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Is Superstorm Sandy a game changer for the national conversation about climate disruption? In the wake of the hurricane, activist Bill McKibben and oil industry veteran John Hofmeister face off on the topic of global warming.

 

Domestic oil drilling is up, coal use is down, and renewable energy accounts for most of this country’s newly installed electricity generation. While Democrats and Republicans generally agree on the direction of developing nuclear power, domestic drilling and other energy resources, they have staked out very different positions on clean energy, the role of renewables in boosting new technologies and whether burning fossil fuels is driving today’s weird weather.