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How Greta Thunberg’s Unique Qualities Are Galvanizing the Climate Movement

Posted on October 3, 2019 | by Zoe Weil

Zoe Weil is a blogger for Psychology Today (PT), and twice a month we share her blog posts here. Enjoy! I have been teaching young people about climate change for 32 years. In 1987, I taught week-long summer courses to middle school students at the University of Pennsylvania. One of those courses was on environmental…

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