Tag: Hillary Clinton

US election fever keeps stocks, dollar subdued

US election fever keeps stocks, dollar subdued

Oil and gold up as US election comes to a close By Marc Jones and Jamie McGeever LONDON, Nov 8 (Reuters) – Stocks and the dollar were little changed on Tuesday as global investors trod carefully, readying for the outcome of one of the most contentious US elections in history. Trade was largely driven by […]

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Looming Clinton win suggests American oil and gas sector needs to rethink politics, narrative

Looming Clinton win suggests American oil and gas sector needs to rethink politics, narrative

Bernie Sanders, eco-activists would exert considerable influence in a Clinton Administration, Democratic Congress The American oil and gas industry supports Donald Trump in part because the Republican candidate promises to get the sector out from underneath the thumb of Obama Administration regulation. Well, hope for the best, prepare for the worst. With only a few […]

Hillary Clinton faces confrontation with activists over support for (near) eco-terrorism

Hillary Clinton faces confrontation with activists over support for (near) eco-terrorism

Leading eco-activists like Bill McKibben are supporting Climate Direct Action’s illegal pipeline tampering, Hillary Clinton should denounce Thanks to Wikileaks, we now know that Hillary Clinton has battled radical eco-activists inside the Democratic Party. Given the environmental movement’s enthusiastic support for pipeline tamperers, expect that fight to ratchet up in the final weeks of the […]

Clinton stands with unions, tells anti-fracking activists to ‘Get a Life’

Clinton stands with unions, tells anti-fracking activists to ‘Get a Life’

There’s simply no debate, shale development is a win-win for the economy, environment and unions by Jackie Stewart, EnergyInDepth A major element of this election has been the battle between unions and the “Keep It in the Ground” (KIITG) campaign. On one side, we have the building and construction trades unions, who strongly support fracking, pipelines, compressor […]

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US Election 2016: Obama tap dances on energy, while Clinton’s got two left feet

US Election 2016: Obama tap dances on energy, while Clinton’s got two left feet

Hillary Clinton can’t – or won’t – distance herself from anti-fossil fuel movement “Keep it in the ground” The US Chamber of Commerce has waded into the election campaign with the release of a report that accuses Hillary Clinton of supporting the “Keep it in the ground” movement, in the process exposing a key political […]

Clinton campaign studying alternative to US ethanol mandate

Clinton campaign studying alternative to US ethanol mandate

Ethanol mandate opposed by oil industry, environmentalists By Valerie Volcovici and Rory Carroll WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 3 (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s campaign has solicited advice from California regulators on how to revamp a federal regulation requiring biofuels like corn-based ethanol be blended into the nation’s gasoline supply, according to campaign and […]

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Clinton advisor attempts to resurrect debunked ‘Halliburton loophole’ fracking talking point

Clinton advisor attempts to resurrect debunked ‘Halliburton loophole’ fracking talking point

Activists at Democratic convention, who have pushed tired claims of “exemption,” have just grown more and more extreme By Katie Brown, PhD, EnergyInDepth With the Democratic National Convention underway (Ed. note: originally published July 28), a couple of news outlets have reported on comments made by Trevor Houser, Hillary Clinton’s energy adviser, who said at a Politico […]

Epic bad idea: Democrats propose Justice Dept. join #Exxonknew battle

Epic bad idea: Democrats propose Justice Dept. join #Exxonknew battle

Hillary Clinton better hope casualties are within the range of acceptable losses because this issue has snafu written all over it By proposing that the Dept. of Justice investigate fossil fuel companies for misleading the public about climate change, the Democrats are backing a losing cause, one that could come back to bite them before the Nov. […]

Clinton ditches “all of the above” energy policy in joint DNC proposal with Sanders

Clinton ditches “all of the above” energy policy in joint DNC proposal with Sanders

Abandoning “all of the above” for “renewable energy fast” is significant change in American energy policy, politics After the high-profile speeches and celebrity endorsements of Hillary Clinton, down on the floor and in the backrooms of the venue, Democratic delegates will be debating policy – including a significant change to the party’s “all of the above” energy approach. This […]

Desperate Keep-It-In-The-Ground activists protest DNC rejection of fracking ban with fake poop

Desperate Keep-It-In-The-Ground activists protest DNC rejection of fracking ban with fake poop

 At the end of the day, stunts such as these are just political moves By Nicole Jacobs, EnergyInDepth A fringe group of anti-fracking activists and former presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders spent the last few weeks trying to convince the Democratic National Convention (DNC) to add an all-out ban on fracking to its official 2016 platform. […]