“It’s important to act for the earth, but it doesn't have to be in the ways we usually see in media”
“All municipal facilities will be supplied by 100% carbon-neutral energy by 2025”
“Buying efficient appliances now matters to future generations!”
“I’m not pigeonholed into doing one thing, I’m out in the community and out in other communities...I really enjoy the fact that, at least in some small way, I get to make a difference”
“I do things that are good for the environment — ‘sustainability’ is taking actions to make the world better for the future and for everybody else”
“Oberlin is Peculiar in that which is Good”
“Sharing the planet means to make sure the environment is clean”
“How cool would this be: you grow up here and go to college in some big city, and people find out you're from ‘Oberlin’ and instead of it being this small town that no one knows, it’s the town that paved the way for the country to become more sustainable”
“We provide an outlet for ourselves and other artists to get their work to the public, to be seen and bought locally”
“The plants, the sunshine, even sounds that water produces in AJLC provide me a natural setting”
“My climate action plan is riding my bike or walking to run errands rather than driving”
“I shop local because I need a pair of socks right now. If I order them online, it will take two days to get here”
“I love it when the leaves are off the trees in the winter and you can see how many trees there are”
“In terms of keeping Oberlin legendary, I believe there is an expectation for each person involved to take care of its beauty”
“Everyone here seems to be conscious of the environment and their own resource use”
“The community was just the kind of community I liked; not a big city, not a real small town, and once I got here, that’s it. Here to stay!”
“Being 'in nature' really does the trick for me in connecting with the environment”
“Sustainability is being really conscious of how your body feels and what it needs”
“You never know what is going to be around any corner, Oberlin is never boring”
“We’re excited to learn how Oberlin explores the environmental side of things through the school and community”