Two LNG export proposals in Oregon pose major threats to our climate and thereby pose major threats to the future of these Portland Middle Schoolers. This cohort from Sunnyside Environmental School is very active in advocating for their right to a healthy and stable climate. After learning about the LNG issue, these climate activists wrote…Continue Reading LNG: Just Another Dirty Fossil Fuel
Category: Climate Change
NASA’s Earth Minute: Earth Has a Fever
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Earth’s average temperature has risen over 1º F in the past century. It is projected to rise an additional 3º and 10º over the next 100 years. Data from NASA’s global network of satellites, airborne missions and surface monitoring systems is used to build climate models that help us understand the causes & effects of…Continue Reading NASA’s Earth Minute: Earth Has a Fever
A Climate of TRUST
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In May 2011, a hatch of unprecedented legal actions took place across the United States – youth from around the country were taking their governments to court for failure to protect their atmosphere for future generations. The basis of their legal actions was the Public Trust Doctrine. “A Climate of TRUST” is a story about…Continue Reading A Climate of TRUST