“I think it's a great idea to compete with the other schools on electricity and water usage”
“I strive to make my business a microcosm of this really lovely community”
“With a population of 8,000 people, you know so many of them personally — it’s easier to work together towards community sustainability”
“My climate action plan is walking more than driving”
“You can’t just give people negative facts about climate change. You need to provide a way to take positive action”
“I'm from a bigger city so I think it is interesting to see how a smaller town makes efforts to preserve ecological integrity”
“When I see animals in Oberlin, I feel like my neighborhood is more alive”
“The Free Store and Big Swap keep the cycle going. Clothes and school supplies go to the community rather than ending up in landfills.”
“I didn’t choose to be an Ecolympics Rep, it chose me, and I’m glad it did”
“I'm grateful to have had an experience working in the larger community so early in my time here at Oberlin College”
“Northern Ohio is beautiful even in the middle of winter!”
“My climate action plan is living a more minimalist lifestyle with fewer possessions”
“Environment, economy, and society all really do build off of each other”
“Giving tours of the house is such a wonderful way of engaging with the local community as well as visitors from outside Oberlin”
“Oberlin gets 25% of its electricity from renewable hydroelectric power”
“The largest opportunity for carbon reduction is using renewable energy to heat and cool buildings”
“Lighting retrofits give the most light for the least amount of upfront cost and cost over lifetime. It is energy efficient and cost effective”
“Each act of individual resilience contributes to overall community resilience”
“Oberlin’s Green Room program helps me let my peers know I care about being sustainable”
“I’m amazed by the history of Oberlin”
