30 Issues: Big Energy vs. Big Environment

The Brian Lehrer Show | Sep 11, 2012

30 Issues in 30 Days is our election year series on the important issues facing the country this election year. Today: The conflicting forces of the energy lobby and environmentalist groups. Visit the 30 Issue home page for all the conversations.

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Key Questions

Have Romney and Obama surrendered on climate change?
Why is the EPA so controversial?
Does either candidate have a clear position on fracking?
Is any mass energy source environmentally responsible?

What are your key questions on this topic? Post them below and get the conversation going!

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Guests

Joshua Freed, Vice President for the Clean Energy Program at Third Way, to discuss why the "carbon conversation" has disappeared from the Obama-Romney race.
Jay Timmons, President and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers, to discuss the regulatory climate under the Obama administration.

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