Donald Trump would allow Keystone XL pipeline and end Paris climate deal

[AntiBank]

Source: The Guardian UK

Donald Trump pledged to cancel the Paris climate agreement, endorsed drilling off the Atlantic coast and said he would allow the Keystone XL pipeline to be built in return for “a big piece of the profits” for the American people.

At an oil and natural gas conference in North Dakota on Thursday, just minutes after he had celebrated hitting the 1,237 delegate mark needed to formally clinch the party’s nomination, Trump gave a speech on energy policy that was largely shaped by advice from Kevin Cramer, a US representative from the state. In a press conference before the event, Trump praised the advice of oil tycoon Harold Hamm. Hamm and Cramer then introduced him onstage.

Michael Brune, executive director of the Sierra Club environmentalist group, was taken aback by Trump’s address.
“I have never heard more contradiction in one hour than I heard in the speech,” he told the Guardian. “There are pools of oil industry waste water that are deeper than Trump’s grasp of energy.” Trump gave the speech – which Brune also called “a jumbled collection of oil industry talking points that are devoid from reality in the market place” – in a packed arena that generated an atmosphere more like that of a campaign rally than a staid industry conference.

As he hit a number of familiar talking points, a crowd filled with his supporters raised chants of “build the wall”.......

Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/may/26/donald-trump-environmental-policy-climate-change-keystone-xl

[Renew Deal]

1. But there is no difference between the parties.

I heard it right here on DU.

[AZ Progressive]

5. On issues of capitalism, corporatism and free trade, yes

On cultural, social and the environment, yes they are very different, although some only pretend to be (like Jerry Brown, who has been pro-fracking.)

[humbled_opinion]

2. The primary is not over...

I still have hope that Bernie can save the day..... The only way Trump can win the Presidency and make this nonsense happen is if Hillary is the Democratic nominee and that hasn't happened yet so I hold out hope.

[AZ Progressive]

3. I think it's pretty obvious that any real progressive would not vote for Trump

Nor any Republican.

[Agnosticsherbet]

4. Well of course he does. He is a Republican.

We will kick his ass.

[kacekwl]

6. He means big piece of the profits

for the Trump offshore account.

[ailsagirl]

7. Logically...

it would seem that the same people who voted in Obama-- twice-- are still around and plan to vote in November.
I cannot for the life of me see drumpf winning-- not unless there is MAJOR election fraud on the repukes' part.

IMHO

[bucolic_frolic]

8. Bribing the American People

with profits from oil

and jobs from building hotels, casinos, McMansions on federal lands,
national parks

many a dumb American will believe it

it's coming

[AntiBank]

9. "with profits from oil" <<<< the country is still waiting for all of Shrub's "free Iraqi petrol"

[rockfordfile]

10. Typical republican slime-ball

[christx30]

11. Oh good.

I only had like 200 reasons to not vote for Trump. This is helpful and gives me several more.

Thanks!