--- title: 350 Action Responds to First Presidential Debate date: 2016-09-27T01:52:57Z modified: 2016-09-27T01:52:57Z permalink: "https://350action.org/press-release/350-action-responds-to-first-presidential-debate/" type: press-release status: publish excerpt: "" wpid: 907 author: 350 Action Team --- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 26, 2016 Contact: Jamie Henn, 350 Action, , 415-890-3350 **350 Action Responds to First Presidential Debate** Hofstra, NY — Climate change made an early appearance in tonight’s presidential debate. 350 Action director May Boeve issued the following reaction to Secretary Clinton and Donald Trump’s back-and-forth on the issue: “Climate change took its rightful place as an important campaign issue during this debate thanks to Secretary Clinton. She made a strong push for climate action, while Trump tried to dodge his previous statements about global warming being a hoax created by the Chinese. Clinton knows that climate is a winning issue that can turn out voters this November, and a key to jobs and prosperity in the years to come. Clinton is proposing climate action, while Trump is just talking climate crazy. Climate denial is not a viable political position for any candidate trying to win a national election.” \###