In A Shift From 2008 Race, Obama’s Hush On Climate

This story is part of a two-part series about the presidential candidates’ climate policies. Click Here For The Story About Mitt Romney

Both presidential candidates have all but ignored climate change during this election season. Mitt Romney would not make it a priority if he were president.

President Obama, in contrast, is pushing clean energy. But he usually avoids talking about that policy as a means to address global warming — which scientists view as one of the most serious long-term issues facing the planet. That’s a political calculation that doesn’t please some in the environmental movement.