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My name is Elliott Wiehn (16) and I interviewed my Great Grandfather Dallas Cummings (~85), and we talked about his life up until now.

In this interview, I (the one asking the questions, 15 years old) ask my grandmother (The one speaking Spanish, 71 years old) questions about herself and her past with the help of my aunt (The woman translating, 43 years old).

Anna, Rachel, and Maddie, SEAS students at the University of Michigan, discuss the concept of localization and the course's premise of energy descent and the coming transition. They also share details about their course project in which they developed "Your...

Conoce la historia de Maria Medina, mi mamá.

Josh and Melissa talk about Ann Arbor, Michigan responding to the climate crisis in 2030. We discuss behavior changes and community building that took place to achieve carbon neutrality goals.

A reflection by a University of Michigan Master’s candidate on course material related to pro-environmental behavior change.

Max Freeland addresses a community who is interested in changing their behavior to become more sustainable. Multiple strategies are discussed to create lasting behavior change within the community in the face of growing concern for the climate crisis. In order...

Emma tells us how we were able to eliminate fast fashion and shop locally in order to reduce consumption and become carbon neutral.

Sofia Azham interviews Jeff Sorensen, founder of OptiMize, on behavioral changes that successfully reduced carbon emissions. He discusses the importance of sustainable transportation, and decentralized production and transformation of current infrastructures. He also further explains the importance of meaningful work...

Kashika Chhabra (19) talks with her sister, Riya Chhabra (22), about what a carbon neutral community really entails. They discuss energy saving behaviors, community living, clean transportation, and more.

Brandon Schulz (22) talks with Matthew Miller (30) about how his community achieved carbon net neutrality in 2030 after a decade of local behavior change.

Olivia talks with her mom, Regina about local food production as a tool to move Kailua, Hawai'i towards carbon neutrality.

William Megerle and I discuss what steps his neighborhood took to handle the climate crisis.

In this interview, we discussed ways in which diet change and community food systems can help communities achieve carbon neutrality. We talked about ways to center equity and accessibility in behavior change initiatives, and we emphasized the importance of getting...

Noah Simon (22) speaks with her mother, Jackie Simon (61) about preparing for the climate emergency. More specifically, the two discuss behavior changes that Jackie’s neighborhood implemented in response to the ongoing climate crisis.

In the year 2030, Yaqub Ahmedfiqi (20) talks with a hometown friend, Kyle Hammis (25) about the changes he has seen in his hometown of Saginaw, Michigan. They discuss how community efforts can create a ripple effect and help make...

Maggie and Jacob discuss how their neighborhood responded to the climate crisis. In particular, they talk about how meeting together as a community was essential to meeting the challenges of the climate crisis, but also brought the community closer together

Maaike talks with her mom Natalie about imagining being in 2030, and looking back at how their neighborhood in California responded to the climate crisis.

Opal Coombs (18) interviews her best friend, Macy Miner (18).

Julien discusses how the importance of well being, intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, and behavior change models learned in class. Connecting to these concepts, he is able to make a strong correlation to the Great Lakes Community in their hopes to...

Reflected on the psychology of environmental stewardship and how we can take the class concepts and apply them to my daily life.

Will and Bill (one and the same) discuss several important concepts from the U of M ENVR 361 course. This includes conversation around norms, motivations, envisioning, eco-teams, and more. Some evaluation metrics are used, and some real world application of...

Barbara Lu talks about the effectiveness of various behavior change models and strategies as well as their evaluation metrics.

I reflected on the course material, what I hope to take with me in the future, and how this course relates to the environmental crises we face today.

Shelby Alston reflects on EAS 561 and her experience with the course's concepts. Different models and topics are discussed and analyzed for efficacy and applicability to future endeavors.