 Members of the Brainerd Lakes united for the environment and other climate change activists were peacefully protesting their message Saturday morning in Brainerd. Our Anthony Scott has details. We can't wait any longer. I mean that's why we're out here. We're demanding that Congress do something. Several climate change activists grabbed their signs and hit the streets on Saturday protesting for a clean environment. The walk was led by the Brainerd Lakers united for the environment, otherwise known as blue. The mission is to promote environmental protection, clean energy research and development. Kind of educate people about environmental issues. The march was part of the rise for climate jobs and justice, a national awareness event. This is taking place all around the nation today on Saturday, September 8th. In fact, this is one of just seven events, at least seven in Minnesota. The protest started here at Gregory Park and then marchers walked almost a mile and a half down Highway 210 to right here on the corner of Northwest 4th Street where the marchers stood their ground and peacefully protested for about 20 minutes. People are supportive of us. I mean we've had a few negative reactions, but I'd say 90 95 percent has been positive and that's been true any other time we've been out. We were just out here a few months ago. We were out here in April and the response is overwhelmingly positive. People want a clean environment. Some people did rev their engines in front of the protesters, but the marchers believe that climate change has nothing to do with politics. It's not a political issue. It's a science issue. You know we've seen that the science shows that there's a change. The science has shown us how to fix it and we need to just get with that and agree that we were going to fix it. Paul even has a quote, you don't have to be a liberal to believe in climate change. You just have to be literate. At the end of the day the marchers just want to get people aware of the issue and promote change because if this plan that goes we all go like it's indiscriminate. Reporting from Brainerd, Anthony Scott, Lakeland News. And that group blue is sponsoring a presentation by meteorologist Paul Douglas on how climate change is affecting the Brainerd Lakes area on Saturday, September 22nd. For more information on that event you can check out this story on our website at lptv.org slash news. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.