Climate change fears motivate scientist, longtime activist
LANGLEY — Some of Island County’s best-known climate activists are young, including members of the South Whidbey-based United Student Leaders. But in this retirement destination, where a quarter of the residents are over 65, there are plenty of elders who share the teenagers’ planetary worries.
Among them are Richard Gammon, a University of Washington professor emeritus who has long been on the front lines of climate science, and Marianne Edain, co-founder of the small but influential Whidbey Environmental Action Network (WEAN).
“We retired seniors have time and some responsibility,” said Gammon, 77, who is known for his lectures about climate change — as many as 20 per year, with audiences ranging from business leaders to church and civic groups.
Edain, 73, has been fighting local environmental battles since 1977.
“Back then, we thought (about climate change) in terms of generations,” she said. “Ten to 15 years ago, we were thinking in terms of decades. Now it’s in our face.”
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