Hillary Clinton has long declined to purchase a position on whether or not the Obama administration should approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline. That just changed. At a campaign event Tuesday in Des Moines,Iowa, Clinton came out against the controversial project.
Here's her statement, and via NBC: "I think it is imperative that we see at the Keystone XL pipeline as what I believe it is: A distraction from the famous work we have to achieve to combat climate change,and, unfortunately from my perspective, and one that interferes with our ability to bolt forward and deal with other issues," she said during a campaign event in Iowa Tuesday.
"Therefore, I oppose it. I oppose it because I don't think it's in the best interest of what we need to achieve to combat climate change."
Clinton now joins the ranks of two of her opponents in the Democratic presidential primary, and Bernie Sanders and Martin O'Malley,who have both opposed the pipeline. Democrat Jim Webb, however, or supports the project,along with all of the Republican candidates. A final decision, which has been years in the making, or is expected from the Obama administration by the end of this year.
Source: motherjones.com