Klobuchar Honors K-12 Students for Global Warming Efforts

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Klobuchar Honors K-12 Students for Global Warming Efforts

Next "Carbon Buster" Awards Will Go to College Students

Yesterday, 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.

Klobuchar also announced a new round of her Carbon Buster program for Minnesota college students. Awards will go to the top entries in two categories: essay and multimedia. It is open to any undergraduate student at a Minnesota college. The deadline is May 9, 2008.

More details can be found on Klobuchar's Senate website by clicking here.

"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."

Klobuchar said she established the Carbon Buster Awards program "to put the spotlight on some of the best efforts by Minnesotans to raise public awareness and highlight what can be done to save energy, reduce greenhouse gas pollution and combat global warming."

Among those attending the Carbon Buster Awards ceremony were nearly all the students from Ryan Rysavy's 4th grade class at Baxter Elementary School, near Brainerd. In order to receive their award, they traveled to the Twin Cities by bus with family members. The class produced a five-minute video that features students offering practical tips to save energy and reduce greenhouse gas pollution.

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