Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders tells Betsy about his letter to the American Enterprise Institute in response to their offer of $10,000 to any scientist who would challenge science showing that global warming is human-caused, so that they can continue to sow confusion, and put the brakes on all the progress we, the majority, are making: “It is a sad state of affairs when major corporations like Exxon Mobil and others are trying to cast doubt on the scientific work being done by very serious scientists on such an important issue.” Betsy wonders, “Don’t they live on this planet?” Senator Sanders also shares his hopes for the passage of The Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act of 2007 that he is co-sponsoring with California Senator Barbara Boxer.
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