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Recorded on May 17, 2020, this interview tells stories of how we met and came to live in Orlando, FL.

Today I sat down with Ian Charles to talk about his personal experience with seeing unpredictable weather in Michigan over the past few years. We also talk about how individuals need to think about how we use renewable energy over...

David Moore is a first-year graduate student at UCLA. He is studying tropical cyclones, also known as typhoons or hurricanes, on Earth. In his graduate research work, David is researching how to bridge the gap between planetary atmospheres and meteorology...

Marney and David speak on the importance of community togetherness when it comes to dealing with the climate crisis. Through envisioning the future, behavior changes, and open conversations climate goals can be achieved.

Rhonda (47) discusses possible changes that she could envision occurring in her neighborhood in the next decade, and her potential role in these changes.

Kyla walks through a thought experiment with her dad, Michael, where they imagine it is the year 2030. Together, they reflect on how a neighborhood in Northern Michigan achieved carbon neutrality and responded to the climate crisis over the last...

Lauren and Angie discuss the measures Angie's community took to prepare themselves and combat the climate emergency. We discussed carpooling, using different energy sources for houses, and goals that were set by the neighborhood. Angie's community worked together for the...

Building a community in your neighborhood for environmental action. Small ways to engage, gain knowledge, and create accessibility to environmentally friendly behaviors.

A crabber, alligator hunter, and family man of southwest Louisiana, Yancy Welch, born in 1965 in Lake Charles, describes his conflicts with gators and hurricanes as he shows great respect for distinctive ecosystem that surrounds him. *Disclaimer: This interview was...

Sam shared different ways that he copes with stress or anxiety surrounding the climate crisis. We discussed feasible ways that individuals can take action in the present moment to promote their well-being and combat attentional fatigue. Sam suggested that neighborhoods...

In this interview we discuss the importance of attention, coping, and cognitive maps when approaching our climate crisis.

Alli Kasparek (21) talks with Will Dormer (21) about how the climate change and resource descent problems affect a neighborhood's resilience and contribute to feelings of attentional fatigue and stress. They discuss possible solutions to the feelings of anxiety, including...

Elisabeth and Jordan discuss the climate emergency and the stress this topic can cause, as well as coping techniques they utilize to navigate this crisis—especially the use of nature as a restorative environment.

Tessa Holz: 2021-11-18 21:24:20 Tessa Holz (20) talks to her classmate Corryn Hilligan (18) about dealing with the stress and fatigue caused by the climate crisis.

We discussed the anxiety that surrounds the climate crisis and specific coping methods to deal with this. We also connected these concepts to the things we have been learning in class.

Mrinalini and I discuss the climate crisis, resource descent and the stress that those realities create. We also share our thoughts on ways forward and how to cope with these changes, particularly at the neighborhood level.

Taras and Isabel discuss the associations with stress and attention fatigue that the climate crisis has. Coping mechanisms, and emotional challenges were also discussed.

We discussed about the climate change that is currently taking place, ways to cope, and the steps we can take in order to prevent it.

Sophia Tschirhart interviews Mary Crockett about how she facilitated behavior change in small-scale fisheries in Turks and Caicos by using a theory of change intervention to frame fishing as a cooperative practice.

A discussion from the perspective of what living in 2030 might be like after adopting water resource management techniques and their influence on the community.

We discussed the behavior change that took place to reduce the amount of cars and increase the use of public transport. We also discussed the motivators behind this behavior change as a community.

We discussed the transition from cars to greener forms of transportation like ebikes that occurred between 2020-2030. Josie shares her knowledge from assisting first hand with this transition and how she got people on board when they were hesitant at...

Mattie and Heather discuss how to tackle the issue of single-use plastics and recycling as a community in an attempt to help combat the climate crisis and help to reduce pollution in our communities. They also discuss challenges you may...

We discussed public transportation, electric cars, and how to reduce the number of cars being driven. A few ways to make this happen is making public transportation more accessible and encouraging electric vehicles.

We talked about neighborhood emergency plans and systems that my mom attended training for. We also talked about personal emergency preparedness and resources.