With Climate Change Suddenly on the Agenda, a Look Back at the Candidates’ Positions

“Superstorm” Sandy has suddenly thrust climate change into the middle of the presidential election campaign. Neither major party candidate has wanted to say much about the issue up to now, but there are real differences in their policies on climate change.

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