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CNN's Climate Forum Went Badly for Biden [View all]
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/09/04/cnn-climate-forum-biden-228035
It was a new subject for a cable news town hall but a familiar result for the Democratic front-runner, who struggled to defend his record.
By JEFF GREENFIELD September 04, 2019
Jeff Greenfield is a five-time Emmy-winning network television analyst and author.
There were some moments during CNN’s seven-hour town hall marathon on climate change that had rarely if ever been heard on a national news forum.
“Can you quantify the reduction in CO2 attainable from geoengineering strategies you propose?” Andrew Yang was asked. (He couldn’t or didn’t.)
What about banning plastic straws?
“I think we should,” Senator Kamala Harris said, while acknowledging the short half-life of paper straws.
By JEFF GREENFIELD September 04, 2019
Jeff Greenfield is a five-time Emmy-winning network television analyst and author.
There were some moments during CNN’s seven-hour town hall marathon on climate change that had rarely if ever been heard on a national news forum.
“Can you quantify the reduction in CO2 attainable from geoengineering strategies you propose?” Andrew Yang was asked. (He couldn’t or didn’t.)
What about banning plastic straws?
“I think we should,” Senator Kamala Harris said, while acknowledging the short half-life of paper straws.
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If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Undecided
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