“Oberlin is an oasis”
“We try to create as little trash as possible each day in the classroom, and we turn the lights off when we leave”
“My Climate Action Plan is to live close to work”
“I really feel that I am a part of the resource-use graphs displayed on the Dashboards. This feeling motivates me to be more thoughtful when consuming water and electricity”
“I'm grateful to have had an experience working in the larger community so early in my time here at Oberlin College”
“Having a garden is definitely a super power!”
“Nearly half of Oberlin residents preserve food to eat at a later date”
“I certainly hope that this cultural reset brought on by COVID will benefit and increase the amount of attention being paid to environmental issues”
“Oberlin was established by people who had the conviction that society’s greatest ills could nevertheless be reformed”
“Your life counts on climate action. We’ve got to do everything we can”
“Without basic appreciation and commitment to interpersonal friendships, a community cannot be formed or maintained”
“Not many towns own their own electric utility. We do. So we can control where our electricity comes from”
“Our goal at OCS is to provide community members with the resources they need to live in Oberlin in a way that respects their dignity”
“The Adam Joseph Lewis Center is on the leading edge of alternative ways of living”
“It's joyful to bring students with me and see the self-esteem that the [Grafton] men are gaining through music”
“We’re new to sustainability and would like to learn more about how each family makes an impact”
“In order to make change, the whole community needs to come together and do its part”
“We have a goal for all city buildings to be run on renewable energy and emission free by 2025”
“I really got involved with working to make Oberlin a bicycle-friendly community”
“Oberlin students are already environmentally-minded, which I especially love. But I think there are always ways to improve”
