'Don't mention the climate.' Photo: AFP (James S. Russell writes on architecture for Muse, the arts and culture section of Bloomberg News. He is the author of “The Agile City.” The opinions expressed are his own.) The cringe-inducing catfight about oil drilling in the second US presidential debate reminded us how carefully both candidates have avoided the topic of climate change. Those two words weren't mentioned once, unlike “gas” (30 times). The candidates touched on oil and gas policy in the third debate, but without voicing any concerns about the fact that fossil fuels produce greenhouse-gas emissions. That's because well-financed voices with a big stake in...
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