Is Climate Change A Threat, How Do We Fight It? Florida Open Debate

Actor Mark Ruffalo asks how the candidates the threat of climate change and how they will fight back against it. The first ever bipartisan Open Debate for U.S. Senate in Florida between Alan Grayson and Rep. David Jolly. For more information go to

Moderated by Cenk Uygur (The Young Turks) and Benny Johnson (Independent Journal Review).

Sponsored by the Open Debate Coalition, The Young Turks, Independent Journal Review, Progressive Change Institute and Americans For Tax Reform.

The Commission On Presidential Debates indicated they are looking to this Florida debate and similar Open Debates as they seek innovative formats for the 2016 general election.

Mike McCurry, Co-Chairman, Commission on Presidential Debates: “The Commission is watching the primary debates closely looking for innovation. We are especially interested in how the Internet and social media can be utilized to generate real questions from real people. We’d be especially interested in any experiments or new technologies the Open Debates Coalition employs during the primary season to generate questions from the American public and put them – via a journalist/moderator – to the candidates. We have a working group exploring many ideas about debate formats, and we hope to build on those things that are working to create a more vibrant public debate.”