SUN JOURNAL • April 23, 2022
Over 100 people from across the state gathered in Norway Saturday to draw inspiration and exchange ideas about addressing climate change in Maine. Organized by the Center for an Ecology-Based Economy, the three-day 2030 Vision Climate Convergence has featured guest speakers, workshops and other activities aimed at inspiring urgent climate action on the local and state level. On Saturday, four Maine-based youth climate activists shared their perspective during a panel discussion. Luke Sekera-Flanders of Fryeburg said his education often focused on how humans can exploit natural resources for gain. “We would go into forests, not to study the beautiful diversity of it, but to study the calculated board feet of lumber that could be cut from a tree, and as seventh graders…we were indoctrinated with the idea that nature was to be extracted from.”