Clinton Pledges to “Stop Fossil Fuels,” But Would Not Ban Fracking As President

After a virtual tie with Bernie Sanders in Iowa, Hillary Clinton is still struggling to win over the trust of young people and voters who list climate change as a top priority.
Asked last night by Lauren Quest, a sophomore at Oyster River High School, if she would pledge to stop accepting money from the fossil fuel industry, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said that she is “going to pledge to stop fossil fuels.” But later that evening Clinton told Ella Cederholm, a first year at the University of New Hampshire, that she would continue to utilize fracking as President. ….