Hello Starr Fisch! I just came across your blog this past weekend, and I do have to say, it is quite interesting. I have never met a vampire before, or not that I know of (hahah :)).I also have a lot of concerns regarding climate change. Actually, my parent’s home in Paradise, California burned down in the Camp Fire about a year and a half ago. It was a really emotional time for my entire family. To go back to the town you once knew, and loved and to see it burned to the ground is a pain I hope none of you have to experience. If it weren’t for global warming, the fire wouldn’t have been so bad, and then maybe I could still go back to the house I grew up in.
However, I do want to counter some of the points you made in your post about climate change (click on the link to access the post). You mentioned that many people learn about global warming and yet do nothing about it. Although our government may be lax on the environmental front, the people residing in it are definitely not. When Trump pulled out of the Paris Agreement a couple of years ago, so many states immediately voted to abide by the Agreement anyways, California included. Lots of my students participated in a walk out climate strike during September. They all just walked out of the room during class and a bunch of students congregated in the quad. Although it disrupted my lesson plan for the day, I am really proud of my students for standing up for what they care about. It really is inspiring to me, to see them try and enact change.
Another thing you mentioned in your post is the fact that celebrities are just “money-minded” and don’t care about climate change. Well I’ll have you know that there are so many celebrities who use their fame and the platform associated with it to raise money and awareness to combat climate change, especially a lot of actors. For example, Leonardo DiCaprio is a famous advocate. He created a foundation to raise money for help fight global warming, and he has spoken at the United Nations even. Mark Ruffalo is also an outspoken activist and he has spoken up against fracking. Emma Thompson and Arnold Schwarzenegger also have used their platforms to raise awareness.
It must be really weird experiencing climate change as a vampire. You know that whatever happens to this beautiful Earth, you will survive it. I know I will die before climate change gets really bad. My students, however, don’t have that guarantee. They have very legitimate fears regarding their future. Many of them don’t want to have kids. My student’s kids would have to live in an even more destroyed Earth, and kids have a large carbon footprint anyways. It’s better for the environment not to have children.
Anyways, thanks for listening to my random thoughts on climate change. Be sure to subscribe and leave a comment below. I’d love to know all of your thoughts and feelings on global warming. See you later!
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