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In the Fight Against Climate Change, Young Voices Speak Out

By The New York Times Content Team and Youth Voices — 2021

Five participants in a Generation Climate program convened by The New York Times gave us their thoughts on the issues, why they became involved and how climate change and activism affect them personally.

Read on www.nytimes.com

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Perspective: Nature Has Sent Humanity a Wake-Up Call. How Will We Answer?

I will confess that I am someone who cares about nature for its own sake. For its spectacles that dazzle, like the annual pulse of bright red sockeye salmon that gift the watersheds of Bristol Bay with their abundance.

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Aileen Lee
2020
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Why Climate Change Threats Don’t Trigger an Immediate Response from Human Brains

It's very hard for the human brain to get very excited about things that aren't happening now.

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2019
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The Positive Effects of Nature on Your Mental Well-Being

We can enjoy the positive effects of connecting to the environment at all levels of individual well-being.

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Madhuleena Roy Chowdhury
2020
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How a Young Activist Is Helping Pope Francis Battle Climate Change

Molly Burhans wants the Catholic Church to put its assets—which include farms, forests, oil wells, and millions of acres of land—to better use. But, first, she has to map them.

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David Owen
2021
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Global Warming and Carbon Dioxide Ethics

Humanity is converting the Earth into a gas chamber by pouring lethal amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. The consequences are profound.

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Duane Elgin
2013
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“Nature Deficit Disorder” Is Making Us Sick—But These “Bioneers” Believe They Have the Cure

In this interview, the founder of the Bioneers conference talks about what he’s learned in 25 years of bringing thinkers together.

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Ruaurí McKiernan
2014
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The Greatest Danger

If you’re really paying attention, it’s hard to escape a sense of outrage, fear, despair. Author, deep-ecologist, and Buddhist scholar Joanna Macy says: Don’t even try.

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Joanna Macy
2008
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Facing the Heat: Joseph Goldstein on Addressing the Climate Crisis Step by Step

When I was invited to write a short essay on the climate crisis, my first thought was that I didn’t have much to contribute on the subject of global warming.

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Joseph Goldstein
2009
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James Lovelock: Humans Are Too Stupid to Prevent Climate Change

In his first in-depth interview since the theft of UEA emails, the scientist blames inertia and democracy for lack of action

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Leo Hickman
2010
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Inspiration and Joy Amidst Suffering and Loss

As Buddhist teaching says, suffering has the potential to deepen our compassion and understanding of the human condition. And in so doing, it can lead us to even greater faith, joy and well-being.

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James Baraz
2014
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