Clinton:“Coal Will Be Part Of The Energy Mix For Years To Come, Both In The U.S. And Around The worl

[NWCorona]

"The “Down with Tyranny” blog quotes Hillary Clinton’s statement in a recent letter to Democratic U.S. Senator from West Virginia, Joe Manchin, assuring him that as President she won’t be overly aggressive to reduce the coal industry, because coal-mining jobs are at stake; thus: “Coal will be part of the energy mix for years to come, both in the U.S. and around the world.”

That blogger, who styles himself “Gaius Publius,” has excellent sources in the national Democratic Party, and he comments:

Clinton uses job-concern as a reason to seem like we should proceed carefully. But after all, a great many people in the U.S. are out of jobs — many in disappearing industries — and yet I’ll be willing to bet money she either signs TPP or refuses to renegotiate it; then signs TTIP and TISA, and with them, says goodbye to the last jobs worth having, save those near the top."

Is this another flip flop?

http://rinf.com/alt-news/breaking-news/clinton-coal-will-part-energy-mix-years-come-u-s-around-world/

[grasswire]

1. maybe just a flop nt

[CalvinballPro]

2. So damned if she wants to eliminate coal jobs, and damned if she doesn't. Nothing new here, I see.

Context remains king, and Clinton has clearly been talking about targeted programs to replace deadly coal jobs with renewable energy jobs instead. Would I rather work underground getting black lung, or outside installing wind turbines or solar panels? Hmm, let me think...

[NWCorona]

4. It's not that for me

I want someone who will stand behind their words even if I don't like them.

Hillary's constant changing of positions, depending on who's in front of her, really makes me doubt anything she says.

For the record. Coal needs to be phased out.

[Trust Buster]

3. That's interesting, then why would she say publicly the other day that she's going to shut coal

down ? Why anger all those voters in the coal belt ? I'm sensing a context issue with this OP.

[okasha]

8. She said that we need to eliminate all fossil fuels.

She has also said that alternate jobs training must be available for miners and others who will lose their employment in the transition.

Yeah, a context problem. More like a truth problem actually, since the OP lies by omission.

[Hoyt]

5. Nope, coal mining is going under whether the Prez does anything or not.

[NWCorona]

7. Actually that's not entirely true

If we could actually have a clean energy plan and implement it. The costs associated with mining could make it unfeasible compared to other sources. That's a ways away tho.

That said coal will still be utilized in other parts of the world and here in some cases. Coal doesn’t have to be king.

[Thinkingabout]

6. Getting better energy sources was part of Obama's plan, more solar

Wind and water sources, he wanted great strides but it is very slow in coming on board. It is a better way to get our energy, renewable and cleaner. Before shutting down our current sources the new ones needs to be in place. There will be jobs created with the new sources. So no, shutting down coal is not going to happen until other sources are in place.

[Trust Buster]

9. On Fareed Zackaria's show today, he noted that 90% of all new energy production in 2015 was

renewable energies that came online around the world. 90% !!!!!

[NWCorona]

10. That is a huge number!

Thanks for the info

[djean111]

11. She does not flip-flop. She just says different things to suit the occasion and the audience.

Some would call that lying.

[Motown_Johnny]

12. Who can keep track anymore?

Yes, this is a flop compared to what she said about a week ago. As far as how many times she has changed positions on this issue over the course of her career, I can't even guess.

[HereSince1628]

13. Gotta save the coal jobs, people in Miami already know how to swim...

Too bad for pacific islanders whose home become seabed

The refugees will be serviced by Haliburton, Boots, Root and Kellogg, any resistance to the new world order by the MIC.

[amborin]

14. look how she lobbied for coal plants in S. Africa, to her friends' enrichment:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511538964