CRAFT joins Youth Lobby!
Kody Latiegne, Riley O'Neal, and Joaquin Jones-Welker witnessed a potentially historic vote from the seats of the Vermont Senate Chambers as the Senate voted 21-5 to advance a bill that would establish a Climate Superfund that Vermonters could use to pay for natural disasters caused by climate change by taxing major fossil fuel producers. These CRAFT students were at the statehouse with 40 students from five other schools as part of a Youth Lobby day. Students observed the opening portion of the House session, stood in solidarity with student speakers at a press conference, and then met with Representative Buss and Senator White to discuss proposed amendments to the Renewable Energy Standard. The day was empowering and energizing, as indicated by Kody: "I learned that I can actually make a potential difference in how a bill is worded just by calling and asking questions."