Richmond students have showdown with climate change

The Climate Change Showdown consists of an in-class workshop and a month-long take-home challenge for students and their families. The challenge encourages families to take a variety of actions, such as having “car-free days,” which contribute to more sustainable lifestyles and reduce GHG emissions. This initiative is supported by the City of Richmond and delivered by the non-profit BC Sustainable Energy Association.

In the 2011/2012 Climate Change Showdown, over 1,300 elementary school students across Richmond from 48 classrooms participated.

Stoffa: Global warming fears need to start cooling off - Iowa State Daily: Opinion

Remember when Al Gore and the rest of the uber-environmentalists finally got the message out to the general masses that climate change would have a doomsday-like impact on the world? Remember when millions of people jumped on the green path because there was "proof" the world was in significant jeopardy in the near future?

Well, a great deal of the educating and informing to motivate the masses is really more fear-mongering than filled with proof. Those nifty flow charts and grand apocalyptic statements from environmentalists and climate specialists claiming they had the "truth" were more props and spin-doctoring for what I consider an impressive public relations campaign.

Twitter / BigJoeBastardi: A couple of days ago, 25

A couple of days ago, 25 states had record lows occurring, yet the news headlines had to do with record heat, fine, but opposite ignored