Greta and Green Team by Aditi Biswas Green Team club officers
The sounds of clicking keyboards and conversation fill the air in Room 117, hidden in a corner of the science wing of Mountain View High School. This is where Green Team meets every Tuesday to work on various projects, from setting up compost bins to creating presentations for middle schools. Their work may seem like a drop in the bucket, but every drop still makes a difference towards saving the environment. Unfortunately, it has become common today to dismiss the impact of youth and not take them seriously. Many believe young people lack the intelligence and seriousness to create meaningful change, as shown by the backlash Greta Thunberg faced while protesting against climate change. She was even criticized and dismissed by Donald Trump
while he was president. As climate change and global warming wreck the environment, Green Team and Greta Thunberg are doing their part to show that it is more important than ever for America’s youth to step up to protect the world they have inherited. During a TEDxStockholm presentation, Greta Thunberg talked about how she first learned about climate change when she was 8 years old. She was shocked and confused that such a large issue was rarely talked about. Thunberg made many lifestyle choices to be more environmentally conscious, such as becoming vegan, avoiding flying, and upcycling. According to an article by Context News, on August 20th, 2018, when she was just 15 years old, Thunberg started skipping school and protesting outside of Parliament for more action against climate change. As more people began to join her, she began “a