Thread by @zteirstein

Julian Castro is up first @CNN's #ClimateTownHall. Question from the audience about homes and flood insurance after natural disasters. Check out Grist's latest cover story on this topic: grist.org/article/buyout…

@CNN Good on Castro for linking environmental justice to his statements on what he would do shore up the national flood insurance program. Next question is about how he would hold corporations accountable for their contributions to climate change.

@CNN Pretty jarring to hear these candidates give answers to these crucial questions without getting interrupted by moderators/other candidates. Can't believe my ears! Castro just discussed the role of courts in holding polluters accountable for a good two minutes.

@CNN Andrew Yang said space mirrors! Put it on the board.

@CNN @AndrewYang if your campaign would kindly get back to us we'd love to talk to you about your climate plan. We even put you on our bingo board. Just email us back.

@CNN @AndrewYang haha

@CNN @AndrewYang Kamala Harris is up. She's got a question about she plans to support workers in the shift to a green economy.

"I think about this issue through the lens of my baby nieces. I'm really afraid." Unfortunately, she has yet to answer the question.

@CNN @AndrewYang Kamala Harris with the ding ding ding WINNING ANSWER: "I am prepared to eliminate the filibuster" to accomplish the Green New Deal, she said.

Another @JayInslee effect? Prolly, he was the only candidate calling for eliminating the filibuster.

@CNN @AndrewYang @JayInslee I like what Harris is saying but she's getting pushed by Burnett to provide specifics, which she has not been doing.

@CNN @AndrewYang @JayInslee Oh a carbon fee! Ok, that's a start. "The fees have to go to empower the communities that have for too long been ignored."

@CNN @AndrewYang @JayInslee

@CNN @AndrewYang @JayInslee "There's no question I'm in favor of banning fracking, starting with what we can do on day one with public lands," @KamalaHarris #ClimateTownHall. Says she would also ban offshore drilling.

@CNN @AndrewYang @JayInslee @KamalaHarris Oh good they're talking about plastic straws 🙄