Presidential candidate breaks months of silence and says controversial project is not in the best interests of ‘what we need to carry out to combat climate change’Hillary Clinton completed the biggest environmental conversion of her presidential campaign to date on Tuesday pronouncing herself opposed to the controversial Keystone XL pipeline.
Clinton’s newfound stated position on Keystone – offered up during an event in Iowa – follows months in which she refused to state her views on the pipeline project, claiming it would be inappropriate given her recent service as secretary of state.
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Source: theguardian.com