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Michigan Minds podcast: How to make your holidays less wasteful and more joyful
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Closeup of a group of trees on a local tree farm. Photo from the National Archives and Records Administration in the Public Domain
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Shelie Miller, a professor at the University of Michigan’s School for Environment and Sustainability and co-director of the Center for Sustainable Systems, spends a lot of her time in the weeds detailing the environmental impacts of our everyday choices.
But people wanting to live more sustainably can make the most meaningful gains by focusing on three big-picture categories, she says: food, transportation and energy usage. That’s no different during the holiday season—except for that it’s a time with a unique emphasis on feasts, travel and spending time with friends and family in cozy quarters.
Miller joins the Michigan Minds podcast to talk about taking on these big themes during the holidays without giving up our traditions or stressing over “green herrings” that aren’t as sustainable as you might think.