Climate Silence and the 2012 Presidential Election
Saturday, November 3, 2012 - 22:31
in Earth & Climate
Though the four debates of the presidential election ignored any talk of policies that could help mitigate climate change, Hurricane Sandy's disastrous path brought the issue front and center during the final week of the campaign. Susan Liebell, Ph.D., associate professor of political science at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia, says that between the two front-runners, there is a major difference of opinion regarding the climate question and how each candidate would handle energy policy.