Wow Clare! I love the AI image that you shared! This class has been such a great outlet for curiosity, growth and learning and I hope that more UBC students get to experience it!

Hi Sophia, I agree with you! I think that having us all share interventions for the big problems that we discussed in class helped me to feel much more hopeful. This optimistic mindset also makes it much less daunting to go out and advocate for real change.

Hi Nadia, I also enjoyed the posting aspect of this class. I don't post very much on social media but now I feel a lot more confident in my ability to craft and share posts about what I am passionate about!

Hi Sara, I feel the same about this course! I was really able to sit and enjoy the learning process rather than stressing over which facts I needed to memorize. I wish more classes could be like ENVR 430

Hi Sumant, I completely agree with you! I loved the time that I was able to take this term to learn and reflect on my learning!

Hi Adam, I really appreciate your post. I agree that death can be really uncomfortable to think and talk about, but these conversations are key for the popularization of greener death care. I also hope to see a future where people talk more freely about their death care preferences and where green options are offered much more commonly.

Hi Declan, I love your post and I really hope that going forward more people will adopt this way of thinking. The amount of water wasted and biodiversity lost due to monoculture lawns is wild, and in my opinion a lawn of wildflowers and clovers can be far more beautiful. We have a long way to go, but spreading awareness and advocating for policy changes in local stratas in support of rewilding seems like a great place to start!

Hi Anna, I loved playing outside as a kid in the dirt making "potions" out of leaves and twigs, and catching insects. It's sad to think how sheltered some kids are now from those kinds of experiences. I definitely agree that changing the perceptions through education and debunking the idea that everything that is dirty is bad would be a good way to rectify the issue.

Hi Shanzeh, I really enjoyed your post! I think that having easily accessible options when it comes to greener death care is key. Since conversations about death are difficult I think that it's a great idea for those who are comfortable talking about it to share their thoughts with others so that people can learn about and potentially choose environmentally friendly options for themselves before it is too late.

I really enjoyed your post! I completely resonate with the sentiment of wanting to return to nature. I think that spreading the word about natural burials in a positive way could really help to encourage others to take charge in their death care and to think of the environment as they do so.

HI Hunter, I completely agree with you and share the same hope for a future where we no longer need to worry about the environmental and endocrine impacts of plastics. I hope that we can all continue to make changes in our own lives and encourage policy and law makers to help us to make systemic change when it comes to plastic use. We need to work together as a community to solve this plastic problem!

Hi Sarah, Great post! I have the same value and hope for the future. I hope that we can continue to work toward systematic change so that we can live in a world with far less plastic!

Hi Philip, This is a fantastic post! I love your idea for a cap on federally approved projects. I think this could be a great and realistic way to create actual change with regards to sustainability.

Wow this is such a great point! I really hope that we can continue to advocate for this kind of change! There is no reason that everyone should be forced to hold on to receipts when shopping, and the waste produced by places like Costco in the sole form of receipts is astonishing!

Hi Navkiran, I really agree with your post! Plastic is definitely the cheap and lazy option most of the time and I hope that we can all put in the effort going forward to reduce plastic waste. This shift 100% requires policy, law changes and transparency as well and I love how you mentioned this.

Hi Zhaochen I think you raise a very interesting point in your post! I completely agree with you that it's so hard as a consumer to know what is truly good for the environment and what is just green washing. I hope that companies can become more environmentally friendly and transparent about their attempts at sustainability. Your idea for "environmental credit" is great and I'd love to see how it would work in practice!

Hi Anna, I really love this idea! I think that the performative nature of these big brands is so obvious and the difference made by a department dedicated to the conscious support of important initiatives would be great! I hope that going forward, big corporations can make a better and more genuine effort to give back and care for the communities they profit off of.

Hi Sharon, I was very intrigued by your post! As we learned in class sugar can be really harmful and can cause a lot of damage when over consumed. I think that more health and dietary education could help with this problem, and also more transparency from companies creating processed foods that are high in sugar.

Transparency is so important especially when it comes to the ingredients of products we use on our bodies! I hope that we can work toward and advocate for a future where companies are required to be transparent and where consumers can rest assured that they know what they are purchasing.

Hi Bellie, I think that you have a great vision for the future! I would also love to see corporations moving towards honest, sustainable practices. Law making and policy regarding this kind of systematic change definitely seems like the way to go!