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systems, to good
science to help us
organize around this
crisis—and a huge yes
to regenerating our
soils and forests that
then pull carbon from
the atmosphere. Much
of the world is in an
exciting phase of
energy innovation,
and North Americans
should be leading that
global transition, not
scaling up last
century’s dirty energy
infrastructure.
How did you get
involved in the fight
for climate justice?

I was one of nine
children, with five bullied, or not to text while driving. But
older siblings, so I started my life we also want to protect our kids in the
fighting for fairness. My mother tells long run, and that means protecting
me my first words were “no!” and their habitat. Children are the ones most
“Shut up!” As a teen, I became impacted by our generation’s trashing of
interested in justice in the world at the climate, and it’s up to adults–the
large, and have been working for it
people in power right now—to reverse
ever since. When I had children, I course as swiftly and boldly as we can.
worked harder at it, and tried to live
simply and responsibly. In 2007, I How can parents nudge things
understood that the climate crisis toward “YES”?
wasn’t going to be solved by We can just support the countless
families like mine living green, and people already working on solutions.
that’s when I began working for Maybe we publicly thank a climate
system change. scientist for their good research, or a

Why bring that message about teacher who brings it to the classroom.
system change specifically to Or we support the children suing the
parents? government for violating their rights to a
livable planet. Maybe we help people
Every parent I know would do anything trying to pass carbon pricing laws in our
to keep their child safe. We’re great at states or give our business to folks at
teaching kids to cross the street safely, our local credit unions instead of to the
or to alert an adult if they’re being
mega-banks that fund oil pipelines.

Bliss Planet 21