International Youth Make NYT #1

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http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2009/02/16/international-youth-nyt1/

International Youth Make NYT #1

I can’t quite believe it, but Thomas Friedman covered our epic adventure across India in the Climate Solutions Road Tour and for a few sweet hours, we were #1 on the NY Times Most Popular list. I am thrilled that he’s finally writing youth stories that are actually covering the beauty of the international youth movement, and as excited as I am about the Indian Youth Climate Network, it is so inspiring to see this fit into the incredible actions going on around the world by international youth leading up to PowerShift with so much hope for a massive global campaign leading up to Copenhagen. Tom Friedman does not see all of the incredible work going on or he is not paying attention, but perhaps he - and others - are waking up. Young people are not going to wait any longer. Global youth are taking action, starting projects, mobilizing governments, and changing the climate dialogues nationally and internationally. Friedman writes:

I met Howe and Ringwald after a tiring day, but I have to admit that as soon as they started telling me their story it really made me smile. After a year of watching adults engage in devastating recklessness in the financial markets and depressing fecklessness in the global climate talks, it’s refreshing to know that the world keeps minting idealistic young people who are not waiting for governments to act, but are starting their own projects and driving innovation.

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