Senator Sanders meets with VEEP Summer Institute Participants at Rice High School

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On August 17, US Senator Bernie Sanders paid a surprise visit to the VEEP PVs Clean and Green Summer Institute, being held at Rice Memorial High School, in Burlington.  Senator Sanders met with the participating teachers for nearly an hour, sharing his views on the need for energy sustainability, and answering questions from teachers about his work at the federal level to help us move towards more sustainable energy policies.  The Senator praised the participants for their work in bringing renewable energy and efficiency into the classroom, and pledged to keep working to help create more opportunities for school based renewable energy projects.