Minnesota kid climate activists stopover in Schaumburg on June 7 to recharge car.
MAY 28, 2019 - With scientists warning that we must cut heat-trapping emissions by half in the next 12 years to avert climate catastrophe, two fifth grade girls from Minnesota are traveling to Washington, D.C. next month to join more than 1,000 concerned citizens pressing Congress to enact legislation that would reduce carbon emissions.
Elena and Aryanna are committed to traveling to the nation's capitol with the lowest possible carbon footprint and have recruited their dads, Leo and Federico, to drive them to Washington D.C. with Leo's electric car. Inspired by their daughters and by the logistical challenge of a low-carbon road trip, Leo and Federico enthusiastically accepted the girls' request. The plan includes an overnight stay at Schaumburg's Homewood Suites, a hotel equipped with electric car charging stations.
Aryanna is particularly motived after seeing her cousins being forced to leave their home last fall due to the wildfires in Northern California. She points out "If we don't do something about climate change, my family and other children will have to deal with more intense wildfires, droughts and floods for many years."
Elena also is determined to make a difference. She explains, "Climate change is very important to me because it will affect my future. Going to D.C. will help because we will talk to people who can make a change."
These Minnesota residents are heading to Washington D.C. for the Citizens' Climate Lobby's 10th Annual International Conference and Lobby Day. Citizens' Climate Lobby is a national, nonpartisan advocacy organization working to bring Republicans and Democrats together on market-based solutions to climate change. Following two days of informational sessions and training, they will go to Capitol Hill on June 11 for meetings with their Representatives and Senators. They will seek support for the bipartisan Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act (H.R. 763), which would put a fee on all oil, gas and coal we use in the United States. It will drive down carbon pollution because energy companies and Americans will choose cleaner, cheaper energy options. The money from the fee will be returned directly to people as a monthly rebate. Most American households will end up with more money in their pockets.
Will they succeed in making the trip carbon free? Follow the dad-daughter team's adventure on the travel blog!
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