Oregon Live: Twelve-year-old Olivia Chernaik and 16-year-old Kelsey Juliana are suing Oregon. The reason? They say the state is violating the public trust by failing to take adequate steps to prevent climate change. "I don't want to live in a wasteland caused by climate change," Olivia told reporters last month after filing an appeal in the case. Halfway across the world in Nepal's terai region, Sarada Chaudhury already sees her environment changing. Trees stand awkwardly far apart in the dusty ground....
URL: http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2012/09/the_ripple_global_effects_of_c.html
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