When It Comes to Energy and Sustainability, Bernie Sanders Calls ‘Em Like He Sees ‘Em

Here’s an article that illustrates Bernie Sanders’ guts and perspicacity when it comes to energy and sustainability.  How a politician survives in today’s poisonous atmosphere without being a “yes-man” to the main power structures in Washington is beyond me.  (But I suppose running in Vermont doesn’t hurt; those are some fiercely independent people up there.)

Sanders is sponsoring comprehensive legislation, the End Polluter Welfare Act, designed to remove subsidies for the fossil fuels industry in the U.S. The bill would save taxpayers more than $10 billion a year and more than $110 billion over ten years. Perhaps best of all, it would represent an important first step in creating a level playing field for renewable energy.