On April 12, 2018 hundreds of students gathered at the Vermont State House to Rally for the Planet. Student speakers expressed frustration about U.S. Congress’s approach towards climate change and spoke about the influence that student protests have on current issues in the state house and beyond.
“I think [youth activism] makes it very clear to those in government that it’s not just the people that voted for them who have opinions but the youth as well. It’s a very good reminder for them that they are there to serve us and to represent us,” Zoe Cudney, a member of Burlington High School’s environmental club LEAP.
Later Burlington High School students met privately with Senate President pro tempore Tim Ashe, and other legislators. The conversation moved from climate change and environmental policy to school safety, gun control, net neutrality, and drug abuse.
Many legislators and government officials detailed their plans for managing fossil fuels, water quality, and renewable energy. All encouraged student activists to continue to push for what they believe in.
hseneker • Apr 15, 2018 at 5:20 pm
Climate will do what climate will do as it has for hundreds of millions of years. Meanwhile, decisions and policy need to be based on hard fact.
There are some crucial, verifiable facts – with citations – about human-generated carbon dioxide and its effect on global warming people need to know and understand at
hseneker.blogspot.com
The discussion is too long to post here but is a quick and easy read. I recommend following the links in the citations; some of them are very educational.