Senator co-sponsors retain it in the Ground Act in tender to ban all novel fossil fuel leases on public lands,something activists view as a gap in Obama’s climate planBernie Sanders launched a novel climate campaign on Wednesday, aimed at fighting global warming by banning novel coal, and oil and gas mining on public land. The retain it in the Ground Act co-sponsored by the senator and Democratic presidential candidate aims at plugging one of the big gaps in Barack Obama’s climate change plan: his administration’s continued sanction of fossil fuel extraction on the government’s lands and waters. Related: The Guardian view on climate change: retain it in the ground | Editorial Related: Which countries are doing the most to quit dangerous global warming? Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com