In Lisa Foderardo’s New York Times article on the Climate March of 2014, the issue of imminent anthropogenic destruction of the earth is discussed. From the lens of the protestors at this movement, climate change is a pressing issue that is closer than a lot of politicians would like to believe. From the way the article was written, the author seems to believe that the protest was well intentioned, but not heavily structured. Forderardo lists groups based on their appearances and rather than painting a portrait of solidarity amongst diversity, I felt that she was trying to portray an image of passion without any real direction. The grandmothers against climate change seem to have little to do with the topless women other than the fact that they all have something against climate change. However, I do believe that this means that the author may support these movements and support educating the public at large on slowing, if not stopping the effects of human damage on the environment.

She points out that we are have, in 2014, broken the record for the highest ambient temperatures; and she suggests that this is how we shall proceed if we do not inform the public on its erroneous ways.

One thing I am curious about is how people address the strange juxtaposition of actions. People at the climate march were ardent in their protests, but ended up creating a large mess. Lots of litter was present when the march ended; how does this paint environmental advocates in the public eye?