Bernie Sanders: The Reason To Oppose the Keystone Pipeline Is Climate Change

‘The scientific community is virtually united ... if we do not transform our energy system away from fossil fuels, that situation is only going to get worse’

"I certainly hope that Congress will not pass this Keystone Pipeline. As you know, the scientific community is virtually united in saying that climate change is real. It is already causing devastating problems in our country and around the world, and if we do not transform our energy system away from fossil fuel, Carol, that situation is only going to get worse in terms of floods and drought and extreme weather disturbances. And what the C.I.A. and the Department of Defense are telling us, these cause international security problems, because you're going to find people around the world fighting over scarce resources. So I will do everything I can and hope very much that the Congress does not pass this Keystone Pipeline which will produce and transport 800,000 barrels a day of some of the dirtiest oil on earth."

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