Bernie Sanders: “Economists will tell you that we can create millions of good…”

“We're the wealthiest nation on Earth. But that's something that Mr. Trump forgot to talk about. And scientists will tell you that climate change is an existential threat to our planet. An economist Economists will tell you that we can create millions of good paying jobs, transforming our energy system away from fossil fuel to energy efficiency and sustainable energy. Trump, in his hour and a half speech, had not one word to say about the crisis of climate change, except drill, baby, drill, which will make a bad situation even worse.” (34:42–34:57)

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