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Richmond Common Council approves students climate change resolution RICHMOND, Ind. Mary Jetmore grew to love nature during Cope Environmental Center visits. On Monday, the Richmond High School freshman and other Youth Climate Action Team members supported a climate resolution before Richmond Common Council. That resolution eventually passed 7-2. “That instilled a lot of importance of nature into me, and then as I’ve grown older and seen the negative impact of climate change, it really hit me hard, said Jetmore, who is a member of the RHS Green Club, which was started by Hannah Jensen-Sizelove, another Youth Climate Action Team member. I want everyone to be able to experience all the amazing things I’ve seen as a child. So climate change is really important to me.” ....
Students encourage Richmond Common Council to act now on climate issues RICHMOND, Ind. Richmond Common Council members applauded for students supporting a climate-related resolution Monday night. Youth Climate Action Team members, however, hope councilors provide even more affirmation by passing the six-point resolution with overall goals of reducing carbon emissions, increasing energy efficiency, boosting renewable energy use and creating a climate change resilient city. They were awesome so confident, so poised and they knew what they wanted, said Alison Zajdel, who has worked with the students. They did a great job. I m really, really proud of them. ► Earlham College students began the resolution project 18 months ago, then the younger students began in February meeting weekly with Zajdel, who is a resiliency coordinator for Earth Charter Indiana and a member of the Richmond Environmental Commission. They analyzed and refined the Earlham student ....