Why did the students leave class and drive from as far away as Logan to address the House committee? They did it because they had written an earlier version of this resolution and were highly invested in seeing it passed. On Jan. 25, the students visited the state Capitol, resolution in hand, to talk with legislators and seek a sponsor. They found a supporter in Sen. Jim Dabakis, who sponsored the resolution as SJR09. However, Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment Committee Chair Margaret Dayton refused to hear the resolution with the words "climate change," so Dabakis held a mock hearing where the students spoke to an audience of about 200 people, including 13 legislators and more than 4,000 others who viewed the event live on Facebook. (The recording Dabakis posted on Facebook has received over 14,000 views!) Subsequent to the hearing, Edwards revised the resolution and submitted it as HJR018.