The Greater Houston Partnership had planned a bigtime energy forum where all the presidential candidates would come and discuss America’s energy future.

Only Clinton agreed to come.

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Despite that, it should be interesting. There will be lots of players from Big Oil & Gas there, and they want to hear about what they euphemistically call “short-term solutions,” i.e., um, oil and gas.

Will Clinton elect to piss them off, or piss her green supporters off? Find out Thursday!

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