“Everyone has an equal share of the earth”
“Oberlin is very conscious about sustainability and climate change, and anything that is going to help the environment”
“My climate action plan is walking more than driving”
“The town and the college are so close to each other, it really gives students and locals the opportunity to unite for common goals”
“Your life counts on climate action. We’ve got to do everything we can”
“My Climate Action Plan is to live close to work ”
“84% of Oberlin’s electricity comes from green energy sources”
“Oberlin is a lovely place— I love the trees, squirrels, the bugs, everything”
“I take great pride in Oberlin and Oberlin’s willingness to be responsible”
“People have very interesting perspectives to contribute if they are given the space to do so”
“There are people from all kinds of socioeconomic backgrounds who are all living in the same town and all getting along well”
“In terms of keeping Oberlin legendary, I believe there is an expectation for each person involved to take care of its beauty”
“We don’t think enough about how difficult it is to change people’s behavior and the importance of how a message is delivered”
“I removed the trash can next to my desk – I wanted to make sure I was programming myself to recycle”
“In the new elementary school kids can see how much of their electricity is coming from solar. That's exciting!”
“I walk to live”
“When you look at any big step that we’ve made as a society, it always started with a handful of people”
“Oberlin is an oasis”
“Oberlin is a very inclusive place, and because of the efforts to build a strong community, we can see the way the town has risen to the challenges it has faced”
“My climate action plan is to eat locally with the help of CityFresh”