Future Standards

In a monumental climate change movement this week, young adults from around the US are banning together to sit in on the coal-fired power plant that powers the Capitol building in Washington. PowerShift is a global youth climate movement put on by Energy Action Coalition, an organisation that works to raise awareness about climate change with younger generations. They are bringing together young adults from every state for a 3-day workshop on how to stage a proper campaign against climate change.

“The organisers, the Energy Action Coalition, have already mobilised 340,000 young people to vote on climate change during last year’s presidential election – so this is by no means a group of enthusiastic idealists to be patronised. This is a highly skilled, highly organised movement of young people who will not let vested economic interests destroy what the future holds for them.”

This stands to be a momentous occasion as the kids finally start to speak up and fight for their future.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/blog/2009/feb/20/coal-protest-power-shift