Bernie Sanders: Climate Change Is A ‘Major Planetary Crisis’ And The U.S. Must Act Now

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Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders told reporters Wednesday that President Obama should reject the Keystone XL pipeline before the United Nations’ conference on climate change starts at the end of the month.
“It’s imperative that we not just talk the talk but walk the walk, that the United States lead the world in combating climate change,” Sanders said.
The proposed pipeline would add 1,179 miles to the existing Keystone pipeline system. It would carry crude oil from Canada’s tar sands to refineries on the Gulf Coast. It has been the subject of intense campaigning from environmentalists, becoming a symbol of efforts to address climate change. Locals who would be impacted by the project have also rallied against the pipeline — landowners in Nebraska, for instance, sued to keep TransCanada off their property.

http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/11/05/3719583/sanders-urges-keystone-rejection/

[Uncle Joe]

1. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, UglyGreed.

[UglyGreed]

2. You're Welcome

[LWolf]

3. He's right, as usual. nt

[UglyGreed]

4. yes as usual

yet others believe Iran is our top threat