Climate activists persist as Earth Day turns 50

Young activists who've helped galvanise what's become a global climate movement are doing same from ir homes, from United States to Ecuor, Uganda, India and beyond.

And while some fear y've lost some momentum in new coronavirus pandemic, y are determined to keep pushing – and for w, using techlogy to ir vant.

Jamie Margolin, a Seattle activist and co-founder of a climate group called Zero Hour, will be part of a three-day live stream that starts on Earth Day, April 22.

It is 50th anniversary of Earth Day, founded by late US Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin.

His daughter, Tia Nelson, is thrilled with this new youth movement, just as her far was in 1970.

Today's youth movement has steily grown in last year. And youth are vowing to continue ir fight.

y include Licypriya Kangujam, 8, of India. She is one of younger climate activists in world.

Climate activist Max Prestigiacomo, 18, will soon take a seat on city council in Mison, Wisconsin, where he will push climate issues once coronavirus pandemic is more under control.

In Uganda, activist Mulindwa Moses, 23, has been planting trees to prevent dely mudslides caused both by deforestation and changing wear patterns.

He was inspired to do so after meeting girls in eastern part of his country who'd lost ir parents.

se young people are er to get back to ir work in world once stay-at-home orders end.

In meantime, Margolin says she hopes y will meet and make connections online — and continue to build movement, especially as US presidential election approaches.