How This Young Woman From New Zealand Just Solved The World’s Problems

17-year-old Brittany Trilford of New Zealand is the young woman best known for creating the YouTube video “The Future I Want.” She recently spoke at the UN Earth Summit in Brazil and made 130 representatives stop and take notice.

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Jul 25, 2012

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