Friday, December 10, 2010

Meet the youth climate [hoax] leaders | Environment | guardian.co.uk
"You once super-glued what to Gordon Brown?" I ask, unable to hear clearly on the fuzzy telephone line. "Myself!" says Dan Glass, "I once super-glued myself to Gordon Brown. Google it – I've got to go back into the courtroom."

Like many leading young activists, Dan's trying to stop climate change by whatever means possible.
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Niel Bowerman, 23, climate scientist

"Most of the carbon we emit today will still be in the atmosphere heating the planet in 2050, but most of today's decision-makers won't be here. "
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Tom Youngman, 17, eco-schools advocate

"I'm pretty damn terrified right now"
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Dan Glass, 27, activist

"Whenever anybody sticks their head above the parapet they're seen as a lunatic, but we need to show the inadequacies of the legal system for protecting the earth."

Youth climate activists blog : Dan Glass

Dan was recently named one of Attitude Magazine's 66 new role models for his work on bridging the gay rights and environmental justice movements.

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