Storm revives issue of climate change
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="strength">strength</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="handling">handling</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hurricane">Hurricane</span> <span word="Sandy">Sandy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="devastation">devastation</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Coast">Coast</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="cross">cross</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="line">line</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="commentators">commentators</span> <span word="believe">believe</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="topic">topic</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="conspicuous">conspicuous</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="absence">absence</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> - <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span>.</p><p>"<span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span>, <span word="Hurricane">Hurricane</span> <span word="Sandy">Sandy</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wake">wake</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="actions">actions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="emissions">emissions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="impacts">impacts</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Jennifer">Jennifer</span> <span word="Morgan">Morgan</span>, <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Resources">Resources</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="tank">tank</span>.</p><p><span word="Damon">Damon</span> <span word="Moglen">Moglen</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="Friends">Friends</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="superstorm">superstorm</span> <span word="boosted">boosted</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="term">term</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="Sandy">Sandy</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reminder">reminder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dire">dire</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="sidestep">sidestep</span>" <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="term">term</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hugely">hugely</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="footnote">footnote</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="history">history</span>," <span word="Moglen">Moglen</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hurricane">hurricane</span>. "<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="treat">treat</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="priority">priority</span>.</p><p><span word="Environmentalists">Environmentalists</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="criticizing">criticizing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="failure">failure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mitt">Mitt</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="mention">mention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span>' <span word="three">three</span> <span word="televised">televised</span> <span word="debates">debates</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="deserves">deserves</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="unwillingness">unwillingness</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Moglen">Moglen</span>. <span word="Hurricane">Hurricane</span> <span word="Sandy">Sandy</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>, "<span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="corner">corner</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ridiculous">ridiculous</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="country">country</span>" <span word="about">about</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="real">real</span>.</p>
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