It's Hot in Here

Don’t Scrouge yourself this holiday season – tune into It’s Hot in Here for a semi-wholesome hour of talk, tunes, and tasty gift ideas.

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Following recent announcements from Unilever and Ferraro stating they would switch to sustainable palm oil sources by 2014, Forest Heroes, a Michigan advocacy group for the protection of Indonesian rainforest, decided it was time to apply extra pressure on Kellogg’s to join their pledge.

And thus, last Wednesday Forest Heroes led a group of over 80 people to Kellogg’s headquarters in Battlecreek to deliver over 5,000 petitions and letters from concerned Michiganders, as well as a sign-on letter from over 100 community organizations, businesses, university groups, and faith groups across the state.

Eva Resnick-Day (Forest Heroes organizer, GreenCorps trainee, and two time guest of IHIH)  helped organize and lead the rally, and later sat down with Andrea to talk her through the events, Kellogg’s reaction, the subsequent media storm, and what’s up next.

If you’re interested in getting involved in the campaign, or just want to thank Eva for her hard work, please contact her at (eva at greencorps dot org).

You can also read more on the story in the Washington Post and Time, as well as listen to a previous It’s Hot In Here interview with Eva!

Nov. 15, 2013: Learn all about the power of storytelling and how it affects the environmental field.

– Lianne Lefsrud (PhD), post-doctoral fellow at the Erb Institute, studies the power of rhetoric and explains to us how storytelling may hold the key to addressing climate change.

– Brittany Anstead (Sustainable Systems, MS ‘15) hails from the Haliwa-Saponi tribe in North Carolina and shares her own story about helping lead her community towards energy independence.

– What’s in season? Beans, beans, magical beans! Rachel Chadderdon (Fair Food Network) talks to us about one of Michigan’s finest exports: delicious dried legumes!

11.15.13 Playlist (Grooveshark): Femi Kuti, Great Lake Swimmers, Harry Manx, and Kacey Musgraves

Nov. 1, 2013: Two passionate activists join us and talk about their work curbing rainforest deforestation in Southeast Asia.

– Eva Resnick-Day, Forest Heroes campaign organizer and Greencorps trainee, returns to the show to update us on the campaign against the massive palm oil farms that are destroying Indonesia’s rainforest.

– Brihannala Morgan, director of the Borneo Project, talks about working with indigenous communities to protect rainforest and land rights. Currently, they’re taking on dam expansion in Malaysian Borneo.

Oct. 18, 2013: Listen to learn about food preservation, wildlife conservation in South Africa, and organic poultry farming in Michigan

– How to preserve your fruits and veggies with Rachel Chadderdon

– Pre-vet student, Andie Haugen’s, experience working with wildlife in South Africa

– John Harnois, native Detroiter and local farmer, shares stories of raising happy hens and loyal customers

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Oct. 4, 2013: This week we bring you recycling in the Big House, SNRE’s Career Week, and a deforestation campaign gaining traction on campus.

University of Michigan student, Ian Makowske (MS Behavior, Education, and Communication 2015), talks about fusing two of his passions—athletics and sustainability—in an exciting new recycling initiative at the Big House football stadium. (more…)