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Victoria Cheung and Sipeng Zhang, classmates in the University of Michigan's SEAS program, discuss the climate crisis and what coping techniques can help with this challenge.

I sat down with my roommate Catherine to discuss her family’s relationship with local food and her thoughts about the importance of eating locally in promoting sustainability.

We talked about family culture. Mainly about my moms side where they focused on a lot of cars.

Magi Thomley Williams [no age given] interviews her friend and colleague, Kathleen Logan (79), about her family, her career, and the lessons that she has learned throughout her life.

I dive into the metrics of the pyschology of environmental swewardship. I talk about how this course has educated me on creating change to reduce my carbon footprint.

John Dann and Arlene Shy talk with Angela Oonk about their memories of working at the William L. Clements Library. John Dann was Curator of Manuscripts from 1972 to 1977 and Director from 1977 to 2007. Arlene Shy was a...

Stories about my mom when she was little.

A conversation about how one neighborhood came together as a community to fight climate change. A shift to electric vehicles, solar power, alternative lawns, local shops, and the importance of education and fighting social barriers.

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...

Annelise (20) and Alicia (21) discuss the state of the climate crisis in 2030, reflecting on the importance of community and skill building.

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...

We talked about my Mom as a kid, our family and her job.

In this we discuss how local food has impacted Alicia’s life and how she has strived to support local food in Ann Arbor. She begins by discussing how her family immigrated from Italy and how local food was very community-based...

CSA’s that didn’t go according to plan and the benefits of the local food system beyond that of the actual food.

Alicia and Bev discuss the necessary preparations for a climate emergency that we are currently doing and those which we should be doing.

In this interview Nate Misra speaks with Erin Baldwin about her eco-teams initiative and the impact it has had on the community. She elaborates on her successful implementation of Lewin's model into a practical use.

In this interview, Meg and Ilana discuss how Meg helped to facilitate behavior change regarding transportation in her community over the past decade. She talks about the EcoTeams approach and gradual steps toward carbon neutrality via reducing individual transportation.

We talk about local food consumption, traditions that are followed and how local context situations can turn into a funny story

Our group discusses the localization premise, the value of envisioning, the process of envisioning Michigan Stadium as a community space, and our thoughts on the localization course.

Jhenna reflects on what she learned while in the Psychology of Environmental Stewardship course.

Here, we talk about what's going on with local food in Ann Arbor and share our thoughts and memories about food.

Morgan discusses the personal impacts of the climate crisis and how it impacts her mental health, induces stress, and reduces her attentional capacity for other things. We then discuss effective ways to deal with the exacerbated stress and cope with...

Dawn and Kiana Lindsay discuss how communities can take action to be more climate resilient.

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.

Catrin, Daniel and Ellen Koselka's interview of their great aunt, Marnee Burke DeVine, first cousin to John and Robert Kennedy. Marnee discusses growing up with her cousins, her work on their presidential campaigns, her marriage to John DeVine and her...