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Lily roleplays a scenario in which she is talking to a Great Lakes community on what she has learned about how to approach neighborhood-level behavior change. She talks about some meaningful concepts and behavior change strategies that she learned from...

Wenqing’s neighborhood has successfully transitioned to carbon neutrality in the year 2030. He shares important knowledge on specific aspects of the process and planning involved in conquering the climate crisis

Stephanie discusses some of the most important things she learned in Environ 361. As a PitE and Psychology major, she reflects on how this course allowed her to connect her majors and create a path for her future career.

We discussed the behavioral change necessary in order to create a regional fiber shed. A regional fiber shed is an area within which a community can source all materials necessary to create garments and knits.

Kaia interviews Frankie on educating youths to eat sustainably in 2030

Natalie Ballard: 2023-01-30 17:19:56 Ronak and I discussed his composting initiative that he created with his community. They brought in experts to help set up the program, he held a seminar to explain it, and the community all participates. At...

Maeve discusses how her communities alternative food system has brought change and help adapt to the climate crisis

Ignacio Gomez, a 22-year-old engineer from Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, talks about his experience during Hurricane Maria in 2017 and how this experience has helped him prepare for and think about climate emergencies in the future.

Laasya Chukka discusses responding to the climate crisis in 2030 with Keith Soster, director of sustainability and food service at MDining. Mr. Soster offers a new perspective to the crisis on people and food. He discusses specific methods MDining employed...

Meg talked about how and when she was introduced to the importance of local food, and how she has maintained a relationship with it over the years. She also reminisced about fun memories from her childhood about her father having...

Linda and Kimberly discuss how Linda's heritage has led her to believe in the importance of local food.

Liz, who works in the environmental science field, discusses what her and her family do in order to prepare for the climate emergency. We discuss ways that her family and neighborhood could improve their preparations for a climate emergency.

Laura and Sydney discuss how Laura prepares her house and family for climate emergencies in Michigan.

In this interview, I chat with my father about his role as the headmaster of a boarding school. He explains the importance of people in this community adjusting their mindsets and activities in preparation of events related to the climate...

My mentor and I briefly discuss her plans surrounding climate preparedness and what advice she can give to others. We also compare climate disasters to the COVID-19 pandemic and how they are similar and different.

Karl reflects on topics he learned in the course, as well as some major take-aways he had from it.

Here, Emily discusses salient concepts and key takeaways from the course Psychology of Environmental Stewardship, and how certain aspects can be applied to future communities as they work to fight climate change through behavior changes.

In this interview, I talk with my housemate Blake, who is a local organic farmer. We discuss his personal involvement in the local food movement, as well as potential barriers to obtaining local food, and the future of the movement.

Mish and Esti talk about food systems status quo and ways to improve it

We discussed the concept of preparing for an emergency and how her family prepares. In addition we discuss how as a researcher she prepares for an emergency on site

I am sorry for the language. I interview my two best friends on local food. In this interview, we address cultural traditions and experiences that revolve around local food. Though we are not experts, we try to gain another perspective...

We discussed what her family and neighborhood do in case of a climate emergency. We also discussed ways that she lives more sustainably.

Judy Schumacher (76) talks with her granddaughter Sam (21) about her, her family's and her community's plans and preparations (or lack thereof) in anticipation of local climate emergencies. Judy resides in a rural neighborhood that is more locally self-sufficient than...

Alicia (21) and Annelise (20) discuss the changes, benefits, and what to do next regarding the climate emergency

Dwight Elders talks with his daughter, Hailey Elders, about investment and carbon neutrality in the context of A2Zero and being part of a neighborhood near Lake Michigan. They discuss what it means to truly value Lake Michigan and how Dwight's...