What the Candidates Should Have Said

Here's a good article about what the Presidential candidates should have said about climate change. Instead, they said nothing, and now they look foolish because Hurricane Sandy is stepping in and saying something. Here are a few good quotes from the article: “Thank you, Jim/Candy/Bob, very much for asking about where we stand on the issue of climate change...Our lives and prosperity depend upon a stable climate...There are some who would like to see American’s dependence on fossil fuels continue, benefitting the few at the cost to many. They are pouring money into misinformation campaigns run by think tanks and front groups that are designed to distort media coverage, undermine education efforts and attack the credibility of those working on the issue...It’s time our oil and gas sector shifts into leadership mode, rather than trying to line the pockets of decision makers in Washington DC. Americans are tired of feeling guilty when they go to fill up their car because they know burning gas is part of the problem but they don’t know why they can’t have the solution of an electric car or a high-speed train ride to work...Climate disruption is a national security issue—an unstable climate will inevitably result in unstable political situations that can jeopardize our energy supply, cause mass migration of peoples, and brew increased conflict and terrorism...Climate disruption cannot be a partisan issue...That is why I pledge, if I am elected, to make addressing climate disruption my administration’s top priority."