Posted on 09/04/2019 7:10:17 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) on Wednesday called on others in the Democrat presidential field to support a “full fracking ban” on both public and private lands. “Any proposal to avert the climate crisis must include a full fracking ban on public and private lands,” Sanders said Wednesday, ahead of CNN’s seven-hour climate change town hall.
He continued, calling the concept of safe fracking “pure fiction” and decrying the release of “methane from natural gas” as a major contributing factor to climate change.
“Fracking is a danger to our water supply. It’s a danger to the air we breathe. It causes earthquakes. It’s highly explosive. Safe fracking is, like clean coal, pure fiction,” Sanders continued.
“But, most importantly, methane from natural gas contributes to climate change and is setting us on a path to disaster,” he added. “When we are in the White House, we will end the era of fossil fuels, and that includes fracking”:
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This guy is such a disgusting piece of crap! The only life accomplishment Bernie has is being a professional parasite.
Ban of what?
It’s scary how many people blindly believe bolshie bernie.
“You kids quit fracking on my lawn!”
I don’t like this idea.
If they support a full fracking ban....
They couldn’t go frack themselves.
POL POT in the house.
The communist insanity runs strong in this one.
“The only life accomplishment Bernie has is being a professional parasite.”
A commonality amongst politicians - particularly leftist politicians.
Lets start with a ban on politicians owning three mansions.
Fracs have been around as long as bernie.
No one cared 20 years ago, now suddenly they are important.
The Saudi’s believe so
Bernie is totally out of his frackin’ mind.
Bern must have a line on some Saudi dinero.
Frack the Bernie Beatnik.
No such term used in the oil/gas business.
He is an enemy of the State. Along with the rest of the swill.
Bernie’s a fracking idiot!
Frack you, bolshevik bastard.
I’m willing to bet none of them were able to answer, if the question was even asked, what sources of energy all would replace “fossil fuel” for things like electric generation, transportation, heating, etc. Also, if they say solar, wind, etc. how will they mine/produce the raw materials without the use of fossil fuels? Inquiring minds want to know.
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