Sarah Goody, 16-year-old climate activist and founder of ClimateNow breaks down what she sees as the biggest pros and cons of being vegan, and the impact out food choices have on the environment.

‘Pandemic forces youth climate activists to save the planet on Zoom’

“Sarah Goody, 15, has found new possibilities in multitasking: “I can kind of do my activism during class, which I know I’m probably not supposed to do.” Goody is Zooming into sophomore year at her high school in Marin County and running the organizations she founded, Climate NOW and Broadway Speaks Up. “You’ve got the Zoom call in one tab and then on the other tab I’m responding to emails, putting together graphics, sending out different newsletters.”

‘Coronavirus concern: Climate needs similar sense of urgency’

“World leaders and the public at large need to call for urgent action to face the climate crisis, like they’re doing with the coronavirus. We need to bring this same sense of urgency and personal responsibility to the climate movement. We all have the capability to put political pressure on our world leaders and take actions to end this climate catastrophe. But we all have to act like it is an emergency if we want change and realize that while it may not kill us tomorrow, the climate crisis will kill us unless we take action to address it now.”

‘This 15-year-old Climate Activist Thinks Environmentalism is Everyone’s Job’

“In a society increasingly filled with materialism and complacency, 15-year-old climate activist Sara Goody is a breath of fresh air. Goody became a climate activist in the 6th grade after meeting youth activist Alexandria Villasenor at the United Nations in New York City. Since then, she’s been striking every Friday throughout the San Francisco Bay Area (until coronavirus related social distancing edicts were enacted) to bring climate awareness and action to her community.” “As for Sarah’s journey, she insists, “I hope to be a catalyst for change as well as a strong female role model for young girls to look up to.” Irrespective of her career choice, I’m sure that her impact on the world we be undeniable. At 15 she’s proven to be a force to be reckoned with.”

‘How Kids Can Stop Fearing the Future and Tackle Climate Change’

‘As Oil Plummets, Climate Activists Say Now Is the Time to Mobilize for a Green New Deal’

“In this pandemic we are seeing the government bailing out big companies instead of poor people and the middleclass. We feel that the climate crisis—and also coronavirus—disproportionately affects communities of color and lower class. And the big oil industry and corporations treat migrant communities, indigenous communities, and communities of color and lower class as if they were disposable,” said Goody, whose organization runs environmental justice clubs at 10 Bay Area schools.”

‘North Bay Youth are Ready to Succeed’

Fifteen-year-old Sarah Goody is on strike. Specifically, the Corte Madera youth strikes every Friday throughout the Bay Area to bring awareness to climate change and to inspire other young people to take up the cause of confronting and overcoming the challenge that climate change is already presenting.

‘Why study for a future that is not going to exist?’

“Through activism I have been able to get over depression. I’ve been able to find my purpose in life and connect with all these amazing people who make me feel like I’m not alone and who I actually enjoy being with. I hope to continue making a difference, continue inspiring people, and doing all I can to help raise a solution and get rid of this climate crisis. We need a change in the structure of how our economy works, of how everything works. And sometimes that's really daunting and it's scary because how can just one 14-year-old do that? It's a lot. So I tend to think back to how if everyone unites, this may be possible. It’s not going to be possible with one, or two, or three, or a hundred people. We’re going to need everyone in this.”

‘How climate activism improved my mental health’

“It began five years ago in the 5th grade, when I was diagnosed with clinical depression—a diagnosis that no one, especially a young child is keen to hear. Things hadn’t always been this way, but the diagnosis made sense. I was experiencing a hopeless sense of loneliness, lack of motivation, and a deepening sadness that not only affected me, but also the people around me. I was even experiencing suicidal ideation. Now, I’m a freshman in high school and completely unrecognizable from that sad, lonely girl. I’m hopeful about life again, and I have activism to thank. In fact, I think it saved me.”