"A handful of environmental groups are amplifying calls Thursday for President Obama and GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney to speak up on climate change after a summer of devastating drought, fires, storms and heat."

"Friends of the Earth and Forecast the Facts debuted a website Thursday called ClimateSilence.org that asks visitors to sign a petition asking Obama and Romney how they would address climate change if elected.

The website, which features photos of Obama and Romney with their mouths duct taped, tracks the candidates’ climate change mentions on a timeline."

Zack Colman reports for The Hill's E2 Wire blog September 27, 2012. [2]

SEE ALSO:

"Romney And Obama Charged With 'Climate Silence'" (Huffington Post/Tom Zeller Jr.) [3]

"Why It Matters: Global Warming" (AP/Seth Borenstein) [4]