Sanders talks about climate change being an existential threat, and the importance of sustainable and efficient energy. “Our administration will believe in science, not right wing extremism.” He’s also saying he’d bring together other world leaders to fight the threat.
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Mike Bloomberg’s Democratic presidential campaign promised today to fight climate change and protect the Great Lakes by pumping $475 million into a federal lakes cleanup fund. https://t.co/pGjRyPvPSx
Michigan’s Line 5 pipeline is a threat to millions who rely on the Great Lakes for clean water and a healthy economy. My plans for a #GreenNewDeal will rebuild our infrastructure and create over 10 million union jobs. Let’s #ShutDownLine5 and build a 100% clean energy future.
Buttigieg calls for shutdown of Enbridge Line 5 pipeline through Straits of Mackinac
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg says that risks are too high to keep pipeline under Straits of Mackinac.
With such a high risk of an oil spill under the Great Lakes, Michigan can’t afford to keep the Line 5 pipeline in operation. In every community, we need new clean energy solutions to meet our climate crisis. https://t.co/NWZRwA30BO
Editorial: Vote Sanders on March 10
Finally, something that truly sets Sanders apart from the rest of the Democratic field is his devotion to tackling climate change on a large scale. More so than other candidates, Sanders appears to understand both the catastrophic implications of climate change and the resources that fighting it will require. Sanders’s climate plan, the Green New … Continue reading "https://www.michigandaily.com/section/editorials/daily-vote-sanders-march-10"
Protect Our Water. Change The Climate.
Michigan is a critical state in the 2020 Presidential race. We are demanding that all candidates prioritize our demands to Change the Climate and Protect our Water.
Addressing Climate Change is Top Issue For Democratic Primary Voters in Colorado, Michigan, & Wisconsin
New polling conducted by Andrew Baumann of Global Strategy Group of Democratic primary voters in all three states which found that addressing climate change is a defining policy position in how voters will choose their presidential candidate – tied at the top of the list along with health care across the board. Read more »
Looks like Deval Patrick was in Michigan a few months ago for a lecture at U-M on the impact of the 2020 election on climate change and environmental protection efforts. https://t.co/BU6pcqWzj6
Sanders in Michigan
Trump’s “idiocy” on climate change impacts not just US, but entire world, Sanders says
.@BernieSanders, knocking @realDonaldTrump over his stance on climate change, says at a rally in Detroit: “He’s an idiot.”
Elizabeth Warren Visits Michigan’s Most Polluted ZIP Code
The Massachusetts senator toured an area visited three times by former fellow presidential candidate Jay Inslee, whose climate policy she has adopted.
Most candidates tout a #JustTransition for “frontline communities” like Detroit, but only @JayInslee showed up to meet with residents: https://t.co/xrTbmA2fmV
Inslee in Michigan
Last week multiple Presidential candidates were invited to #visit48217, MI’s most polluted ZIP. Only one candidate showed up, @JayInslee, to hear from the community & frontline workers. The 1st step on the journey to #EnvironmentalJustice & a #RegenerativeEconomy is showing up. https://t.co/pKcT2cRonD