‘Belongs in a museum': Greta Thunberg condemns politician against school strike

The Swedish teenager whose lone protest against climate change spurred a global youth movement has told an Australian state education minister his words “belong in a museum” after he warned students against attending an upcoming protest.

 Since Thunberg’s lone protest outside the Swedish parliament,
student-led climate marches have been held around the world.

The New South Wales education minister, Rob Stokes, appeared on Sky News earlier this week, warning students and teachers against attending rallies planned across Australia for Friday 15 March, as part of the school climate strike movement.

“These are on school days, school children on school days should be at school,” Stokes said during an interview with the Sky News host Chris Kenny.

“You simply can’t strike if you don’t have a job … the law is very clear, this is a notified school day, kids should be at school.”

Read the story from The Guardian by Josephine Tovey - “‘Belongs in a museum': Greta Thunberg condemns politician against school strike.”

Jerry Brown: Climate change challenges as serious as those faced in World War II

WASHINGTON — California Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown warned that America and the rest of the world are falling behind in the fight against climate change and likened the challenge to fighting the Nazis in World War II.

California Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown.

In an interview for Sunday's "Meet the Press," the outgoing governor called on President Donald Trump to take the lead in addressing the issue. "Instead of worrying about tariffs, I'd like to see the president and the Congress invest tens of billions in renewable energy, in more-efficient batteries, to get us off fossil fuel as quickly as we can," Brown said.

"I would point to the fact that it took Roosevelt many, many years to get America willing to go into World War II and fight the Nazis. Well, we have an enemy, though different, but perhaps, very much devastating in a similar way. And we've got to fight climate change. And the president's got to lead on that.”

Read the NBC News story by Ben Kamisar - "Jerry Brown: Climate change challenges as serious as those faced in World War II.”