“Change works in schools through students influencing each other”
“With a lot of the students I work with I get as much care as I give, that's not always true as a teacher”
“Our generation sees climate change and we want to spread awareness”
“I learned that engaging and working with the community is easy once you put yourself out there”
“If it's a nice day, why not be outside?”
“The fact that Oberlin is a college town and that many people have chosen to retire here speaks volumes”
“Members of the Oberlin Fire Department posing with their wagon in front of the old station in 1892”
“There are so many opportunities to save money on energy efficiency! We are trying to make information on local and federal incentives easily accessible”
“My climate action plan is using a solar clothes dryer (i.e. closeline outside or inside year round)”
“It takes just one person to start something, one person”
“We try to instill a sense of place in the kids of the Oberlin community through gardening or going outside”
“All municipal facilities will be supplied by 100% carbon-neutral energy by 2025”
“It's good to be a part of a community”
“The City of Oberlin is committed to balancing the environmental, social, and economic interests of the community”
“Oberlin just has a really nice vibe”
“I participated in the climate strike because I believe in youth activism in the environmental movement”
“The separation many people have with their food could be broken down if vegetables were growing in the yard”
“To make the world a better place, we could plant more seeds and trees so we can have more oxygen”
“Walking to the office versus driving, carpooling, recycling: I think we all do things every day [to exhibit] a sustainable practice”
“Our middle room is like a little living room where you can sit, be comfortable and not worry about anything”