"Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders on Wednesday threw his weight behind a climate-change bill that would crack down on fossil fuel extraction, a move sure to please activists who want party front-runner Hillary Clinton to make the same commitment.

Sanders, a U.S. senator from Vermont, wants to halt new leases for fossil fuel extraction on public lands and for offshore drilling in the Pacific and Gulf of Mexico. He would prohibit drilling in the Arctic and Atlantic Ocean.

Sanders pushed for the proposal at a rally at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, alongside the bill's sponsor, fellow Democratic U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon, and environmental leaders such as Bill McKibben, co-founder of the grassroots climate group 350.org."
 
Amanda Becker reports for Reuters November 4, 2015. [2]