Hillary Clinton ends silence on Keystone XL by opposing project

“And, unfortunately from my perspective, one that interferes with our ability to move forward and deal with other issues”, Clinton said during a town hall campaign event Tuesday in Des Moines, Iowa.

Clinton says the project that would carry Canadian crude oil to the U.S. Gulf Coast has been a distraction and she doesn’t believe it’s in the best interests of “what we need to do to combat climate change”.

Given the potential impacts of oil-sands development on emission-reduction goals, she said, “I oppose (the pipeline)”.

Caught in a delicate spot between Democratic environmentalists who oppose Keystone XL and Democratic unions that support it, Clinton had insisted she would not say anything about the pipeline until she was elected.

“Hillary Clinton finally says what we already knew”.

“I told her that when things get hard on the campaign trail, she should always think about that story to remind her that there are people out there supporting her and cheering for her“, Boston said.

Just before Clinton sat down for a 105-minute meeting with the Register’s editorial board, the Washington Post posted a news story that said the State Department’s request for her emails was “prompted entirely by the discovery that Clinton had exclusively used a private e-mail system”. “We hope this is the next step toward an energy plan that halts fracking, keeps fossil fuels in the ground on our public lands and transitions us to a cleaner, safer, more livable planet”.

Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton unveiled a plan Tuesday to limit prescription medicine costs, challenging the USA pharmaceutical industry after the price for one drug skyrocketed by 5,000 percent.

What do you think of Clinton’s decision on the pipeline? The White House declined to comment on Clinton’s position.

“I was in a unique position having been secretary of state, having started this process and not wanting to interfere with the ongoing decision making”, Clinton said.

But as political pressure mounted throughout this campaign season, she hinted that the time had come to show her hand. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and former governor Martin O’Malley of Maryland strongly oppose it. Vice President Joe Biden, who has not decided whether to run, has mostly kept his own counsel on the subject, in keeping with the administration’s wait-and-see approach.

Both candidates released statements responding to Clinton’s announcement. A Republican candidate for president happened to be sitting in an interview chair on Fox News when news of Clinton’s position was broadcast.

She said the nation had “a lot of work to do” and that shifting to more renewable energy would create jobs. “She favors environmental extremists over U.S.jobs”. “Leadership is about stating where you stand on critical issues, regardless of how they poll or focus group”.

Bobby Jindal noted that Clinton’s announcement came at the same time Pope Francis arrived in the U.S.

“Stephen Harper’s failure to act on climate means his “no-brainer” pipeline is now supported only by the Donald Trumps of the world“, said Mike Hudema, a spokesperson for Greenpeace Canada.