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Climate Change | People of Virginia
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We asked people of Virginia if there are things we can do to lessen negative impacts.
The topic of climate change has often turned political—as people debate whether or not humans are causing it. Putting politics aside, we asked people of Virginia whether there are things we can and should do to lessen negative impacts.
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VPM News Focal Point
Climate Change | People of Virginia
Clip: Season 2 Episode 8 | 1m 12sVideo has Closed Captions
The topic of climate change has often turned political—as people debate whether or not humans are causing it. Putting politics aside, we asked people of Virginia whether there are things we can and should do to lessen negative impacts.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipSUSAN BAILEY: There's a lot of things you can do.
You can watch your emissions, you can stop your pollutions, you know, don't litter, everything helps, every little bit.
ARTON WILLIAMS: I think everybody play a role because if people that making profit off destroying the climate and we supporting them, then we could get out and demonstrate all day long, but if we stop supporting them economically and they feel the impact of that, that could make a change by individual.
I'll say, ‘Well, if you not respecting the ozone layer and how it's affecting us as human, then we not gonna promote you monetarily.
ADRIENNE ALLEN: I definitely think there are things that we as a community can do to lessen our impact on the climate.
For example, we can invest in goods that put out less emissions in the atmosphere.
We can walk, we can- there's so many great things, and we can definitely explore and enjoy nature and do everything we can to protect it and keep it clean.
PAT DEAR: Using things that are recyclable and repurposing any kind of material and paying attention.
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