town halls: The town halls came after the Democratic National Convention refused to hold a single-issue debate on climate change, despite increased demand from activists and environmental groups, according to MSNBC. MSNBC will host another climate event later this month. During the back-to-back conversations, hosted by CNN, the candidates laid out their plans to address climate change, as well as their visions of the future of oil, gas and coal, nuclear power and electric vehicles. Concerns about the environment have spiked as fires burn in the Arctic and Amazon, ice melts in Greenland and strong storms this year have flooded farms in Midwestern states. All 10 candidates have proposed plans starting at 1 trillion for investment and research designed to wean the United States economy off oil, gas and coal by mid-century, with varying focuses on sharp emissions cuts and technological solutions, among other measures. The town halls also took place as Hurricane Dorian, which devastated the Bahamas, headed towards the US southeastern coastal areas.
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