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The political arm of the League of Conservation Voters, a Washington-based green group that has spent tens of millions of dollars in recent election cycles to help elect Democrats to office, announced Monday that it is backing the presumptive Democratic nominee in what looks to be a tough fight against President Trump.
Drastically reducing greenhouse gas emissions is going to take leadership, said Carol Browner, the chair of LCVs board of directors. And I have every confidence that the vice president will provide that.
The endorsement from the LCV could encourage other green groups who supported Bidens rivals in a crowded primary to fall in line. The group hopes to prevent Trump, who has repeatedly denied the scientific consensus that human activity is warming the planet, from winning a second term.
Scientists tell us we have 10 years to get climate change under control, said Browner, who ran the Environmental Protection Agency for eight years under former president Bill Clinton. Were going to have to not just put back in place all the stuff that Trump undid from the Obama years, were going to have to do more.
Biden said in a statement that he was honored to have the LCVs endorsement. For me, this is personal, said Biden, a former senator from Delaware. I live in a state thats dealing first hand with the impacts of climate change and impacts of pollution on kids and families. Im going to fight for my grandkids.
Raphael8
(9 posts)A report on CNN Live Stream suggested that even after the departure of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) from the race this month, Biden may face a tough time winning over some environmental activists on the partys left who say his plan for tackling climate change falls short of what is needed to forestall a devastating rise in temperatures this century
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,623 posts)Their numbers are small. Losers don't get to demand concessions.
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)that in 2016 Hillary won the election without Bernie and his Bros or Jill Stein...
Demsrule86
(68,510 posts)person who can stop Trump should be kicked out of the movement. They are no Green if they help elect Trump.
The Polack MSgt
(13,182 posts)I am just perpetuating the Trolleycentric power structure.
On the other hand, if these dozen children are reduced to hamburger, perhaps then we'll begin to see actual progress