Hillary Clinton
Related: About this forumHillary Clinton: Why I Oppose Keystone XL (HILLARY SUPPORTERS GROUP)
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 didnt 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 cant 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. Thats why I am making it clear:
I am opposed to the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline.
We shouldnt be building a pipeline dedicated to moving North Americas dirtiest fuel through our communities we should be focused on what it will take to make America the clean energy superpower of the 21st century. For too long, the Keystone XL pipeline has been a distraction from the real challenges facing our energy sector and the job-creating investments that we should be making to meet them. Building a clean, secure, and affordable North American energy future is bigger than Keystone XL or any other single project. Thats what I will focus on as president....
https://medium.com/@HillaryClinton/why-i-oppose-keystone-xl-8698230df2a8 via Medium
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