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Trump Promises an ‘Energy Revolution’

Trump Promises an ‘Energy Revolution’

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump promised to undo existing environmental regulations and revive the coal industry during a major speech outlining his economic plan on Monday. Reserved Trump focuses on economic plan during speech in Detroit. @KatyTurNBC reports now on @NBCNightlyNews. pic.twitter.com/l8y0rdqpaE — NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (@NBCNightlyNews) August 8, 2016 Quoting data […]

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    Climate Change Takes Center Stage at DNC

    Climate Change Takes Center Stage at DNC

    Climate change took center stage at the Democratic National Convention last night thanks to a short film by James Cameron and remarks by multiple prominent politicians on the issue. The film, Not Reality TV, knocks Donald Trump‘s climate denial and tells the stories of Americans affected by climate change. Watch here: “As Americans, we face […]

    Fracking Pipeline Puts Tim Kaine’s Fossil Fuel Industry Ties to the Test

    Fracking Pipeline Puts Tim Kaine’s Fossil Fuel Industry Ties to the Test

    By Alleen Brown Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Tim Kaine is facing pressure from landowners in his home state of Virginia to stand against the planned Atlantic Coast Pipeline, which would carry fracked gas from Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia to mid-Atlantic markets. He’s made some moves in that direction: he’s held private meetings with […]

    Trump Doubles Down on Climate Science Denial Live on FOX

    Trump Doubles Down on Climate Science Denial Live on FOX

    By Sierra Club Political Committee Donald Trump doubled down on his fringe climate change conspiracy theories on FOX news (watch at minute 4:00) late last night, confirming that he still believes it is a “hoax” when pressed by Bill O’Reilly. Trump’s continued dismissal of science would keep him isolated on the world stage, where every […]

    Bernie Sanders: ‘This Election Is About Climate Change’

    Bernie Sanders: ‘This Election Is About Climate Change’

    The issue of climate change received a fair amount of attention on the first day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC). Bernie Sanders reaffirmed his endorsement of Hillary Clinton, saying, “This election is about climate change, the greatest environmental crisis facing our planet, and the need to leave this world in a way that is […]

    10,000 March in Philly Calling for a Clean Energy Revolution

    10,000 March in Philly Calling for a Clean Energy Revolution

    At high Noon Sunday, with temperatures heading toward 95 degrees, I’m confident I was not the only one preparing to march through the streets of downtown Philadelphia who recalled that old elementary-school story about the wig-wearing drafters of the Declaration of Independence huddled inside of Independence Hall on a sweltering July day. In fact, on […]

    What You Need to Know About Tim Kaine as Clinton’s VP Pick

    What You Need to Know About Tim Kaine as Clinton’s VP Pick

    “I’m thrilled to announce my running mate, @TimKaine,” presumptive Democratic Presidential Nominee Hillary Clinton tweeted at 8:11 p.m. Friday. Though the news was not a surprise, as Kaine has long been known as a likely choice, Clinton’s pick stirred immediate reaction among the environmental movement. The Virginia senator supports fracking and offshore oil drilling, but […]

    Trump RNC Speech Silent on Climate Change, Continues Bitter Fight Against Wind Farm in Scotland

    Trump RNC Speech Silent on Climate Change, Continues Bitter Fight Against Wind Farm in Scotland

    Is it any surprise that Donald Trump—who believes the “concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive”—did not mention climate change even once in his rambling speech accepting the Republican nomination for president last night in Cleveland? Donald Trump accepts the Republican party’s nomination for […]

    Meet the Oil Billionaire Shaping Donald Trump’s Energy Policy

    Meet the Oil Billionaire Shaping Donald Trump’s Energy Policy

    By Mark Floegel Fossil fuel billionaire and major fracking proponent Harold Hamm, who has Donald Trump‘s ear on energy and environmental issues, had a prime-time slot at the Republican National Convention (RNC) last tonight, also known as “Make America First Again” night. Left: Donald Trump, Photo credit: Gage Skidmore / Creative Commons. Right: Harold Hamm, […]