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Clinton, considered an potential contender for
the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, pulled on her
experience as first lady, a U.S. Senator and the nation's top
diplomat during a speech in Philadelphia at a conference at a
conference presented by the U.S. Green Building Council. She
told the conventioneers that they should continue to talk about
their ideas in hopes of swaying more people that it makes
ecological and financial sense. "At the top of any agenda about America's future, sustainability
has to be viewed as one of the key goals," she said in the
speech at Temple University. She talked about how she and her husband, former President Bill
Clinton, had windows, heaters and even light bulbs replaced to
make the White House more energy efficient. As a senator,
Clinton said she supported green school buildings and, as
secretary of the state, required new embassies and consulates to
meet environmental standards while also encouraging other
countries to impose environmental regulations. Clinton took a handful of questions, but most dealt with
environmental issues. None got into whether she might run for
president, or her views on the bumpy implementation of President
Barack Obama's health insurance overhaul. She was asked, though, about the art of political compromise,
which has been much discussed since a government shutdown last
month. "It seems as though our political debate has been taken over by
a small group that doesn't believe in compromise," she said,
striking a note that other politicians, including New Jersey
Gov. Chris Christie, a Republican who is considering running for
president in 2016, have hit recently. "It's important not to vote for people who proudly say they will not compromise," she said. [Associated Press; GEOFF MULVIHILL] Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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