2014 John Gibbard Award presented to Ta\’Kaiya Blaney
An international leader who speaks the truth at age 13.
October 2014
The Words of an Activist by Abby
[wpvideo SidbU5sX] short video of Abby protesting dangerous oil train expansion, July 2014 Ever since I was little I have always loved the environment. My mom even tells me stories about when I would get all excited even when we were just going for a walk around the neighborhood. I loved admiring the trees, smelling the …
Seattle and Olympia Kick off the Season
On a planet of 7.2 billion people… Would you believe one young person can make a difference? Would you like to learn how? Plant-for-the-Planet Academy arrives Saturday Oct 25th in Seattle at Magnuson Park. Click to sign up here. Felix Finkbeiner was 9 years old when he founded Plant-for-the-Planet in Germany after giving a slideshow on climate change in his 4th …
Government\’s Duty by James Hansen
As head of NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, James Hansen testified before congress in 1989 alerting the nations of the world to global warming. In the Pacific Northwest, Ambassadors for Climate Justice quote his research in presentations outlining the path back to a stable climate (which is why we are planting 1 Trillion Trees). Now …