Hi Cindy, I think making more time to engage in hard conversations is a great idea!

Hi Lisa, I agree that not having to worry about being tested on the material meant that I was able to really enjoy the lectures more and I could relax during class and not worry about taking notes on every single idea that was presented

Hi Bita, I also feel a lot better about my role in sustainability in the future. I feel like change is actually possible which is something that I wasn't sure about before

Hi Tyson, as a graduating student I agree that this is a really great course to wrap up and tie in a variety of classes that I have taken during my time at UBC

Hi Bolun! I too thought that 3hours would feel really long but I found the class always went by really quickly since it was really interesting and engaging

Hi Hunter, I agree that more research should continue to be done. I know that there is a lot of skepticism on this topic but it has actually existed for many years now and is likely not going to go away, hopefully highlighting the benefits of this practice like with this study we can help show people that it is a needed procedure.

Hi Suragan, I agree! I think that part of the problem is that many people just don't know a lot about this subject so more public education would be great.

Hi Megan, this sounds great! As long as building upwards is also joined with making these buildings wildlife friendly, like with nests as Declan mentionned and/or adding decals so birds don't crash.

Hi Irina, I really like the idea of changing peoples perspectives on natural burials! It would save a lot of money on funerals but doesn't have to remove the sentiment behind a funeral.

Hi Anna, I too think that children should be allowed to play and be exposed to nature. I really liked your point about how much waste is generated due to 'cleanliness standards', it made me think of how many disposable wipes and cleaning products are used unnecessarily which create more waste

Hi Tyson, I too think that it's crazy where people have found plastic. I also think it would be interesting if we could ban plastic materials from outside human environments. If you're going past a certain point in the forest plastic is illegal-if you can't go in without a plastic product then you shouldn't be going at all. Would be an interesting concept.

Hi Shanzeh, I really like your example! I never thought about just how long we hold onto these receipts. Especially with the food court, we hold onto the reciept and then exchange it for our food-who knows how much of this we're now ingesting!

Hi Kevin, I too have found that a lot of my clothes are wrapped in multiple layers of plastic. I have recently ordered from Gymshark and they say that "we're cutting down on the use of swing-tags so this product does not come with one" but then wrap all their clothes in plastic bags. It makes me wonder how much they're actually doing by removing these tags on some items.

Hi Bhavin, I too didn't realize how many plastics are not recyclable! This information should definitely be more public as I think many people would change their consumption habits if they knew this.

Hi Anna, I really like that you've called out influential figures in your post! The bottom line is that consumers can only consume what is given to them so change needs to start at the top.

Hi Arshi, I completly agree! I like the idea if having a governing body that researches and enforces the use of environmentally friendly options. I think having some sort of fine per product that uses a less environmentally friendly option shoud be implemented. If it is more costly to pay the fine than pay for tetrapaks then companies will probably make the switch

Hi Maria, I really likeked your last sentence! I think that philanthropy in general needs to be re-evaluated to determine who is really benefitting more from donations and if billionaires are actually helping by contributing.

Hi Philip, I think this is a really interesting idea. I think something that could help would be that companies should have to be transparent about what "dirty" industries they're in but should also need to show some sort of plan to become less dirty in order to recieve endorsement.

Hi Ravleen, I completely agree with you especially on your last part about how the rich are able to use loopholes that many others don't have access too. I think that it shouldn't be considered philanthropy if it benefits them just as much as it benefits those they're suposedly 'helping'

Hi Helen, Before reading this I thought it would be good for those who a taxed heavily to get to chose what their money goes to but I didn't consider how easy that would make it for them to use the money to benefit their agenda. Thanks for bringing it up!