Chicago, IL -- Tonight, in the face of unprecedented
spending by big polluters to defeat him, President Barack Obama won
reelection.
In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune issued the
following statement:
“We
did it. Despite the hundreds of millions of dollars the fossil fuel
industry dumped into this election to elect Mitt Romney, we proved that
corporations are, in fact, not people.
“There was only one
candidate in this race who doubled down on our nation’s clean energy
economy. There was only one candidate who consistently fought to hold
oil and coal companies accountable and only one candidate who stood up
for landmark protections to keep toxins out of our air and water. And
there was only one candidate who took historic steps to mitigate the
climate crisis. Because of those positions, President Obama faced
an
unprecedented assault from deep-pocketed oil and coal execs who
inundated the airwaves with millions of dollars in attack ads.
“During
his first term, President Obama articulated a vision of America leading
the world with a clean energy future that meets the challenge of
climate disruption head-on. Today, American voters chose to give
President Obama both an opportunity and a challenge of huge
proportions. And the President now has four more years to put
American
solidly on the path to this future.
“Congratulations Mr.
President. It's been a long, hard fight to reach this day. Now, let's
move forward on the challenges -- and the opportunities -- this
election has made possible.”
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