Billionaire green donor launches U.S. millennial voter driveWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Billionaire environmental activist Tom Steyer’s super PAC launched a $25 million youth voter drive on Monday in seven political battleground states to help elect candidates that champion climate change policies in November’s general election.  Steyer’s NextGen Climate super PAC, a political group that raises funds to boost candidates with strong environmental platforms, said the campaign aims to boost turnout of millennials, who have become one of the largest potential voter groups. In the lead-up to the November general election, NextGen will deploy hundreds of organizers across over 200 colleges to register young voters and facilitate on-campus voting. “We are determined that they will be a difference maker,” Steyer told reporters on a conference call. The group is targeting seven battleground states where Steyer said millennial voters could “make up the difference in a tight race.” Those states are Pennsylvania, Iowa, Ohio, New Hampshire, Nevada, Illinois and Colorado. Steyer has been the second largest individual political donor in 2016, having spent $13 million so far this year, according to OpenSecrets.org. NextGen said the number of registered millennials has nearly tripled since 2008 from 17.2 million to 50.3 million, making the demographic a key political force in 2016.  Climate change and clean energy is an area where there is widespread millennial interest.  NextGen cited a June 2015 poll that found that 73 percent of young voters want the United States to get 50 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2030. The group has not yet announced which candidates it will endorse in the presidential or congressional races but said it has challenged all candidates to say how they would achieve a goal of hitting a 50 percent clean energy target by 2030. He said the air and water impacts of fracking, a controversial drilling technique that has been responsible for a boom in U.S. oil and natural gas production over the past decade, shows the U.S. needs to make a faster transition away from fossil fuels. Steyer said NextGen will spend around $25 million on the months-long campaign and will launch several other initiatives later in the election cycle.  Steyer’s PAC in 2014 aimed to make climate change into a wedge issue in the 2014 midterm elections, spending over $70 million with mixed results.  But with millennial voters turning out in record numbers in the 2016 primaries, Steyer sees a formula for success. “We need to make sure to carry on that momentum until November,” he said. politicsNews
billionaire green donor launches millennial voter drivewashington reuters billionaire environmental activist tom steer super pac launched million youth voter drive monday seven political battleground states help elect candidates champion climate change policies november general election steer nextgen climate super pac political group raises funds boost candidates strong environmental platforms said campaign aims boost turnout millennials become one largest potential voter groups in november general election nextgen deploy hundreds organizers across colleges register young voters facilitate voting we determined difference maker steer told reporters conference call the group targeting seven battleground states steer said millennial voters could make difference tight those states pennsylvania iowa ohio new hampshire nevada illinois colorado steer second largest individual political donor spent million far year according nextgen said number registered millennials nearly tripled since million million making demographic key political force climate change clean energy area widespread millennial interest nextgen cited june poll found percent young voters want united states get percent energy renewable sources the group yet announced candidates endorse presidential congressional races said challenged candidates say would achieve goal hitting percent clean energy target he said air water impacts fracking controversial drilling technique responsible boom oil natural gas production past decade shows needs make faster transition away fossil fuels steer said nextgen spend around million campaign launch several initiatives later election cycle steer pac aimed make climate change wedge issue midterm elections spending million mixed results but millennial voters turning record numbers primaries steer sees formula success we need make sure carry momentum november said politicsnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Billionaire green donor launches U.S. millennial voter driveWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Billionaire environmental activist Tom Steyer’s super PAC launched a $25 million youth voter drive on Monday in seven political battleground states to help elect candidates that champion climate change policies in November’s general election.  Steyer’s NextGen Climate super PAC, a political group that raises funds to boost candidates with strong environmental platforms, said the campaign aims to boost turnout of millennials, who have become one of the largest potential voter groups. In the lead-up to the November general election, NextGen will deploy hundreds of organizers across over 200 colleges to register young voters and facilitate on-campus voting. “We are determined that they will be a difference maker,” Steyer told reporters on a conference call. The group is targeting seven battleground states where Steyer said millennial voters could “make up the difference in a tight race.” Those states are Pennsylvania, Iowa, Ohio, New Hampshire, Nevada, Illinois and Colorado. Steyer has been the second largest individual political donor in 2016, having spent $13 million so far this year, according to OpenSecrets.org. NextGen said the number of registered millennials has nearly tripled since 2008 from 17.2 million to 50.3 million, making the demographic a key political force in 2016.  Climate change and clean energy is an area where there is widespread millennial interest.  NextGen cited a June 2015 poll that found that 73 percent of young voters want the United States to get 50 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2030. The group has not yet announced which candidates it will endorse in the presidential or congressional races but said it has challenged all candidates to say how they would achieve a goal of hitting a 50 percent clean energy target by 2030. He said the air and water impacts of fracking, a controversial drilling technique that has been responsible for a boom in U.S. oil and natural gas production over the past decade, shows the U.S. needs to make a faster transition away from fossil fuels. Steyer said NextGen will spend around $25 million on the months-long campaign and will launch several other initiatives later in the election cycle.  Steyer’s PAC in 2014 aimed to make climate change into a wedge issue in the 2014 midterm elections, spending over $70 million with mixed results.  But with millennial voters turning out in record numbers in the 2016 primaries, Steyer sees a formula for success. “We need to make sure to carry on that momentum until November,” he said. politicsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: billionaire green donor launches millennial voter drivewashington reuters billionaire environmental activist tom steer super pac launched million youth voter drive monday seven political battleground states help elect candidates champion climate change policies november general election steer nextgen climate super pac political group raises funds boost candidates strong environmental platforms said campaign aims boost turnout millennials become one largest potential voter groups in november general election nextgen deploy hundreds organizers across colleges register young voters facilitate voting we determined difference maker steer told reporters conference call the group targeting seven battleground states steer said millennial voters could make difference tight those states pennsylvania iowa ohio new hampshire nevada illinois colorado steer second largest individual political donor spent million far year according nextgen said number registered millennials nearly tripled since million million making demographic key political force climate change clean energy area widespread millennial interest nextgen cited june poll found percent young voters want united states get percent energy renewable sources the group yet announced candidates endorse presidential congressional races said challenged candidates say would achieve goal hitting percent clean energy target he said air water impacts fracking controversial drilling technique responsible boom oil natural gas production past decade shows needs make faster transition away fossil fuels steer said nextgen spend around million campaign launch several initiatives later election cycle steer pac aimed make climate change wedge issue midterm elections spending million mixed results but millennial voters turning record numbers primaries steer sees formula success we need make sure carry momentum november said politicsnews