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Although the popular stereotype of "kids these days" has them staring apathetically at their phones, more concerned with selfies than politics, my experiences with young people at CUNY often\xa0give the lie to\xa0that idea.\xa0After a semester spent reading and writing about climate change, the students in Justin Rogers-Cooper's English 101 course at LaGuardia Community College\xa0were heavily engaged, and more than ready to share their thoughts. I sat down with the class and listened to harrowing\xa0stories\xa0about Hurricane Sandy, ideas for shifting the political conversation about climate change, and their fears and hopes for the future of life on planet Earth.