Over the past few weeks, a series of punishing hurricanes once again illustrated the consequences of climate change. Climate policy is one of the many issues we're covering in the run-up to Election Day. The divide between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris on climate change is as stark as any issue facing the country. William Brangham reports.
  • Doug Holland@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Harris: Let’s do not enough about climate change.

    Trump: Let’s burn the planet to the ground.

    • silence7@slrpnk.netOPM
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      2 months ago

      To be fair to her, I don’t think her views have actually constituted the limiting factor on US action — that would have been what could pass through the Senate, where we needed the vote of a literal coal baron to get even budget reconciliation passed (that takes only 50 votes + the VP, anything else requires 60 votes)