The Issue that Dare Not Speak Its Name

October 23, 2012, 3:21 pm The Issue that Dare Not Speak Its Name By JUSTIN GILLIS Agence France-Presse — Getty Images No mention of climate change: people gathered at the Ehsan Center in Los Angeles to watch the final presidential campaign debate. A mountain of scientific evidence points to climate change as a serious risk for the human future. The Pentagon sees it as a threat to national security. Arctic sea ice hit a record low this summer. In some low-lying countries threatened by sea level rise, evacuation planning has already begun. A closer look at big issues facing the country in the 2012 Election. Economy , Planet , Security , World and Health . Yet the presidential debates are now over, and not once did climate change surface explicitly as an issue. This campaign is the first time that has happened since 1988, and environmental groups – and environmentally minded ...

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@RJSANDER5 » 29 Oct '12, 11pm
Both candidates ignore the facts behind climate change. If they won't lead and act upon the big issue, who will? [link] #uncov
@benbroche » 29 Oct '12, 6pm
#climatechange not mentioned in the presidential debates for the first time since 1988, disturbing #politics [link]
@HowManyOrg » 26 Oct '12, 10pm
In a crucial time for climate change discussion, a silence in the debates. From @nytimesgreen [link]
@adinalav » 26 Oct '12, 3pm
RT @GWGradEngineer: Climate change and environmental issues have been largely ignored this election says the @nytimes [link]
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@janekirkland » 24 Oct '12, 5pm
Presidential candidates disappoint environmentalists w/ climate silence.[link] #environment #green #teachers #parents #climate
@JoeJoerich30 » 24 Oct '12, 4pm
[link] #climatechange Come on wtf! How did this go un-debated ..
@JohnRalphio » 24 Oct '12, 3pm
Crowley knew "you climate change people" wanted the subject raised, but it wasn't:Issue That Dare Not Speak It's Name | [link]
@joesondow » 24 Oct '12, 3pm
Climate change didn't come up in the repetitive debates. Why? [link]
@BudgetOfcClean » 24 Oct '12, 3pm
Ignoring #ClimateChange spells disaster, regardless of what #political party you follow. [link]
@FoEint_press » 24 Oct '12, 12pm
NYT: The Issue That Dare Not Speak Its Name (#climatechange) by Justin Gillis @nytimesgreen [link] includes @foe_us quotes
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Are the US #Presidential candidates too yellow to discuss #Green? [link]
@jeeparkk » 24 Oct '12, 4am
Climate change and environmental issues didn't even cross my mind during the debates... [link]
@jasonppower » 24 Oct '12, 4am
Kind of a miss for both candidates! #2012debate [link]
@Calbanese » 24 Oct '12, 4am
Climate change has been a subject in every presidential debate since 1988 - until this year. [link] via @NYTimes
@stephjkeogh » 24 Oct '12, 3am
@JeffDSachs @earthinstitute three debates, and not a word. Should we send them a copy of Common Wealth Prof Sachs? [link]
@katypc » 24 Oct '12, 3am
A serious omission, and disturbing signal. The Issue that Dare Not Speak Its Name [link]
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@OneGreenTruth » 24 Oct '12, 12am
news update The Issue that Dare Not Speak Its Name - Silence reigned on the issue of climate change in all three pre... [link]
@paynejon » 24 Oct '12, 12am
NYT The Issue that Dare Not Speak Its Name. #fail. Debt > Subsidies > Corn > Drought > Climate Change #economics [link]
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@PublicAgenda » 23 Oct '12, 10pm
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@cockdiver69 » 23 Oct '12, 10pm
RT @BestLeftSaidOps: When did climate change get entirely dropped from the American agenda? [link]
@AlanGBrake » 23 Oct '12, 10pm
RT @Cementley: No mention of climate change in the debates, for the first time since 1988. The Issue that Dare Not Speak Its Name [link]
@Cementley » 23 Oct '12, 10pm
No mention of climate change in the debates, for the first time since 1988. The Issue that Dare Not Speak Its Name [link]
@WMattyD » 23 Oct '12, 10pm
Times article highlighting the concern I voiced earlier about the lack of climate change talk in the debates: [link]
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@EI_SustainDev » 23 Oct '12, 9pm
#sustainable The Issue that Dare Not Speak Its Name: NYT [link] *will long rue climate appeasement
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The Issue that Dare Not Speak Its Name - Silence reigned on the issue of climate change in all three presidential de... [link]
@joeelefant » 23 Oct '12, 8pm
By ignoring climate change, both Obama and Romney are telling the rest of the world that they do not take it seriously [link]
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