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Bernie Sanders : Climate Change Legislation won't Displace Workers (Original Post) Bernie93 May 2016 OP
This is a message that needs repeating thucythucy May 2016 #1
Another issue in which Clinton and Sanders stands together. For those who thinks Thinkingabout May 2016 #2
hillary's plan addresses more on their health issues and care for sick miners. nt Jitter65 May 2016 #5
It only makes sense to retrain the cpal miners, the only way reasonable way to Thinkingabout May 2016 #6
Yes it will, and it should. Adrahil May 2016 #3
S0 he copied HRC's plan and added 11 billion to it. Nice! nt Jitter65 May 2016 #4

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
2. Another issue in which Clinton and Sanders stands together. For those who thinks
Thu May 5, 2016, 05:23 PM
May 2016

Hillary "flip flopped", here is the answer. The coal miners supports their families from working in the coal mines, then place some of the manufacture of alternative energy sources in areas where coal mining is done. We can't stop coal mining immediately and retraining can begin now.

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
6. It only makes sense to retrain the cpal miners, the only way reasonable way to
Thu May 5, 2016, 05:36 PM
May 2016

Move towards new alternative energy sources.

 

Adrahil

(13,340 posts)
3. Yes it will, and it should.
Thu May 5, 2016, 05:23 PM
May 2016

As Bernie said, We need to shift workers AWAY from fossil fuel industries and TOWARDS green energy. That WILL displace workers, but we can shift them to other jobs. Both Sanders and Clinton support those policies.

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