'I thought climate change was a hoax. Now I've changed my mind' - sh.itjust.works

I spent years doubting the science of climate change and spending time with people who didn’t believe in the science either. When I realised I was wrong, I felt really embarrassed. To move away from those people meant leaving behind an entire community at a time when I didn’t have many friends. I went through a really difficult time. But the truth matters. I’m the granddaughter of coal miners in Pennsylvania and my family moved to Florida when I was young. We have a Polish Catholic background and we attended church regularly, but at the same time we were very connected to science because my mum was a nurse and my dad sold microscopes and other scientific equipment.