Major Environmental Group Endorses Bernie Sanders’ 2016 Bid

[sabrina 1]

MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP ENDORSES BERNIE SANDERS’ 2016 BID

August 1, 2015 The first national green group to make an endorsement in the 2016 election just threw its weight behind Bernie Sanders.

Announced Saturday afternoon in New Hampshire, the endorsement from Friends of the Earth Action arrives amid rising frustration from the environmental Left over Hillary Clinton's refusal to take a stand on the Keystone XL pipeline and a host of other hot-button issues such as drilling in icy Arctic waters.

Whoever is advising Hillary that silence on issues that are of major importance to the American people, such as the Keystone Pipeline, the TPP etc. simply doesn't GET how angry the American people are and how open they are to a candidate who is willing to speak plainly and forcefully about those same issues.

"We're seeing a lot of speeches from candidates, but Bernie has an incredibly strong track record and there's a lot of credibility there. He's also willing to say 'no' where some other candidates aren't," Erich Pica, the president of Friends of the Earth Action, said in an interview.

Many environmentalists fear that Clinton's cozy relationship with Wall Street and silence on some environmental issues may be a sign that she won't go far enough at a time when aggressive action is needed to stem the tide of global warming. And they see Sanders as a more-steadfast environmental champion.

Unlike Clinton, Sanders is on record saying that he supports a carbon tax, opposes Arctic offshore drilling, has voiced support for a ban on fracking in Vermont, supports the divestment movement, and opposes Keystone XL.

Bernie views Climate Change as one of the top threats to National Security.

And to the rest of the world.

He has fiercely attacked Republican Climate Change Deniers calling their 'Anti-Science stand shameful'.

He deserves this endorsement.

[Enthusiast]

1. Kicked and recommended!

Bernie deserves every environmental group's endorsement.

[sabrina 1]

2. I agree and I think the more Hillary refuses to talk about where SHE stands

on all these issues, the more endorsements Bernie will get, as he should.

[artislife]

3. Well...it is just the planet, after all. nt