In response to some of the comments below, these children are well-informed members of our society and planet, and they deserve to be heard.  I am a nanny for one of the plaintiffs, and I can assure you that not one of these children are being "used" by anyone.  These young environmental activists are simply asking our government to protect their right to inherit a livable planet - something that many of our generation has sorely taken for granted.  In addition, it's been our generation's complacency and willful disregard towards the facts of climate change and global warming that makes this lawsuit all the more important to our survival as a species.  I say kudos to these young people for fighting the good fight for all of us!