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Tag Archives: Sustainability
Michiganders Visit Kellogg’s HQ to Decry Deforestation – Special Interview with Eva Resnick-Day
Following recent announcements from Unilever and Ferraro stating they would switch to sustainable palm oil sources by 2014, Forest Heroes, a Michigan advocacy group for the protection of Indonesian rainforest, decided it was time to apply extra pressure on Kellogg’s to join their pledge.
And thus, last Wednesday Forest Heroes led a group of over 80 people to Kellogg’s headquarters in Battlecreek to deliver over 5,000 petitions and letters from concerned Michiganders, as well as a sign-on letter from over 100 community organizations, businesses, university groups, and faith groups across the state.
Eva Resnick-Day (Forest Heroes organizer, GreenCorps trainee, and two time guest of IHIH) helped organize and lead the rally, and later sat down with Andrea to talk her through the events, Kellogg’s reaction, the subsequent media storm, and what’s up next.
If you’re interested in getting involved in the campaign, or just want to thank Eva for her hard work, please contact her at (eva at greencorps dot org).
You can also read more on the story in the Washington Post and Time, as well as listen to a previous It’s Hot In Here interview with Eva!
Stories, Climate, Sovereignty
Nov. 15, 2013: Learn all about the power of storytelling and how it affects the environmental field.
– Lianne Lefsrud (PhD), post-doctoral fellow at the Erb Institute, studies the power of rhetoric and explains to us how storytelling may hold the key to addressing climate change.
– Brittany Anstead (Sustainable Systems, MS ‘15) hails from the Haliwa-Saponi tribe in North Carolina and shares her own story about helping lead her community towards energy independence.
– What’s in season? Beans, beans, magical beans! Rachel Chadderdon (Fair Food Network) talks to us about one of Michigan’s finest exports: delicious dried legumes!
11.15.13 Playlist (Grooveshark): Femi Kuti, Great Lake Swimmers, Harry Manx, and Kacey Musgraves
Activism & Deforestation
Nov. 1, 2013: Two passionate activists join us and talk about their work curbing rainforest deforestation in Southeast Asia.
– Eva Resnick-Day, Forest Heroes campaign organizer and Greencorps trainee, returns to the show to update us on the campaign against the massive palm oil farms that are destroying Indonesia’s rainforest.
– Brihannala Morgan, director of the Borneo Project, talks about working with indigenous communities to protect rainforest and land rights. Currently, they’re taking on dam expansion in Malaysian Borneo.
Autumnal Preservation, Big Cat Conservation, and a Poultry Celebration!
Oct. 18, 2013: Listen to learn about food preservation, wildlife conservation in South Africa, and organic poultry farming in Michigan
– How to preserve your fruits and veggies with Rachel Chadderdon
– Pre-vet student, Andie Haugen’s, experience working with wildlife in South Africa
– John Harnois, native Detroiter and local farmer, shares stories of raising happy hens and loyal customers
Continue reading Autumnal Preservation, Big Cat Conservation, and a Poultry Celebration!
02.20.2012 | The Localization Reader: Adapting to the Coming Downshift
Join us for this in-depth preview of the recently released book: “The Localization Reader: Adapting to the Coming Downshift.” Dr. Raymond De Young, co-editor of and contributor to the book, joined us in the studio to chat about the book’s content and process.
Raymond De Young is an Associate Professor in the School Natural Resources + Environment. His work in the Environmental Psychology lab centers around questions of motivating environmental stewardship, maintaining human well-being, and promoting positive localization in the face of daunting environmental challenges.
Find the book online here.
House Greening
Matt Grocoff and Joe Trumpey are were in the HOUSE today! Co-hosts Rebecca Hardin and Laura Smith conversed with Matt and Joe throughout the hour about their amazing homes in the Ann Arbor area.
Joe Trumpey, a professor in the School of Art & Design and the School of Natural Resources, built his off-grid home by hand. It is a mixture of strawbale construction and stunning natural materials – surrounded by 40 acres of forests and pastures of cattle, a flock of sheep, and a solar panel that follows the sun. See this Michigan Daily feature on Joe’s Pad.
Matt Grocoff, a net energy home consultant and lecturer, has a green renovated home on Ann Arbor’s west side. Named one of USA Today’s Seven Best Green Houses of 2010, the Mission Zero House is America’s oldest and Michigan’s first net-zero energy home – meaning the home produces more than its owners consume. Check out his awesome websites at…
01.09.2012 | Groundcover News & Uganda
January 9th show with Susan, Rissa, and Marquise of Ann Arbor’s Groundcover News!
Later, an interview with Jennifer Johnson about her research in Uganda.
Later, an interview with Jennifer Johnson about her research in Uganda.
Poverty + Sustainability: Lessons in + from Detroit
We kick off the show looking at what the most sustainable Christmas tree options are (with one of our hosts even citing some insight she gained from a life cycle assessment she ran!). Then we set our sights on Delray, one of Detroit’s most impoverished neighborhoods. It is a long-time victim to city planning efforts, sits in the most polluted zip code in the state of Michigan, and is the future home of the bridge plaza for the proposed International Trade Crossing to Canada – that is all to say, it is a HOT-BED for environmental injustice. Listen in as Urban Planning Professor Larissa Larsen joins us in the studio to discuss the muddy terrain of urban sustainability in Delray. We will also have recent UM grad Chris Detjen in the studio to share his experiences living in Detroit and working on sustainability issues. The whole radio hour is punctuated by some catchy Detroit tunes. Do tune in!
Turkeys, Travel, and Teleportation
Just in time for the mass exodus from Ann Arbor, SNRE’s own Shelie Miller, a specialist in life cycle assessment and energy, shares insights on sustainable transit. Beyond the typical modes, she entertains our questioning of teleportation as surely the MOST sustainable transit form! 😉 Turkey man and local farmer John Harois is also in the studio to tell us about his magnificent birds. We hear all about why Kat’s dad drives from afar for these delectable pavos. A turkey slayer also calls in with the gruesome details. It is hot in here!