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DNC Quietly Adopts Ban On Fossil Fuel Company Donations
« on: June 13, 2018, 01:07:40 am »
DNC Quietly Adopts Ban On Fossil Fuel Company Donations
The move is a step toward purging oil, gas and coal industry influence on the Democratic Party’s climate policies.
By Alexander C. Kaufman  06/12/2018 02:42 pm ET Updated 4 hours ago
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/dnc-ban-fossil-fuel-donations_us_5b20116ae4b09d7a3d77d094?qkp

The Democratic National Committee voted over the weekend to ban donations from fossil fuel companies, HuffPost has learned.

The resolution ― proposed by Christine Pelosi, a party activist and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s daughter ― bars the organization from accepting contributions from corporate political action committees tied to the oil, gas and coal industries. The executive committee voted unanimously to approve the motion.

“We talk about how climate change is real and climate change is a planetary emergency, what we need to do is stop taking money from the institutions that have created this crisis,” said RL Miller, president of the super PAC Climate Hawks Vote Political Action and a co-author of the resolution.

The DNC may consider a second resolution at a full board meeting in Chicago in August to ban contributions over $200 from individuals who work for the fossil fuel industry. Miller said the proposal ― which has not yet been submitted to the DNC ― will hopefully lead candidates to adopt similar policies.

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Re: DNC Quietly Adopts Ban On Fossil Fuel Company Donations
« Reply #1 on: June 13, 2018, 01:11:14 am »
"When your enemy seems intent on suicide render all possible aid"

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Re: DNC Quietly Adopts Ban On Fossil Fuel Company Donations
« Reply #2 on: June 13, 2018, 01:25:36 am »
Quote from: Bigun on June 13, 2018, 01:11:14 am
"When your enemy seems intent on suicide render all possible aid"

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 :beer:  Yep, works for me.  My side will take them. Just like when democrats denied God Three times before the Cock Crowed.
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Re: DNC Quietly Adopts Ban On Fossil Fuel Company Donations
« Reply #3 on: June 13, 2018, 01:53:42 am »
"The Democratic National Committee voted over the weekend to ban donations from fossil fuel companies, HuffPost has learned."

This is GREAT. I cannot overstate this.

Those companies will still want to give their money to whomever they believe they can work with.

The Republican candidates will be happy to take it !
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Re: DNC Quietly Adopts Ban On Fossil Fuel Company Donations
« Reply #4 on: June 13, 2018, 04:34:26 am »
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The DNC may consider a second resolution at a full board meeting in Chicago in August to ban contributions over $200 from individuals who work for the fossil fuel industry.

Who, who actually works in the fossil fuel industry would donate to a Democrat, anyway?
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Re: DNC Quietly Adopts Ban On Fossil Fuel Company Donations
« Reply #5 on: June 13, 2018, 04:55:50 am »
Quote from: Smokin Joe on June 13, 2018, 04:34:26 am
Who, who actually works in the fossil fuel industry would donate to a Democrat, anyway?

Knowing these people as I do, I suspect we'll discover, years from now, more Money Laundering to get around their phony ban through 2 or 3 levels of more Phony Charitable Foundations.
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Re: DNC Quietly Adopts Ban On Fossil Fuel Company Donations
« Reply #6 on: June 13, 2018, 04:58:59 am »
Quote from: Smokin Joe on June 13, 2018, 04:34:26 am
Who, who actually works in the fossil fuel industry would donate to a Democrat, anyway?

There are probably some. Life on the rig, is no doubt difficult for them.

As it should be.
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Re: DNC Quietly Adopts Ban On Fossil Fuel Company Donations
« Reply #7 on: June 13, 2018, 03:27:17 pm »
So, I'm guessing this will be made into a campaign issue.
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