More than 2,000 teens have signed on with an organization called Inconvenient Youth, proclaiming that  "global warming is here, it’s real." The founder of Inconvenient Youth, Mary Doerr, believes the young people “can solve it.”

After seeing An Inconvenient Truth presented by Al Gore at Stanford University, and learning about environmental issues in school, Doerr started the organization. It aims to make a difference in the national climate-change discussion. 

Members of IY want to tell their friends, neighborhoods, generation and anyone who will listen that the time to take action is right now. They speak to others at schools, turn off the lights in their homes and get in front of local elected officials. Doerr and others measure their success with each “piece of legislation that gets passed.”

IY has enlisted Disney to tout its cause. Thousands of America’s youth will hear Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth presentation across the country and Disney concerts will showcase ways to reduce a carbon footprint. IY provides small- and large-scale tools for energy efficiency: Unplug electronics when not in use or lead a school energy audit. Doerr hopes the next phase of IY will place more students into the offices of elected officials to push for enacting real change. IY's agenda includes ways to  communicate about climate change and tips on handling government officials in a professional and appropriate manner.

The blogs and posts of thousands of young people discuss environmental protection and conservation. 

“it's been amazing to see such a strong reception to our efforts so far, and we've only just begun," says Doerr. The organization launched just last summer, and has motivated hundreds of teens and adults to make changes.

Youth? Yes. Inconvenient? Nope, necessary.