For many years, environmentalists have fought the stereotype that they are always saying “No”:
“No” to power plants and power lines, to new freeways, to urban sprawl, to bulldozing the desert, to toxic waste dumping, to gas-guzzling cars, to air pollution and to open-pit copper mines, to name a few.
But since mid-June, 13 environmental advocates in their 20s have had a chance to travel around the country and inspect a host of eco-friendly and American Indian-run projects whose leaders are saying “yes”:
Quoted: Julie Curti, 23, a graduate in environmental studies and geography from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.