Another regional youth-led climate summit is in the works
By Trinity Poon, May 19, 2021
A year of isolation and mask mandates has fostered a new appreciation for fresh air. Whether it’s to find peace and quiet or a place to safely reconnect with friends, we’ve all turned to nature more than ever during the pandemic. Beneficial to everyone and made for no one, nature grounds and unifies us.
But we are surrounded by worrisome signs. The beloved boardwalk that is warped by a storm each year; the sandbags piled up — a Band-Aid solution to an eroding beach. Sea level rise, ocean warming, and increasing acidity combine to threaten the environment that fuels the Cape’s economy.