2:19pm

Tue April 24, 2012
Lexington/Richmond

Bill Clinton Speaks at Rupp Arena

Credit David Perry/Lexington Herald-Leader
Clinton greeted Tresine Logsdon, left, Bluegrass Youth Sustainability Council teacher facilitator, Henry Clay senior Jane Brady Knight, who invited Clinton to the event, and Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes.

In a post-Earth Day address Monday, former President Bill Clinton encouraged Fayette County students to follow through on their efforts to ensure that people and nature exist in harmony. In an address to 5,000 to 6,000 students, teachers, parents and politicians at Rupp Arena, the 42nd U.S. president praised the efforts of the Bluegrass Youth Sustainability Council, a coalition of students that promotes environmental awareness. The students encourage others to conserve energy and try to live in a way that doesn't deplete resources.