opinion

Sanders strikes chord with stance on climate change

While I agree with most of what Danielle Ferguson wrote in her June 13 article, “Sanders draws boisterous D.M. crowd of 700-plus,” I must take issue with a glaring omission from her report. She failed to mention the crowd’s reaction when Sen. Bernie Sanders addressed the moral responsibility to deal with climate change and its very serious consequences. The crowd responded with thunderous applause and a lengthy standing ovation. Although this happened two-thirds of the way into Sanders’ speech, this was the first of several standing ovations, and it clearly showed the depth of feeling the crowd felt toward the issue of climate change.

Climate change is real and must be addressed, and Sanders is to be commended for taking a strong stand on the issue.