By BEN WESTCOTT About 250 people participated in climate-action workshops at the Wild Center’s two-day 11th annual Youth Climate Summit last week. Speakers included Curt Stager, a natural sciences professor at Paul Smith’s College, and Rachel … [Read more...] about Wild Center’s Youth Climate Summit encourages students to bring plans home to their schools and communities
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Wild Center plans to promote local climate solutions
By BEN WESTCOTT Plans are in the works for a new climate change exhibition at the Wild Center in Tupper Lake. “Solutions: Voices from the Frontlines of Climate Change” will launch in June of 2021. Now in development, it is intended as a … [Read more...] about Wild Center plans to promote local climate solutions
Warming threatens iconic Adirondack bird species
By BEN WESTCOTT Climate change is the top threat to birds in North America, according to Ana Paula Tavares, executive director at Audubon New York. This month the National Audubon Society released a report detailing which bird species are most … [Read more...] about Warming threatens iconic Adirondack bird species
Young and old rally in Saranac Lake “climate strike”
By BEN WESTCOTT Hundreds rallied in Saranac Lake for climate action on Friday, led by youth activists who left school as part of the Global Climate Strike. “We need more action and less talk. That is why we are here, and that is what we demand,” … [Read more...] about Young and old rally in Saranac Lake “climate strike”
Global Climate Strikes planned for the Adirondacks
By Ben Westcott On Friday, Sept. 20, adults are being called on to join schoolchildren who have been skipping class on Fridays to protest a lack of action to stop climate change. In the Adirondacks, there are two locations where climate strikes … [Read more...] about Global Climate Strikes planned for the Adirondacks
Author Bill McKibben: ‘We can no longer solve this crisis one Prius at a time’
By Ben Westcott When Bill McKibben and seven Middlebury College undergraduates started 350.org in an attempt to help put an end to the age of fossil fuels, he might never have dreamed that they would coordinate 5,200 events in 181 countries in a … [Read more...] about Author Bill McKibben: ‘We can no longer solve this crisis one Prius at a time’