Fearing Trump, greens run to Clinton

Hillary Clinton is racking up endorsements from major environmental groups, solidifying support from the green movement for her presidential run. The NRDC Action Fund, the Sierra Club and the billionaire green donor Tom Steyer have all endorsed Clinton for president in the last two weeks, joining the League of Conservation Voters, which backed her in […]

Coal company’s stocks plunge after Clinton says she will shutter mines

http://www.speroforum.com/a/UAAIGWWUZK7/77509-Coal-companys-stocks-plunge-after-Clinton-says-she-will-shutter-mines?utm_medium=speronewsco&utm_campaign=&utm_content=77509&utm_source=&utm_term=Coal-companys-stocks-plunge-after-Clinton-says-she-will-shutter-mines#.VunCtvkpC1E America’s biggest coal producer is warning that it is hurtling towards bankruptcy. Shares of Peabody Energy Corp. dropped this week to $4.72 on March 14, and dropped again to $4.00 by close of business on March 15. Today, the price dropped to $2.14 as the trading day opened, falling to as low as $2.03 […]

Oops. Facing backlash, Clinton reverses herself on coal – Now says it still has a future

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_DEM_2016_COAL?SITE=MYPSP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2016-03-14-17-51-35 FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Facing a backlash from Appalachian Democrats, Hillary Clinton’s campaign on Monday tried to reaffirm her commitment to coal communities one day after declaring on national television she was going to “to put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of business.” Clinton’s comments came during a Sunday night […]

Democratic Debate Puts Fossil Fuel Industry on Notice

Perhaps it was the rising seas lapping on the doors of the debate hall in Miami last night, but for the first time this election the public got a raucous and spirited debate between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton over the climate policies they would support as president. “The moderators finally broke their climate silence […]