“Students have led and we must follow—in defense of the scientific truths our colleagues have discovered over the decades, and of the planet we love.”
By Julia Conley, staff writer for Common Dreams. Published 9-19-2019
March for Science – Earth Day 2017 in Washington DC. Photo: Amaury Laporte/flickr
More than 2,000 scientists on Thursday pledged to take part in the Global Climate Strike and week of action beginning Friday, joining the labor movement, Amazon workers, and teachers in refusing to allow children to carry the burden of securing the planet’s future by demanding climate action.
The scientists, who conduct their research in more than 40 countries, wrote in an open letter that “solid, incontrovertible evidence” supports climate campaigners’ grave concerns about the effect of uncontrolled carbon emissions on the planet. Continue reading
