Stevie O'Hanlon may not be a celebrity, but her organization makes a lot of headlines. Sunrise Movement is well-known for its creative protests aimed at raising awareness about climate change, such as interrupting a campaign stop for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in January during his brief presidential bid.
Overwhelming scientific evidence suggests we are heading toward a future of more intensified extreme weather events like tropical storms, droughts, floods, wildfires and heat waves because of burning fossil fuels. Political figures and fossil fuel companies often take the spotlight for not doing enough to get us off this path. But O'Hanlon says there is another, often overlooked culprit behind these mechanisms: Wall Street.
