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Bernie Sanders: “But, unfortunately, on this one he is dead wrong, and the amendments on wind energy he has brought forth should be…”

On the recordDecember 12, 2007
But, unfortunately, on this one he is dead wrong, and the amendments on wind energy he has brought forth should be soundly defeated in a tripartisan vote. Let me begin by quoting from an AP article that appeared on the front page of Vermont's largest newspaper, the Burlington Free Press, this morning and in papers throughout the country. Here is what the article says: ``Ominous Arctic melt worries experts.'' An already relentless melting of the Arctic greatly accelerated this summer, a warning sign that some scientists worry could mean global warming has passed an ominous tipping point. One even speculated that summer sea ice would be gone in five years.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Discussing the urgency of addressing global warming and opposing amendments on wind energy.

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