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Washington Students Recognized with "Carbon Buster" Award from Senator Amy Klobuchar

On Sunday, March 2, 2008 at a ceremony on the University of Minnesota campus, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar was joined by renowned Arctic explorer Will Steger in presenting her “Carbon Buster Awards of Excellence” to Minnesota K-12 students who have made special efforts to raise public awareness about the need for action on global climate change.
“Climate change is a real problem, but it also has real solutions,” said Klobuchar.  “We have the power, as individuals and working together, to take serious action to reduce the threats posed by global warming.  As is often the case when the world is changing, it’s the younger generations who are among the most aware and the first to take action.”  The Washington students were recognized in the multimedia category for a website and rap/video they did on Global Warming as part of Ms. Erickson's Environmental Science class.