Environmotion: Exploring our Relationship with the Environment

In this episode, we talk about how video games and the gaming industry interact with our environment! From materials to planned obsolescence, there's a lot of factors that lead to emissions we may not think about when buying the newest game.

This week I talked with fellow ESSYI alum Louis Zavala about his experiences with the environment and environmental stewardship! Louis is headed to Cornell's Agriculture and Life Sciences School next year to continue his activism in regards to the environment.

This week, I'm joined by fellow Mountain School alum Lindsey Cartmell to talk about outdoor education and how our life paths don't have to be linear. Instead of waiting for one door to open, you can open all the doors! There's so much within the environmental field to learn about and explore, and today we discuss adventures she's had and things to keep in mind when moving through life.

This week, Grace talks to the founder of an interdisciplinary environmental magazine: Ava Hedecker. Ava is 18 years old and from Chicago, and the scope of her magazine and the amount of collaborators she is able to bring into the movement is truly remarkable.

This week features Meghan Craig, a 17 year old environmental activist from New Jersey talking about her journey with environmentalism! Listen for information about her organization of a climate strike at her school, advice on what you can do in your life, and some insight into impactful environmental experiences she's had! Thank you Meghan!

In this episode, Grace talks about what it will take to shift towards Americans driving electric cars: the building of new power plants, policies to help lower income people gain accessibility, and competition within the market. Additionally- THANK YOU for a great second season of Environmotion- next week will bring a start to the third season, which will feature a variety of guests speakers.

In this episode, Grace talks about why healthy soil is important and how we can keep our soil healthy! Additionally, she touches on potential for carbon storage within our soil and how our current food system and farming practices strive more for convenience rather than concern for our future.

In this episode Grace discusses the Keystone XL Pipeline and the implications of President Biden's revoking of the permitting necessary for the project to continue. She runs through a timeline of events, reasons tar crude oil is more prone to spills, and news surrounding the pipeline.

This week Grace talks about solar! The industry and how it relates to economics, benefits of home solar panels, different ways to finance them, and things about your roof that might effect how much energy you get. Home solar panels are a great commitment to sustainability and can often cost the same if not less than what you're paying for non renewables.

In this episode, Grace goes through Biden's history with environmental legislation, aspects of the Biden Climate Plan, and potential Cabinet members who Biden has said he will nominate for office. In a time of chaotic politics it is important to look ahead to the next presidency and the future of our nation, both generally and in regards to the environment. Time will tell what Biden's legislation will look like.

In this episode, Grace talks about new ways of wrapping presents and the most sustainable gift ideas she's come across. Options for unique gifts include: donations, planning a trip, or making a home made photo album. As always, the goal is to be thinking sustainably but still enjoying the holiday season! Tune in next week for things to think about going into the new year.

This week's episode focuses on Thanksgiving: the joy it brings, environmental impacts, and the history of the holiday which impacts how Native Americans are treated in today's political climate. As always, we conclude with five Friday questions. Above all else, Grace is thankful for her platform and listeners!

In part 2 of discussing environmental inequity, Grace talks about inequity in the sustainability movement and urges listeners to be kind and embrace everyone, even if they're not doing as much as you think they should. She also shares specific ways to go zero waste and reduce waste: using reusable bags, shopping secondhand, and being conscious.

In part 1 of a 2 part discussion surrounding environmental racism and inequity, Grace highlights a variety of topics. Defining environmental racism and discussing two examples: Flint, Michigan and the DAPL, she helps listeners to understand how each person's relationship to our environment is different. Additionally, Grace discusses intersectionality: particularly in the environmental issues we face today. Next episode highlights inequity in the sustainability movement!

In this episode, focused on environmental inequity, Grace talks about consumption patterns and potential barriers to eating ethically. It is important to acknowledge that the environmentalism movement is often privileged, and it's difficult for lots of people to dramatically shift their food choices and purchasing habits. Welcome to Season 2!

This week, Grace describes why climate change and our environment is so important to the 2020 election. Additionally, she outlines the positions of both Donald Trump and Joe Biden regarding the environment, where the United States is currently, and where it could be. VOTE IN THIS ELECTION!!!!

In this week's episode, Grace discusses the environmental impacts of the agricultural industry and eating meat. She then moves on to speak to specific ways to reduce your meat consumption, as well as tying in her personal experience with being vegetarian.

This week, Grace discusses environmental patriarchy and ecofeminism! In this episode: disproportionate effects of climate change, reasons why women are more active in environmentalism, and the idea that we all interact with our environment very differently (and our interactions can be based on gender.) Be sure to tune in next week.

In this episode, Grace outlines the three ingredients in a healthy compost: greens, browns, and oxygen. She also talks about different kinds of containers, lists some fun facts, and urges you to START A COMPOST. Fall is the perfect time! Finally, she concludes with 5 Friday questions. Be sure to tune in next week!

This week, Grace talks about the fast fashion industry: conditions garment workers endure, the many environmental impacts it creates, mindset changes that you can make, stores to avoid, and stores to embrace! This is an issue that we may not talk about as much as other environmental concerns, but it accounts for a great deal of GHG emissions, water pollution, and waste created. Let's try and move towards slow fashion!

In this episode, Grace talks about why it's so important for us to reduce waste in our daily lives. She lists a variety of solutions: eliminate purchases, compost, grow a garden, buy in bulk. Additionally, she talks about landfills: both her personal experiences and the statistics of what materials most commonly ends up on the land.

This week, Grace and Eric discuss the different facets of sustainability: profit, people, and planet. Moving forward, they describe tons of ways to implement sustainable practices into your daily life. There is great potential for you to make an impact through your habits, whether it be energy consumption, health, shopping, or transportation. Most importantly, Grace and Eric emphasize that any change is good change! Tune in next week for a discussion about how population relates to our environment.

Grace and Eric discuss the major impacts of climate change including longer growing seasons, sea level rise, and more intense storms. Moving forward, they then highlight NASA Climate's proposed solutions to our climate reality: mitigation and adaptation. Finally, they reiterate that it is important to understand we must always live with climate change, and it will take a long time for our planet to heal from its' effects.

This week, Grace and Eric explain the greenhouse effect and how we contribute to it through our habits. First describing five major greenhouse gases and what activities contribute to their presence in our atmosphere, they then move on to describe two different ways to calculate your carbon footprint. Additionally, they discuss the three Rs: reduce, reuse, recycle. They conclude by introducing the idea of a sustainable mindset, and how we need to transition our culture to be less disposable. Tune in next week for a discuss surrounding the impacts of climate change!

In this introductory episode, Grace and Eric dissect the tragedy of the commons and how it relates to environmental economics. Through exploring policies regarding fishing, deforestation, and international water use, they provide examples of what solutions are currently in place (and working!) and then move on to discuss three possible types of solutions: individual, internal, and external.