Yesterday, as Pope Francis was touching down on U.S. tarmac for the first time, Hillary Clinton made clear a position she had withheld while waiting for the administration to make a move. Today she explains her stance on the Keystone XL pipeline.
Hillary Clinton 4 min read
When I was secretary of state, the department began reviewing an application to build a pipeline that would bring Canadian oil sands crude across the border, run more than a thousand miles through the American heartland, and terminate in Nebraska — Keystone XL.
As the secretary who initiated the review, I refrained from commenting on the pipeline after I left the federal government. I didn’t want to get ahead of President Obama while the process was still underway — because the decision was and is his to make.
Since the application was filed, the effects of climate change have grown more acute. More than 8 million acres have burned in the United States so far this wildfire season. California is in the fourth year of a historic drought scientists say has been made worse by climate change. More severe storms and extreme heat waves have wreaked havoc around the world.
I have come to feel I can’t stay silent on an issue that matters so much to so many. Though I wanted to give the president space to make a decision, the process has taken far longer than I expected. I want the American people to know where I stand. That’s why I am making it clear:
I am opposed to the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline.
Very moving. There is a link to a The Briefing page with her usual multi point plan – bullet points to help explain the complexity of the issue.
With California drought and 8 million acres burning we need Hillary and smart power. We need a champion who we trust to not drop the ball.
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The link is in the post.
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I know. It is kind of hidden on the bottom under Learn More and it really is a great help when they give out cheat sheets.
I laugh when people try to tell me she needs to come out with some ideas – they just aren’t paying attention but also the media doesn’t cover it, ever.
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Oh. I thought you were commenting on this. The link to the printed out version is on this.
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