--- title: "Climate Change Champion Bernie Sanders Demands Ridiculously Cold Air Conditioning" description: "Senator Bernie Sanders like his hotel rooms cold. Really cold. According to a new book detailing the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates by Edward-Isaac Dovere, Sanders preferred king-sized beds and ultra-low temperatures of just 60 degrees Fahrenheit — even if that required aides to keep windows open in the middle of winter for a time, as […]" date: "2021-05-28" modified: "2021-05-28" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/bernie-sanders-air-conditioning" categories: - "Climate Change" - "Environment" - "Science & Energy" tags: - "air conditioner" - "air conditioning" - "bernie sanders" - "climate change" - "the digest" --- # Climate Change Champion Bernie Sanders Demands Ridiculously Cold Air Conditioning ![According to a new book detailing the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates, Sanders preferred extremely cold hotel rooms and private jet travel.]() *\Image: Brendan Smialowski/Futurism\* ## Chilling Report Senator Bernie Sanders like his hotel rooms cold. Really cold. According to [excerpts of a new book]() detailing the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates by *The Atlantic* staff writer Edward-Isaac Dovere, Sanders preferred ultra-low temperatures of just 60 degrees Fahrenheit — even if that required aides to keep windows open for some time in the middle of winter. In addition to blasting the air conditioning during warmer weather, according to the book, Sanders also much preferred taking trips on board private jets — a surprising revelation about a Congressman who has consistently called for [action on climate change]() and more [recently endorsed]() the Green New Deal. ## Flying Private "Charter flights were a revelation to him," Dovere wrote in the book, as [quoted by *Fox News*](). "He would always be a little embarrassed pulling into the private terminals, but boy, did he get a kick out of not worrying about being late for a flight that couldn’t take off without him." According to *Fox*, Sanders used to fly commercially before 2016. The Senator also preferred air travel that wasn't "too cramped" or "couldn't get too bumpy." According to a "Senator Comfort Memo," hotel rooms had to be quiet, include a down comforter as well as an additional blanket. And yes, Sanders didn't want the rooms to be any warmer than 60 Fahrenheit, according to Dovere. "There was no bending the rules: once on a stop in California, annoyed that his aides couldn’t get the temperature below 65, he had them call the woman from the front desk up to change the thermostat while he sat on the bed, watching," the author wrote. Sanders' office has yet to comment on the claims made in the book to either Fox News [or *The Hill*](). **READ MORE:** [Democratic Socialist Bernie Sanders has a long list of diva demands when it comes to his travel: Book]() \[*Fox News*\] **More on Sanders:** *[Bernie Sanders Just Did Elon Musk a Huge Favor]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()