je.st
news
This college freshman is suing Alaska over climate change
2013-10-04 22:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Salon: Can individual states be held responsible for failing to do enough to stop climate change? University of Alaska Fairbanks freshman Nelson Kanuk thinks so, and the Alaska Supreme Court agreed to hear him out. Kanuk, along with six others, first sued the state last year, when he was just a senior in high school. His small town, Barrow, is literally melting beneath his feet, and he alleged that the loss of permafrost should count as a natural resource - the same as other resources the state is required...
Tags: change
college
alaska
climate
Category:Electronics and Electrical