She insisted that John Kerry discussed energy issues every day and claimed that she frequently talked about "sustainability." But their comments were not reported.

What did get covered was the fact that the Heinz Kerrys owned a gas-guzzling private jet, a yacht Teresa bought for her husband, four SUVs and five giant mansions that burn up thousands of gallons of oil each year to heat and cool.

But Mrs. Heinz didn't address questions about how her lifestyle conflicted with her environmental beliefs.

Instead she accused reporters of falsely presenting the facts about climate change as a "duel of battling scientists."

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