"With the serious environmental threats facing our nation, from habitat loss, to the dangerous impacts of global warming, creating the next generation of conservation stewards is ever more important."
A childhood spent building treehouses, going on long family camping trips, being in the Boy Scouts, and having abundant outdoor places to go fishing and playing taught me this:
Mankind is too miniscule to cause global warming.
Admittedly, the article had a liberal-enviro slant (well, consider the source!). But I agree that, in general, kids don't get outdoors enough these days.