Why aren’t Democrats talking about climate?
The midterm elections are less than a week away, and there’s a lot riding on the results, including how much more damage Donald Trump can do to the climate.
But for how important this election will be for Planet Earth and the humans who live on it, the issue itself isn’t getting much airtime. Earlier this month, The Guardian examined the campaign websites of Democratic and Republican Senate candidates in eight battleground states. Of all the candidates surveyed, only two explicitly mentioned climate change.
This retreat hasn’t happened by accident. Over the last two years, some of the…
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