![]() This afternoon, Clinton got more specific when asked if she would end all coal, oil and gas leases on federal lands by firmly saying she would “impose a moratorium.” When asked to clarify what she meant by calling a ban on fossil fuel extraction public lands a “done deal,” Clinton told Coburn Blunt, a youth voter concerned about climate change, “that’s where the President is moving. We look forward to continuing to hold her accountable.” “While we still have concerns about Clinton’s questionable ties to the fossil fuel industry, it’s huge for her to be calling for a ban on extraction in public lands. ![]() “Young people are calling on the next leader of our country to take a firm stance against Big Oil and tell us exactly how they will keep fossil fuels in the ground,” said Yong Jung Cho, 350 Action Campaign Coordinator. While the former Secretary of State has troublesome ties to fracking, she went on to identify key issues with the extreme extraction and to express her support of a ban on fossil fuel extraction on public lands. When asked last night by Griffin Sinclair-Wingate, an organizer with 350 Action, how she expects to win over young people’s vote if she still supports fracking, Clinton claimed that it was not in the federal government’s right to impose such a ban. Since Clinton’s first town hall in New Hampshire last July, individuals and organizers with 350 Action have pressed her to take stronger positions on climate, such as banning extraction public lands, refusing to take fossil fuel industry contributions, and supporting a ban on fracking. ![]() Clinton Calls Ban on Future Extraction on Public Lands a “Done Deal”ĭurham, NH - Following the final Democratic debate before the New Hampshire primary, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton signaled her approval of banning fossil fuel extraction on public lands calling such a move “a done deal.”
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