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Each person can make a difference!
This website, dedicated to putting a halt on climate change,
is a great place to start.
 Hi!
We are three teens from Louisville, Kentucky, trying to do
our part to help stop climate change, and ultimately save
the magnificent polar bear. We need your help! We are
working with the Louisville Zoo on a project to urge people
to make a pledge to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. We are
also working with local businesses on changing their
policies that will reduce their energy use. You will find
information on this website about climate change and how it is
affecting us humans and our environment - including the
polar bear.
You will also find out what you can do as an
individual or a business to help solve our climate crisis.
It is our goal that this website will convince you to commit to
the changes necessary to solve this world-wide problem.
Need convincing? Find out more about climate
change here.
Learn about polar bears, and how climate
change is affecting them, here.
You think you’re ready? Make your pledge
here.
Are you a business? To find out how you can
save carbon emissions and money, see
this page.
 Emily Goldstein
(middle)
Hi! I'm Emily Goldstein, and I'm passionate
about animals! I am 18 years old and a college student in
Louisville, where I volunteer at the Louisville Zoo and work
at a veterinary clinic. I also care deeply about fixing the
many environmental problems facing our planet, and saving
animals that are in danger of extinction like the polar
bear. In 2007 I became the Louisville Zoo's first Arctic
Ambassador, attending the Teen Leadership camp in Churchill,
Manitoba with 15 other teens from around the world. We
learned about how climate change is affecting the polar
bears and the rest of the world. In December, 2007 I
attended an environmental summit in Washington D.C. and in
July 2009, I was part of the Ocean for Life research program
on the Pacific Ocean through the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration. I will be returning to Churchill
to see the bears in October, 2009, as a winner of the 2008
Project Polar Bear contest through Polar Bears
International. I give talks to groups about climate change,
and have started recycling programs throughout the
Louisville area. I am also on the teen advisory panel of the
National Environmental Education Foundation, and write
weekly articles for the Mother Nature Network. It is my goal
to get a PhD in wildlife conservation, and ultimately become
a zoo or aquarium director. Then I can continue to be a
steward of and speak for all animals.
Sam Leist (left)
My name is Sam Leist, and I want to help our
planet. I’m a senior at Saint Xavier High School in
Louisville, Kentucky, and have been volunteering with the
Louisville Zoo for 4 years now. Last year, I was named the
Zoo’s second (and current) Arctic Ambassador, and as part of
that program, I spent eight amazing days living with polar
bears on the Canadian tundra along with 16 other teenagers
from Denmark, Australia, Canada, Alaska, and Mainland U.S.
From that point on, I dedicated myself to the preservation
of the environment! I am the current President of the
Louisville Zoo Youth Board, and work with the Zoo on a
weekly basis through animal care, classes, or any number of
other activities. In April of last year, I was elected
Secretary-General of the Kentucky United Nations Assembly
(KUNA), the largest student-U.N. in the entire country.
Through the Louisville Zoo, KUNA, and Project Polar Bear, I
work with students worldwide in finding ways to reverse the
effects of global warming. It is my goal to one day work on
Capital Hill as a Senator or a member of the Presidential
Staff, and there I will make a difference on this planet.
Kaitlin O'Bryan (right)
My name is Kaitlin O’Bryan, and I am a
sophomore at Atherton High School. I have had a love of and
fascination for the animal world for as long as I can
remember. At the young age of five years, I made the
decision to become a vegetarian. I also began volunteering
at the Louisville Zoo, and my years of working with the
education department, the giraffe area, and the Black-footed
Ferret Conservation area have reinforced my passion. It is
my dream to become a veterinarian, specializing in big cats
in a zoo setting. Once I became a student at Atherton, I
eagerly joined the marine biology club, which is where I met
my friend, Emily Goldstein. She helped to direct me in ways
that allowed me more opportunities to help animals and the
environment. I look forward to the challenges of this
project and realizing the benefits to my home, Planet Earth.
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