"Three of the candidates in the 2016 presidential race have pledged to shun campaign contributions from the fossil fuel industry.

Democratic candidates Bernie Sanders and Martin O'Malley and Green Party candidate Jill Stein have agreed to a pledge from The Nation magazine that states: 'In the name of protecting our country and the world from the growing dangers of climate change, I will neither solicit nor accept campaign contributions from any oil, gas, or coal company.'

The Nation called on candidates to sign the pledge in an op-ed Monday, asking them to 'cut their financial ties with fossil-fuel companies' in acknowledgement of the serious threat posed by climate change."

Kate Sheppard reports for the Huffington Post July 8, 2015. [2]

SEE ALSO:

"Ted Cruz at Secret Koch-Backed Fracking Lobby Group Meeting" (PR Watch) [3]

"Walker Gives GOP Presidential Field a New Anti-Climate Leader" (InsideClimate News) [4]