Democrats enshrine prosecution of climate change skeptics in platform
Democrats enshrine prosecution of climate change skeptics in platform
The entire party has gotten behind the most vigorous assault on free expression since World War II.
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DNC Platform Calls for ‘Fossil Fuel Investigations’, 100% Renewable Energy
DNC Platform Calls for Fossil Fuel Investigations, 100% Renewable Energy
http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/27/dnc-platform-investigate-exxon/
The committee drafting the Democratic Party platform unanimously voted to…
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Fearing Trump, greens run to Clinton
Hillary Clinton is racking up endorsements from major environmental groups, solidifying support from the green movement for her presidential run.
The NRDC Action Fund, the Sierra Club and the billionaire green donor Tom Steyer have all endorsed Clinton for president in the last two weeks, joining the League of Conservation Voters, which backed her in November.
The presumptive Democratic nominee has now gotten support from nearly all of the major national environmental groups, save for Friends of the Earth Action, which endorsed Sen. Bernie Sanders in August.
To the groups backing Clinton, the choice in the 2016 election is clear: someone who would continue and expand President Obama’s aggressive environmental agenda, or RepublicanDonald Trump, who says he would undo every piece of it that he could, including the Clean Power Plan and the Paris climate agreement.
“Secretary Clinton has a long record on the environment and is the leader we need to build on this progress made by President Obama and the climate movement,” Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune said Thursday in announcing the group’s endorsement of Clinton.
“She has listened to the grassroots and crafted detailed plans to safeguard our climate, air, water, and public lands, to protect the most vulnerable from environmental injustice, and to continue the rapid expansion of our clean energy economy.
“Contrasted with that, we have a reckless and misinformed candidate in Donald Trump, who has called climate change a ‘hoax,’ a ‘con job,’ and a ‘concept created by the Chinese.’ ”
Tom Steyer, who heads NextGen Climate and has donated tens of millions of dollars to Democrats who want to fight climate change, had a similar take.
“Now is the time to come together to defeat Donald Trump, who is utterly unfit to be our next president,” Steyer said. “Trump’s racist rhetoric is directly offensive to our American values and his dangerous actions would threaten our children’s future in every way.”
Adam Rome, a professor of environmental history at the University of Delaware, said greens are mobilizing like never before because they see such high stakes in this election.
“I think Trump really scares environmentalists. I can see that environmentalists would want to do everything possible to ensure that he’s not president,” Rome said.
The key concern for greens, Rome said, is preserving Obama initiatives like the Clean Power Plan that were achieved through executive authority and can largely be undone …
California Green Billionaire Endorses Hillary Clinton For President
California Green Billionaire Endorses Hillary Clinton For President
‘Hillary Clinton is an experienced leader who will lead us to victory’
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Hillary Blows Up at Greenpeace Activist
…Coal company’s stocks plunge after Clinton says she will shutter mines
America’s biggest coal producer is warning that it is hurtling towards bankruptcy. Shares of Peabody Energy Corp. dropped this week to $4.72 on March 14, and dropped again to $4.00 by close of business on March 15. Today, the price dropped to $2.14 as the trading day opened, falling to as low as $2.03 before close of business. On March 11, the price stood at $6.54.
According to a filing by the company, there “exists substantial doubt whether we will be able to continue as a going concern.” Company shares have fallen 95% in the last 12 months, while the S&P 500 has lost 3%.…
Oops. Facing backlash, Clinton reverses herself on coal – Now says it still has a future
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Facing a backlash from Appalachian Democrats, Hillary Clinton’s campaign on Monday tried to reaffirm her commitment to coal communities one day after declaring on national television she was going to “to put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of business.”
Clinton’s comments came during a Sunday night appearance on CNN, where she was asked a question about how her policies would benefit poor white people in southern states who generally vote Republican.
“I’m the only candidate, which has a policy about how to bring economic opportunity, using clean renewable energy as the key, into coal country. Because we’re going to put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of business,” Clinton said. “We’re going to make it clear that we don’t want to forget those people.”…
Watch: Hillary Clinton: ‘We’re Going to Put a Lot of Coal Miners and Coal Companies Out of Business’
Democratic Debate Puts Fossil Fuel Industry on Notice
Perhaps it was the rising seas lapping on the doors of the debate hall in Miami last night, but for the first time this election the public got a raucous and spirited debate between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton over the climate policies they would support as president.
“The moderators finally broke their climate silence and the public got what it has been waiting for: a real debate about who will do the most to combat climate change,” said Jamie Henn, a spokesperson for 350 Action.
“Voters across the country are looking for a leader who is willing to stand up to the fossil fuel industry and accelerate a just transition to 100 percent renewable energy. We need to hear more on this issue in the months to come.”…
Hillary Clinton Wants To Basically Ban Fracking After Promoting It In Other Countries For Years
Hillary Wants To Basically Ban Fracking After Promoting It In Other Countries For Years
‘I do not think there will be many places in America where fracking will continue’
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