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If we do not get our act together and transform our energy system away from fossil fuel, there is a real question as to the quality of the planet that we are going to be leaving our children and our grandchildren.
Bernie Sanders
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Bernie Sanders
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: September 8
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