Political Link List: October 30, 2012
New York Times : Both Romney and Obama Avoid Talk of Climate Change (by John M. Broder) Key passage: “Any serious effort to address climate change will require a transformation of the nation’s system for producing and consuming energy and will, at least in the medium term, mean higher prices for fuel and electricity. Powerful incumbent industries — coal, oil, utilities — are threatened by such changes and have mounted a well-financed long-term campaign to sow doubt about climate change. The Koch brothers and others in the oil industry have underwritten advertising campaigns and grass-roots efforts to support like-minded candidates. And the Republican Party has essentially declared climate change a nonproblem.” The Washington Post ’s series about the federal counter-terrorism apparatus: “The Permanent War” Plan for hunting terrorists signals U.S. intends to keep adding names to kill lists (by Greg Miller) Key passage: “Obama approves the criteria for lists a