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Joe Trumpey Wants You to Fight for a Carbon-Neutral Life

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Joe Trumpey is a farmer, sustainable designer, science illustrator, and educator. He’s also the director of the University of Michigan’s Sustainable Living Experience and he teaches in the STAMPS School of Art and Design as well as the School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS) and the Program in the Environment (PitE). Is that enough to convince you he’s legit? 

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Young, Strong Voices from the Citizens’ Climate Lobby

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Catherine Garton is not only a microbiology, applied statistics, and energy science & policy buff.  She’s also the founder of the Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL) chapter at the University of Michigan. The student group is part of a larger nonpartisan grassroots organization that aims to “build the political will for a livable world” by advocating for climate change solutions. Specifically, they support the implementation of a Carbon Fee and Dividend policy. Garton, a sophomore, founded the campus chapter only recently, but the umbrella organization has been active for over a decade and oversees 1,300+ chapters internationally. This week, co-hosts Logan and Heena talked with Catherine Garton and Lena Swirczek, another CCL student activist who is also involved in the University of Michigan’s Sustainable Living Experience, a sustainability-focused community at Oxford Houses on campus.  Continue reading Young, Strong Voices from the Citizens’ Climate Lobby →