The U.N. afforded Greta Thunberg, a 16-year-old climate activist with Asperger syndrome, an opportunity to speak before the General Assembly regarding the rapidly approaching collapse of the Earth's fragile climate.  Wednesday's release of a new U.N. report warning that the "world's oceans and mountains are in big trouble from climate change" was conveniently timed to coincide with Ms. Thunberg's appearance at that august body.  Also, Thunberg was recently named one of four recipients of "the 2019 Right Livelihood Award, known as Sweden's alternative Nobel Prize."  Quite an accomplished young lady, wouldn't you say? Photo credit: Anders Hellberg (cropped). Asperger syndrome is toward the milder end of what is termed autism spectrum disorder (ASD).  Thunberg calls this her "superpower" or her "neurodiversity," as she described in...(Read Full Post)