Bernie is the first presidential candidate to oppose the proposed Bakken oil pipeline

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Leading by example!
This is the sort of leadership we need as a country!

Bernie Sanders says he opposes Bakken oil pipeline
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2015/11/10/bernie-sanders-says-he-opposes-bakken-oil-pipeline/75534380/?hootPostID=3e1caf3bebd61a863d75a0c3abfb0032

Vermont U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, who is seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, is the first presidential candidate to oppose the proposed Bakken oil pipeline, which would transport up to 570,000 barrels of crude oil daily through 18 Iowa counties.

His comments Tuesday came as the Iowa Utilities Board plans to begin a series of hearings on Thursday that will lead to a decision whether to permit the pipeline project to proceed. The pipeline would begin in North Dakota and end at a distribution center in Illinois.

"The major global crisis facing our planet today is climate change," Sanders said in a prepared statement. "The vast majority of scientists tell us that climate change is real, it is caused by humans, and it is already causing devastating problems. They say that if we do not aggressively transition our energy system away from fossil fuels toward energy efficiency and sustainable energy, the planet we leave our children will be a much less habitable place."

[NorthCarolina]

1. Not fair though. Public push-polling on the issue has not been conducted yet, so it is entirely

unfair to expect Clinton to take a position on the issue for the primaries until such polling is complete. Sheesh.