By Hannah Jones February 13, 2019 When their session ended on Monday afternoon, Minnesota legislators exiting the House chambers came face-to-face with a crowd of mostly teens, wearing backpacks, holding banners, and leading a thunderous round of chants. “We need a Green New Deal, we need a Green New Deal, to save us from the […]
By Beret Leone February 11, 2019 SAINT PAUL, Minn. (KTTC) – Young people across the country are making their voices heard in the political sphere, it even happened Monday in Minnesota. Members of the group “Minnesota Can’t Wait” gathered in front of the house chambers at the state Capital demanding action to combat climate change. […]
By Priya Dalal-Whelan, Maddy Fernands and Shahad Geer February 5, 2019 In his first week in office, Gov. Tim Walz met with us and 150+ other youth concerned about the threats posed by climate change to our future. He declared that he “ran unabashedly that climate change will kill the planet and stop our futures […]
Air Date: Week of January 18, 2019 Youth activists in Minnesota aren’t waiting to see what may happen with a national Green New Deal. Through a group called Minnesota Can’t Wait, they’re starting a conversation with Governor Tim Walz (D-MN) about transitioning the state away from fossil fuels, while creating clean energy jobs and other […]
By Elizabeth Dunbar January 10, 2019 https://media.climategen.org/20190110-mprnews-dunbar-youth-climate-gov-walz.mp3 A group of passionate Minnesota teenagers hopes 2019 will be the year state government gets serious about climate change. Dozens of high school students from across the state packed the governor’s office for a meeting Wednesday, urging Gov. Tim Walz, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and Minnesota Pollution Control […]
By Hannah Jones January 9, 2019 More than a few people have tried to tell Maddy Fernands, a sophomore at Edina High School, that she has been worrying over nothing. While door-knocking to support legislation addressing climate change, she’s been told that “you never know” what the future will actually bring, and that what we’re […]
By Frank Jossi January 10, 2019 A group of high school students Wednesday asked Minnesota’s new governor to pass an executive order to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and propose a plan to reduce the impact of climate change by promoting renewable energy. A coalition of groups led by the clean change youth organization iMatter and […]
By Erin Hinrichs January 10, 2019 Minnesota youth filled the hallway outside of the governor’s reception room at the state Capitol on Wednesday afternoon, waiting for their first meeting with Gov. Tim Walz. Many wore white T-shirts decorated with their demands. And a cardboard cutout of planet Earth, worn by one of the students, drifted […]
By Elizabeth Dunbar January 10, 2019 A group of passionate Minnesota teenagers hopes 2019 will be the year state government gets serious about climate change. Dozens of high school students from across the state packed the governor’s office for a meeting Wednesday, urging Gov. Tim Walz, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and Minnesota Pollution Control Agency […]
By Eric Holthaus January 10, 2019 On Wednesday, more than 100 youth from across the state ascended the snow-free steps of the Minnesota capitol building to meet with newly inaugurated Governor Tim Walz and demand comprehensive action on climate change. The group, Minnesota Can’t Wait, was there to push for a Green New Deal. Organizers […]