6pm
RT @jennmayf: Toughest, most crucial issue facing the world absent from the "Foreign Policy" debate [link] via @treehugger #ClimateChange
@jennmayf » 24 Oct '12, 6pm
Toughest, most crucial issue facing the world absent from the "Foreign Policy" debate [link] via @treehugger #ClimateChange
@treehuggeruk » 24 Oct '12, 2pm
RT @GrowingCity: RT @treehugger: Climate Change is Absent from the Presidential Debates for the First Time Since the 80s [link] #debate
@treehuggeruk » 24 Oct '12, 2pm
RT @pdjmoo: Climate Change is Absent from the Presidential Debates for the First Time Since the 80s : [link] #2012Election #ClimateChange
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Climate Change is Absent from the Presidential Debates for the First Time Since the 80s : [link] #2012Election #ClimateChange
@treehuggeruk » 24 Oct '12, 12pm
RT @Mindful_Methods: What talk about climate change? [link]
@Mindful_Methods » 24 Oct '12, 12pm
What talk about climate change? [link]
@treehuggeruk » 24 Oct '12, 11am
RT @Mark_Buchanan_: "Climate change" absent from the presidential debates for the first time since the 1980's |[link] via @TreeHugger
@Mark_Buchanan_ » 24 Oct '12, 11am
"Climate change" absent from the presidential debates for the first time since the 1980's |[link] via @TreeHugger
@treehuggeruk » 24 Oct '12, 9am
RT @InTheY2K: RT"@JNaureckas: You have to go back to 1984 to find another debate cycle where climate change wasn't mentioned at all. [link]"
@treehuggeruk » 24 Oct '12, 1am
RT @jrfreema: Climate Change is Absent from the Presidential Debates for the First Time Since the 80s : TreeHugger [link] via @TreeHugger
@treehuggeruk » 23 Oct '12, 9pm
RT @EricaWollman: Climate Change is Absent from the Presidential Debates for the First Time Since the 80s : TreeHugger [link] via @TreeHugger
@Close2BNCool » 23 Oct '12, 8pm
Whats climate change? O yeah that pesky little prob thats already biting us in the ass but not worth losing votes over [link]
@treehuggeruk » 23 Oct '12, 7pm
RT @risingreen: No mention of climate change in debates for the first time since the 80's! @treehugger [link]
@risingreen » 23 Oct '12, 7pm
No mention of climate change in debates for the first time since the 80's! @treehugger [link]
@UrbSustainAULA » 23 Oct '12, 6pm
Combating #climatechange has never been more important for our future, so why is nobody talking about it? [link] #green #eco
@PJ_Sullivan22 » 23 Oct '12, 4pm
For the first time since 1984, #climate change is absent from a pres. debate cycle. #politics [link]
@Libby_Ball » 23 Oct '12, 4pm
RT @MoyersStaff RT @jnaureckas: #1984 - last time #ClimateChange not mentioned in #debates [link]
@LLundquist » 23 Oct '12, 4pm
RT @MoyersStaff: RT @jnaureckas: You have to go back to 1984 to find another debate cycle where climate change wasn't mentioned at all. [link]
@greenlarivers » 23 Oct '12, 4pm
Great, yet sad synopsis. RT @ddefranza: Discussion of climate change missing from debates...first time since the 1980s [link]
@jpechenique » 23 Oct '12, 4pm
Oiga @el_brader esto le puede interesar: [link] Un abrazo!
@treehuggeruk » 23 Oct '12, 4pm
RT @CKJEEL: RT @treehugger: Climate Change is Absent from the Presidential Debates for the First Time Since the 80s [link] #debate
@FAIRmediawatch » 23 Oct '12, 4pm
RT @JNaureckas: You have to go back to 1984 to find another debate cycle where climate change wasn't mentioned at all. [link]
@treehuggeruk » 23 Oct '12, 4pm
RT @Hallodreams: OF INTEREST " @iansomerhalder Discussion of climate change missing from debates for the first time since the 1980s [link]"
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RT @idgi: “@ddefranza: Discussion of climate change missing from debates for the first time since the 1980s [link]”
@Hallodreams » 23 Oct '12, 3pm
OF INTEREST " @iansomerhalder Discussion of climate change missing from debates for the first time since the 1980s [link]"
@treehuggeruk » 23 Oct '12, 3pm
RT @SanneBastin: Climate Change is Absent from the Presidential Debates for the First Time Since the 80s : TreeHugger [link] via @TreeHugger
@somaphile » 23 Oct '12, 3pm
Disappointing. @treehugger: Climate Change Absent from Presidential Debates for the First Time Since the 80s [link] #debate
@JNaureckas » 23 Oct '12, 3pm
You have to go back to 1984 to find another debate cycle where climate change wasn't mentioned at all. [link]
@treehuggeruk » 23 Oct '12, 3pm
RT @oomoisme: RT @marseelee: Climate Change is Absent from the Presidential Debates for the First Time Since the 80s [link]
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@treehuggeruk » 23 Oct '12, 3pm
RT @ddefranza: Discussion of climate change missing from debates for the first time since the 1980s [link]