Children are fighting for their future


  • Letters
  • Wednesday, 13 Mar 2019

Teen power: Thunberg (in yellow) joined by other students at a Friday protest next to Sweden’s parliament last week. — Reuters

UNLESS you are a greedy capitalist in it just for the money, or have been in a coma, you should be well aware that our climate is rapidly deteriorating. Some scientists say that, with the breakdown of the climate and the planet’s ecosystem, we are headed for a “sixth mass extinction” event (the previous five, which happened millions of years ago, were caused by severe climate changes).

It seems that the man walking around with the sign “The end is near” may be finally right. The end may be very near.

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