Its Getting Hot Out Here
(Atlanta, Ga) Georgia’s young people are working to cure our nations energy crisis and are going green in a big way. This Labor Day weekend, over 150 students and youth leaders from around Georgia participated in the third annual GreenPeach! Youth Environmental-Action Conference hosted by Georgia Students for Sustainability and the Southern Energy Network.
The GreenPeach celebrated the work students have already done to green campuses around the state, and provided workshops to enhance participant knowledge of state environmental issues, like the affects of climate change on Georgia’s agricultural industry. Conference attendees also learned the skills necessary to run campaigns that target polluters and decision-makers with the power to help green Georgia’s campuses and communities.
“Young people recognize the affects of climate change and how it will impact our future” said Kate Morales, conference organizer and Georgia State student. “It’s motivating thousands of Georgia youth to take a stance and work for positive changes in how we produce our energy”.
Over the past year Georgia Students for Sustainability passed “green fee” initiatives, minimal student tuition increases which are used to fund renewable energy projects, on numerous campuses like Georgia Tech and Georgia State, and in the Board of Regent’s Student Advisory Council.
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