Want local communities to support wind? Put them in charge | Grist

When citizens see a new wind or solar energy project, it shouldn't be from the sidelines. They should see it from the front seat, where they have hitched their wagon to environmental and economic progress by investing in a local energy project.

New study: How to get your kids to become environmentalists | Grist

LEAF alumni place greater value on environmental issues (for instance, 73 percent rank "global warming" as "extremely serious," compared with 37 percent of their peer group nationally);

La Niña and global warming blamed as torrential rains swamp Colombia | World news | Guardian Weekly

This is mainly the fault of La Niña, a cyclical weather system. "It used to occur once every five to six years, but it is increasingly frequent and severe due to global warming," says Lozano.