Students turn up the heat: Emma Willard graduate hopes global warming march draws attention of presidential candidates. From: Times Union (Albany, NY) | Date: August 7, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 Times Union. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Brian Nearing

Aug. 7--GRAFTON -- An Emma Willard graduate is behind student efforts to catapult the issue of global warming into next year's New Hampshire presidential primary.

Sierra Murdoch, a 19-year-old Grafton native and junior at Middlebury College in Vermont, is an organizer of a student-sponsored march against global warming that began Wednesday in Nashua, N.H., and ended five days and 45 miles later with a rally in Concord, New Hampshire's capital.

"Global warming is not a partisan issue, it is a civilization issue. We need to encourage more ...