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In this interview, we discuss ways to improve community engagement in helping prepare for the climate emergency. We discussed locally sourced foods and conscious consumerism, and how we can take little steps in preparing for the climate emergency.

While in Michigan, Jenae Wright (31) talks to her friend Kelly Willmott (60) about living in Texas and differences between the two states. She moved to the state after living in Michigan for over a decade and now faces strains...

In this interview, Seth discusses the many different effects that the climate change crisis can have on different individuals and neighborhoods. He talks about the different methods of coping and dealing with a climate crisis.

How has one family prepared for potential environmental turbulence, and do they have any advice?

Anjali and Erika take a dive into the emotional aspects of the climate crisis. They discuss emotional challenges that are present during this time as well as different forms of coping. Practicing yoga and taking walks are just the beginning.

Jane and Don Stone, who live in a retirement community in Corpus Christs, TX, share their experiences with climate change with the granddaughter Tori Griffin. They started off by discussing how the Covid 19 pandemic has affected their reliance on...

Sagarika discusses ways to cope with climate anxiety

In this episode, Victor and Jiahang talked about climate crisis and energy decent influence on people's mental health and how to cope with the attention fatigue & stress come with it.

Haley and Emily discuss Emily’s behavior changes focused on food waste reduction, and how she has promoted them to her community.

My mom, who works with the Huron River Watershed Council, and I discuss climate change and Michigan's present and future.

Emily Jinerson and Charlotte Weisman discuss how we can use mindfulness techniques, coping, and attention restoration to help us prepare for the climate crisis and resource descent.

My mom and I talk about behaviors that we engage in now to mitigate the climate crisis as well as plans in place in Baltimore and the state of Maryland. We also talk about things we could start to implement...

Janet and Lydia discuss climate preparedness when it comes to drought, flooding, and disease outbreaks.

I interviewed my cousin who moved back to the suburbs of Chicago. She talks about her personal experience with climate/ weather extremities, especially with the cold since she lives near Lake Michigan. She provides insight on what her town does...

Matilda Kreider (22) talks to her mom Patricia Kahlbaugh (58) about living in a house on the Long Island Sound that is frequently hit by hurricanes and will be made uninhabitable by sea level rise in the coming decades. Potential...

I, Grant Peterson, am speaking with my mother, Betsy Peterson, in this interview about preparedness for climate emergencies.

Amoolya and I talked about some plans our family has taken to prepare for the climate emergency and what more we could do to be even more prepared.

In this interview, Yasmin and Reema discuss how Yasmin and her neighborhood tackled the climate emergency. Not only did we talk about the specific behavior changes that were made, but we also touched on psychological concepts behind the whole process.

Elkin Bayraktar discusses his community's shift to locally grown foods over the past decade in response to the climate emergency. This has led to a frugal lifestyle that the community benefits from and in response have a much fulfilled lifestyle...

Lucy Baker (19) talks with her sister, Claire (22) about what it looked like to create a carbon neutral neighborhood. They discussed the importance of keeping everyone involved in the project, specifically the project of switching in home energy sources,...

Victoria and I take a shallow dive into the climate crisis and what can be done to stay healthy and positive during these changing times.

Mary Hager and Deanna Steckert talk about the way their neighborhood responded to the climate crisis and what it's like to live in a community that values a sustainable and local lifestyle.

Dana envisions what transportation looks like in Traverse City in the year 2030

Seth Stump (22) and Sharad Stump (51) discuss how her community created a shared vision to reduce carbon emissions by reducing driving and travel. She describes how people adapted to working at home and from getting social interactions from community...

We discussed how the process of Mara’s neighborhood’s transition to net zero carbon emissions went. She mentioned the neighborhood had improved composting, community gardening, and a carpooling mandate that helped them transition, and emphasized the importance of working together to...