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" Renewable energy is a clear winner when it comes to boosting the economy and creating jobs. "
Tom Steyer
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" We need to ask elected officials supporting Keystone XL whether they're willing to put their constituents and our environment at risk so that foreign oil tycoons get a better return on their tar sands investments. Keystone XL backers will keep trying to sell us a sucker's deal; it's up to us to say no. "
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" Tar sands oil is dirtier, more corrosive, and worse for the environment than conventional oil. "
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" As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump promised to 'fix the rigged system.' By 'fix,' he apparently meant rigging it to permanently benefit billionaires like himself. "
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" No one can be immune from our laws; everyone must be held to account. "
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Everyone
" As a businessman, Trump preyed on the hopes and anxieties of struggling middle-class families. He cheated and scammed employees and customers alike. He left behind a trail of bankrupted companies. Past is prologue, and Trump has continued to pursue his own aggrandizement ruthlessly and relentlessly as a candidate and as president-elect. "
Tom Steyer
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Past
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" If you know your destination, choosing a route - while not trivial - is manageable. "
Tom Steyer
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Know
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" As I like to say, if you want to pay attention to a horse race, put two dollars on a horse, and you'll pay enormous attention to all 11 horses in the race. "
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Want
You
" We can't double down on the failed energy policies of the past. "
Tom Steyer
Double
Down
Past
" Trump's vitriol attracts large crowds and may even win him the Republican presidential nomination but dishonors our best traditions. It spits in the face of every protection and opportunity our Constitution promises. "
Tom Steyer
Best
Face
Opportunity
" In 2013, I dedicated myself full-time to combating the very real impacts of climate change. Working across the country, NextGen Climate Action formed new coalitions and worked hard to make climate change a part of our national conversation - and across the country, we had a big impact. "
Tom Steyer
Myself
Action
Change
" Californians like to spend a lot of time talking about how great our state is, but the truth is that we have learned and executed a very important lesson: if we want to win on issues as critical as climate change - if we want to lead - we absolutely have to stand together. "
Tom Steyer
Time
Truth
Truth Is
" We try to separate the world into the stuff we can control and the stuff we can't. "
Tom Steyer
Separate
Control
World
" Here's the truth: Keystone XL won't make America energy-independent. It will threaten our land and livelihoods to pump Canadian tar sands' heavy crude through America and out to foreign countries, like China. "
Tom Steyer
China
America
Like
" Climate change is a global crisis - one the international community and private sector must tackle together if we have any hope of averting the worst impacts on our health, our economies, and our communities. "
Tom Steyer
Hope
Change
Community
" Donald Trump's crass charms are apparently very limited - historically so, if polling is any indication. "
Tom Steyer
Polling
Very
Trump
" America can't stop talking about Donald Trump. Even if we want to look away, we just can't. "
Tom Steyer
America
Stop
Away
" With many serious challenges facing our country - pressing issues like climate change, income inequality, and education - Trump has expressed neither the inclination nor the ability to take on these problems. "
Tom Steyer
Problems
Education
Challenges
" We eliminated the monarchy. We put limits on how long one person could lead our country and on the powers they held while in office. We took differences of opinion seriously - in fact, we built them into the fabric of our government. "
Tom Steyer
Opinion
Lead
Long
" I am passionate about preserving the rights and opportunities of current and future Americans. That has meant fighting to stop global warming. "
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Opportunities
I Am
Fighting
" The more we allow Republicans to concentrate the lion's share of wealth in the hands of a few, the more power these wealthy few will have. And they will use this power to continue rewriting the rules of both our economy and our political system in their favor. "
Tom Steyer
Power
Rules
Political
" In American politics, the deepest rivalry is between the rational world and the right wing of the GOP, who are increasingly marginalized in their view that America cannot take on the big challenges. "
Tom Steyer
Challenges
Politics
World
" I think that Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi obviously are incredibly sympathetic to the DACA people. And so am I, of course. "
Tom Steyer
I Think
Course
Am
" We must transform the relationship between police and the communities they serve. "
Tom Steyer
Relationship
Police
Serve
" I think the days of the climate deniers are over. To deny basic science is to risk the trust of the general public. "
Tom Steyer
Over
Trust
Risk
" Trump manipulates the fearful by promising that he will use his fraudulent deal-making prowess to protect and take care of his supporters. "
Tom Steyer
Will
Take
Take Care
" The most expensive way to do business is to do it deal by deal, each of which is highly contentious. "
Tom Steyer
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Business
Expensive
" The truth is that transitioning to clean energy like wind and solar will create millions of new, good jobs that can't be outsourced, and spur economic growth - all while avoiding the inevitable, significant damages our economy will suffer should we keep building more pipelines. "
Tom Steyer
New
Truth
Good
" We believe the way social change occurs in the United States, over the last 200 years, is the democratic process. "
Tom Steyer
Process
Believe
Change
" Demanding that our leaders take action on climate change is about a lot more than polar bears and ice caps; it's about safeguarding our health, preserving our prosperity, and protecting the future of our children. "
Tom Steyer
Future
Change
Health
" I think that my general feeling about the United States is that democracy works, and I've believed that my whole life, and my experience as a businessperson for 30 years was if you ignore the sound and fury, American democracy works if you give it enough time. "
Tom Steyer
Life
Think
Time