Trump Vows To Undo Obama’s Climate Agenda In Appeal To Oil Sector

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Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, promised on Thursday to roll back some of America’s most ambitious environmental policies, actions that he said would revive the ailing U.S. oil and coal industries and bolster national security.

Among the proposals, Trump said he would pull the United States out of the U.N. global climate accord, approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada and rescind measures by President Barack Obama to cut U.S. emissions and protect waterways from industrial pollution.

“Any regulation that’s outdated, unnecessary, bad for workers or contrary to the national interest will be scrapped and scrapped completely,” Trump told about 7,700 people at the Williston Basin Petroleum Conference in Bismarck, the capital of oil-rich North Dakota. “We’re going to do all this while taking proper regard for rational environmental concerns.”

It was Trump’s first speech detailing the energy policies he would advance if elected president. He received loud applause from the crowd of oil executives.

The comments painted a stark contrast between the New York billionaire and his Democratic rivals for the White House, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, who advocate a sharp turn away from fossil fuels and toward renewable energy technologies to combat climate change.

Trump slammed both rivals in his speech, saying their policies would kill jobs and force the United States “to be begging for oil again” from Middle East producers.

“It’s not going to happen. Not with me,” he said.

Trump’s comments drew quick criticism from environmental advocates, who called his proposals “frightening.”

“Trump’s energy policies would accelerate climate change, protect corporate polluters who profit from poisoning our air and water, and block the transition to clean energy that is necessary to strengthen our economy and protect our climate and health,” said Tom Steyer, a billionaire environmental activist.

But industry executives cheered the stance.

“It’s simple. If Trump wins, oil field workers will be happy. If Clinton wins, oil workers will be unhappy,” said Derrick Alexander, an operations manager at oilfield services firm Integrated Productions Services.

Trump hit Clinton hard in his speech, saying the former secretary of state would be more aggressive than Obama on regulations. He repeated several times Clinton’s March comments that her policies would put coal miners out of work.

“Hillary Clinton’s agenda is job destruction,” Trump said.

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[PdogtheDaibutsu 726]

Ugggghhhhhhh can we please not take steps backwards 

[Morphine Prince 109,683]

This is why people shouldn't be supporting him. 

[venusfly 17,885]

[LePetitGAGABLover 21,234]

8 minutes ago, Morphine Prince said:

This is why people shouldn't be supporting him. 

Bernie supporters are indirectly supporting him by not voting for Hillary if she is the Democratic nominee. What kind of hypocrisy is this?

[Morphine Prince 109,683]

Just now, LePetitMonstr said:

Bernie supporters are indirectly supporting him by not voting for Hillary if she is the Democratic nominee. What kind of hypocrisy is this?

Most Bernie supporters are voting for Hillary though

And I'm not the ambassador of Bernie supporters so idk what hypocrisy you speak of. 

[Sid 6,755]

if we seriously elect this man I'm gonna laugh as america goes down the shitter  

[LePetitGAGABLover 21,234]

Just now, Morphine Prince said:

Most Bernie supporters are voting for Hillary though

And I'm not the ambassador of Bernie supporters so idk what hypocrisy you speak of. 

Nnnnnnnnnnnn. Sorry. I thought you were that member here that said that he would never support Hillary

[LaLuna 12,732]

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I want this man to just disappear from the face of the Earth. 

[LebaneseDude 6,146]

12 minutes ago, Morphine Prince said:

I'm not the ambassador of Bernie supporters 

Well I'm apparently the ambassador of Hillary supporters. Who's my archrival? Who's the Gary to my Ash? 

[Bear 7,515]

One step forwards, two giant republican steps back 

[En_Sabah_Nur 9,366]

"Make America Polluted Again" & unbreathable as well...  

 

[JevyDuty 2,961]

32 minutes ago, IWantTheFame said:

if we seriously elect this man I'm gonna laugh as america goes down the shitter  

You "think" you'll be laughing. If America goes down, the world goes down with it. Like the saying goes, "America sneezes and the world catches the cold"

[LebaneseDude 6,146]

2 minutes ago, Larry Hill said:

You "think" you'll be laughing. If America goes down, the world goes down with it. Like the saying goes, "America sneezes and the world catches the cold"

That poster is American. 

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Just now, LebaneseDude said:

That poster is American.  

Even worst. 

I will not be laughing, though I'm not going to lie, I wish I could enjoy it because this seems like Karma finally caught up to us.