While adults need to take responsibility for their less than conscientious response to the climate crisis over the years, we don’t want to put unfair expectations on our children and grandchildren who will bear the brunt of the effects of extreme weather and the continued use of fossil fuels. Still it’s good to know that youth are taking up the challenge: through church, school, afterschool projects, and individual initiatives. Here’s what was recently shared by Annie Pruitt, a St Paul’s parishioner:My grandson, Ethan, and I wanted to get in touch to thank [St Paul’s Simpler Living] for being such a major help with his Environmental Science Merit Badge for Boy Scouts. Your page, https://stpaulcathedral.org/simpler-living/ gave him a ton of information and resources to explore and meet badge requirements! Thank you so much!
Also, National Public Radio is running a series of shorts and blogs during their Climate Solutions Week. In addition to this resource for kids:
They are asking”what’s driving all that climate pollution in food? Food waste, deforestation, and a huge global demand for beef, to name a few….” and responding with stories and conversations in search of solutions: https://www.npr.org/2024/09/06/g-s1-19303/food-climate-solutions?utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20240909&utm_term=9698184&utm_campaign=news&utm_id=25987408&orgid=139&utm_att1=
Indeed it takes a village. Every one of us!
