| Hundreds
of thousands of peaceful demonstrators marched through Manhattan on Sunday to
draw attention to climate change. Sen. Bernie Sanders joined the march that
organizers said drew more than 300,000 people. Sanders is the sponsor of a bill
to put a tax on carbon and methane emissions that cause global warming. He said
Republicans in Congress have blocked the legislation and limited what President
Barack Obama can do. “You have a major political party that is rejecting science
and is impeding us on every step of the way," Sanders said. “The only way we
make change is by doing exactly what we are doing today—taking to the streets.”
Sanders was among more than 900 Vermonters who came to New York on buses
organized by 350.org, the leading environmental organization founded by fellow
Vermonter Bill McKibben. |
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