Hillary Clinton: Arctic Drilling 'Not Worth The Risk' (HILLARY GROUP)

[DeepModem Mom]

A day after the Obama administration gave Shell the green light to search for oil in icy Arctic waters, Hillary Clinton took to Twitter to voice her disapproval....A spokesman for the Clinton campaign confirmed to National Journal that Clinton's tweet indicates that she opposes all Arctic offshore oil-drilling.

Her announcement drew quick criticism from Jeb Bush, one of the major candidates for the GOP presidential nomination, a sign that energy policy will be a political battleground in the 2016 election.

"Wrong," Bush said on Twitter in response to Clinton. "Being more-anti energy than Obama is extreme. We should embrace energy revolution to lower prices & create US jobs."

But Clinton's definitive stand is sure to please environmentalists who want the Democratic front-runner to take a tougher line on fossil-fuel development than President Obama has—who, despite making action to tackle climate change a key priority, has long voiced support for an "all of the above" energy strategy.

In July, Clinton expressed "doubts" over Arctic drilling, saying, "I don't think it is a necessary part of our overall clean-energy climate-change agenda," in an interview with NH1 News....

http://www.nationaljournal.com/2016-elections/hillary-clinton-arctic-drilling-20150818?utm_content=buffer48070&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
via National Journal

[boatsnhose]

1. Good for Hillary

I'm disappointed in Obama's decision to move forward on searching for oil in the arctic. Hillary needs to keep taking a stand on environmental issues like this.

[shenmue]

2. Yes

[sheshe2]

3. KnR

[ismnotwasm]

4. Glad you posted

I was just reading about this and was looking to see if it had been!

[DesertRat]

5. Glad to hear it!

[hrmjustin]

6. Great to hear.