2016 Postmortem
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Discussion From March 7http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511432284
daleanime
(17,796 posts)DanTex
(20,709 posts)TheSarcastinator
(854 posts)And not the OP's.
DanTex
(20,709 posts)TheSarcastinator
(854 posts)It's easy to verify. Keep screaming and whining please: it is having the proper effect.
http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2014/09/hillary-clinton-fracking-shale-state-department-chevron
"The episode sheds light on a crucial but little-known dimension of Clinton's diplomatic legacy. Under her leadership, the State Department worked closely with energy companies to spread fracking around the globepart of a broader push to fight climate change, boost global energy supply, and undercut the power of adversaries such as Russia that use their energy resources as a cudgel. But environmental groups fear that exporting fracking, which has been linked to drinking-water contamination and earthquakes at home, could wreak havoc in countries with scant environmental regulation. And according to interviews, diplomatic cables, and other documents obtained by Mother Jones, American officialssome with deep ties to industryalso helped US firms clinch potentially lucrative shale concessions overseas, raising troubling questions about whose interests the program actually serves."
Conspiracy my butt, propagandist.
DanTex
(20,709 posts)Y'all should write James Bond screenplays.
AzDar
(14,023 posts)cantbeserious
(13,039 posts)eom
mariawr
(348 posts)Octafish
(55,745 posts)By Mariah Blake
MotherJones | September/October 2014 Issue
EXCERPT...
Clinton, who was sworn in as secretary of state in early 2009, believed that shale gas could help rewrite global energy politics. "This is a moment of profound change," she later told a crowd at Georgetown University. "Countries that used to depend on others for their energy are now producers. How will this shape world events? Who will benefit, and who will not? The answers to these questions are being written right now, and we intend to play a major role." Clinton tapped a lawyer named David Goldwyn as her special envoy for international energy affairs; his charge was "to elevate energy diplomacy as a key function of US foreign policy."
Goldwyn had a long history of promoting drilling overseasboth as a Department of Energy official under Bill Clinton and as a representative of the oil industry. From 2005 to 2009 he directed the US-Libya Business Association, an organization funded primarily by US oil companiesincluding Chevron, Exxon Mobil, and Marathonclamoring to tap Libya's abundant supply. Goldwyn lobbied Congress for pro-Libyan policies and even battled legislation that would have allowed families of the Lockerbie bombing victims to sue the Libyan government for its alleged role in the attack.
According to diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks, one of Goldwyn's first acts at the State Department was gathering oil and gas industry executives "to discuss the potential international impact of shale gas." Clinton then sent a cable to US diplomats, asking them to collect information on the potential for fracking in their host countries. These efforts eventually gave rise to the Global Shale Gas Initiative, which aimed to help other nations develop their shale potential. Clinton promised it would do so "in a way that is as environmentally respectful as possible."
But environmental groups were barely consulted, while industry played a crucial role. When Goldwyn unveiled the initiative in April 2010, it was at a meeting of the United States Energy Association, a trade organization representing Chevron, Exxon Mobil, and ConocoPhillips, all of which were pursuing fracking overseas. Among their top targets was Poland, which preliminary studies suggested had abundant shale gas. The day after Goldwyn's announcement, the US Embassy in Warsaw helped organize a shale gas conference, underwritten by these same companies (plus the oil field services company Halliburton) and attended by officials from the departments of State and Energy.
In some cases, Clinton personally promoted shale gas. During a 2010 gathering of foreign ministers in Washington, DC, she spoke about America's plans to help spread fracking abroad. "I know that in some places is controversial," she said, "but natural gas is the cleanest fossil fuel available for power generation today." She later traveled to Poland for a series of meetings with officials, after which she announced that the country had joined the Global Shale Gas Initiative.
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http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2014/09/hillary-clinton-fracking-shale-state-department-chevron
She's been friendly toward natural gas types since she was a partner at Rose Law Firm. From The Philadelphia Inquirer, 1993:
The Stephens businesses are often represented by the Rose law firm, where Hillary Clinton has been a partner. Until the mid-1980s, they owned Arkla Inc., the Shreveport, La., natural-gas utility from which Clinton tapped chairman Thomas F. "Mack" McLarty as his White House chief of staff. Their investment firm serves as business manager to Linda Bloodworth-Thomason and Harry Thomason, the Hollywood couple who helped choreograph Clinton's public image.
SNIP...
The Stephenses have extensive holdings in natural gas, a resource strongly supported by Clinton. They, along with Bradbury, have been vocal proponents of easing banking regulations - in particular the limits on interstate banking and the Glass-Steagal Act, which separates banks from brokerage firms.
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http://articles.philly.com/1993-01-17/news/25959645_1_worthen-bank-stephens-family-bill-clinton
Eexcept for those who wink on mention of "Just Us" and Wall Street, this is disheartening on many levels, AzDar.
mariawr
(348 posts)JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)... and a link to a Gish Gallop style post ... linking to yet another article ... which suggests that something happened ...
The reason I can't take this seriously is that its structured exactly the way the RW structures their nonsense ... a Big gotcha claim, a thin abstract ... a link to some opinion, with more links to something else ...
It would take an interested person a day or two to sort through all the nonsense.
And it is sad to see that style of attack used on DU so frequently.
quantumjunkie
(244 posts)you'd still deny it. we know. we get it.
JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)Impedimentus
(898 posts)attending outrageously expensive fundraisers with movie stars and celebs. We little people aren't worth the time of day to the Clintons, except when election time rolls around. Follow the money, follow Hillary.
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