{"id":2953,"date":"2019-09-09T01:38:28","date_gmt":"2019-09-09T01:38:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh-2020\/?page_id=2953"},"modified":"2024-03-06T16:42:41","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T16:42:41","slug":"student-support","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/student-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Support Students Tackling the Climate Crisis !"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">350Pittsburgh Supports Students Tackling the Climate Crisis<\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"font-size: large; text-align: center;\"><strong>Young people are playing a crucial role in the fight to halt the climate crisis.\u00a0 350 Pittsburgh has been a strong supporter of student climate activist efforts. \u00a0 In\u00a0 2019 we increased our support by launching\u00a0 our student award program.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 We are continuing this program in 2022 and are offering up to\u00a0 $500 awards for student led projects related to mitigating the climate crisis.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center; padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">A <strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">very b<\/span>ig thanks to our donors !\u00a0 <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #800000;\">It is through your generosity that we are able to do this.<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>If you&#8217;re affiliated with a local school and can help with getting the word out to students about this opportunity, please email <a href=\"mailto:350pittsburgh@gmail.com\">350pittsburgh@gmail.com<\/a>, we would love to send you more information.<\/li>\n<li>If you&#8217;re interested to volunteer to help organize this program, please email <a href=\"mailto:350pittsburgh@gmail.com\">350pittsburgh@gmail.com<\/a>, we can use your help !<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">We are now accepting student applications on a rolling basis<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Contact 350 Pittsburgh at 350pittsburgh@gmail.com for details.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Spring 2022 Awardee<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2022\/03\/HOF_pic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4247 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2022\/03\/HOF_pic-300x167.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2022\/03\/HOF_pic-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2022\/03\/HOF_pic-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2022\/03\/HOF_pic-430x240.png 430w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2022\/03\/HOF_pic-20x11.png 20w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2022\/03\/HOF_pic.jpg 947w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Congratulations to Ilyas Khan and the &#8220;House on Fire&#8221; team !\u00a0 They will coordinate activists and artists both here and abroad in making several one to two minute clips showing their work and process. These will be strung together into one overarching narrative centered around communal climate justice and the importance of art in those conversations. This is a continuation of work Ilyas had been doing in Buffalo.\u00a0 check out their <a href=\"https:\/\/houseonfireshow.com\/trailers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2021 trailers<\/a> !<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Fall 2021 Awardees<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We are pleased to announce two awards for Fall 2021:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2021\/11\/Compost.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3917 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2021\/11\/Compost-300x160.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2021\/11\/Compost-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2021\/11\/Compost-1024x546.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2021\/11\/Compost-768x409.jpg 768w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2021\/11\/Compost-430x229.jpg 430w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2021\/11\/Compost-20x11.jpg 20w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2021\/11\/Compost-1280x682.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2021\/11\/Compost.jpg 1477w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2022\/02\/lau_compost_2022.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4172\" src=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2022\/02\/lau_compost_2022-300x225.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2022\/02\/lau_compost_2022-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2022\/02\/lau_compost_2022-768x575.png 768w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2022\/02\/lau_compost_2022-430x322.png 430w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2022\/02\/lau_compost_2022-20x15.png 20w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2022\/02\/lau_compost_2022.jpg 952w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>Michael Lau is a freshman at CMU, but he is already off with a leap into the environmental community in Pittsburgh! The project that 350Pgh is supporting is using the Bokashi composting method to create compost quickly using raw materials from the CMU dining halls and, with time, expanding to other CMU buildings. The compost will be used at the Winthrop Garden. Michael works together with the CMU Sustainable Earth club.\u00a0\u00a0 The project has now diverted about 50 gallons of pre-consumption food waste from a CMU dining hall to support the CMU garden.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2021\/11\/shaler_pic.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3918 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2021\/11\/shaler_pic-e1636326579421-300x118.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2021\/11\/shaler_pic-e1636326579421-300x118.png 300w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2021\/11\/shaler_pic-e1636326579421-1024x402.png 1024w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2021\/11\/shaler_pic-e1636326579421-768x301.png 768w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2021\/11\/shaler_pic-e1636326579421-430x169.png 430w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2021\/11\/shaler_pic-e1636326579421-20x8.png 20w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2021\/11\/shaler_pic-e1636326579421.png 1058w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The Shaler High School College in High School Sustainability class, in a project spearheaded by Miko, Danielle, and Cassidy, is growing succulent plants as a fundraiser to support renovation of a Millvale Community building.\u00a0 The Millvale Community Development Corporation is leading the renovation project, which will include 40.94 kW of solar panels (installed by EIS Solar) and one Electric Vehicle charging station.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2021\/12\/shaler_popup_small.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3956 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2021\/12\/shaler_popup_small-152x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"152\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2021\/12\/shaler_popup_small-152x300.jpeg 152w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2021\/12\/shaler_popup_small-202x400.jpeg 202w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2021\/12\/shaler_popup_small-8x15.jpeg 8w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2021\/12\/shaler_popup_small-405x800.jpeg 405w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2021\/12\/shaler_popup_small.jpeg 491w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 152px) 100vw, 152px\" \/><\/a>Their\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/614129333111274\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/614129333111274\/\">pop-up sale<\/a> Fall 2021 in Millvale was a tremendous success.\u00a0 Congratulations to the Shaler students on a sold-out pop-up sale of their succulents ! Stay tuned for opportunities to get your succulent plant and support this great project and community !\u00a0 Follow them on Instagram <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sahssustainability\/?hl=en\">@sahssustainability<\/a><\/p>\n<p>So far they have raised $1600, which was matched by another $1600 by a very generous donor, for a total of $3200 to support the Millvale Community building.\u00a0 Read the Shaler Area High School Student\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/shaleroracle.com\/2057\/features\/sustainability-classes-help-fund-green-building-renovation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Newpaper article<\/a> about this project.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Spring 2020 Awardees<\/h3>\n<p>We are pleased to announce two awards for Spring 2020.\u00a0 In order to promote safety in light of the Covid-19 outbreak, and understanding the unusual stresses our students and community are facing, we offered our students up to <strong>Dec. 31, 2020<\/strong> to complete their projects.\u00a0 Also, we understand the projects needed to be adapted to stay safe in the pandemic.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>We are very happy to support the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">newly formed CCAC Environmental Group<\/span> in carrying out their first outreach event.\u00a0 They plan to have a <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">screening of \u201cBefore the Flood,\u201d<\/span> supported by National Geographic and accompanied by an invited\u00a0 speaker.\u00a0 A representative from Green Mountain Energy has agreed to set up a table outside of the screening to educate attendees on alternative\/sustainable energy options. In addition, a clothing swap table, refreshments, and a fundraising gift basket are planned in collaboration with other CCAC groups.\u00a0 We are proud to assist this new initiative on the CCAC campus !<a href=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2020\/10\/CCAC_ClimatePoster_small-e1643149397455.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3541 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2020\/10\/CCAC_ClimatePoster_small-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>The <span class=\"il\">CCAC<\/span> student group led by Marissa Rodi\u00a0 successfully revised their project and held a lively and well planned Zoom Climate Awareness event Friday Oct. 30 as part of their 350 Pittsburgh student award.\u00a0 About 25-30 students attended and shared concerns, tips, and questions.\u00a0 Programming included a Kahoot! climate facts quiz,\u00a0 an engaging discussion with Hannah Samuels from Allegheny Cleanways, and a great 5min video from Prince Ea, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VrzbRZn5Ed4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v%3DVrzbRZn5Ed4&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1609300635211000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHSWNDga4rMxqeuJQBxut8ayblcBA\">Man vs Earth<\/a>.\u00a0 Great job Marissa !<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>We are also very happy to support <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waterwalkspittsburgh.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WaterWalks: Creative Action for Community Justice<\/a>. WaterWalks is a socially engaged art project organized by CMU students, Pittsburgh-based artists, and community activists. Using the framework of environmental justice, WaterWalks responds to the climate crisis by organizing artist-led experiences that center marginalized perspectives in Pittsburgh\u2019s ongoing water crisis.\u00a0 They are planning to use the award to<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> organize an additional workshop event<\/span> in late April that will bring together many of the artists, activists, community leaders, and researchers they have worked with. During that workshop, they will <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">collaboratively assemble an artists\u2019 book<\/span> that documents the project thus far and speculates what the future of WaterWalks might hold.\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>The WaterWalk group held a well attended and pandemic safe walk along Nine Mile Run Saturday Nov. 14. Members of Nine Mile Run Watershed association shared information about 9MR and the restoration project.\u00a0 A Univ. of Pittsburgh graduate student in\u00a0 Geology and Environmental Studies discussed research she is conducting on 9MR water quality, and the walk concluded with a tea ceremony at the Monongahela.\u00a0 For a description of the walk, see the WaterWalks <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waterwalkspittsburgh.com\/copy-of-mapping-pittsburgh-s-waters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.waterwalkspittsburgh.com\/copy-of-mapping-pittsburgh-s-waters&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1609300635211000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGIIsqqsHBYReChyhG6wyWvP3BShA\">write-up<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div>The 350Pittsburgh award was planned to be an April\u00a0 workshop following this walk that was originally scheduled in March.\u00a0\u00a0 We look forward to a revised WaterWalks project !<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Fall 2019 Awardees<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>350Pittsburgh is splitting its Fall 2019 award between two excellent projects !<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The graduate students of the Duquesne MBA Sustainable Business Practice program, under the direction of Dr. Robert Sroufe, are working on a class project with the\u00a0<a title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/citizensclimatelobby.org\/chapters\/PA_Pittsburgh\/. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitizensclimatelobby.org%2Fchapters%2FPA_Pittsburgh%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cjohnsont4%40duq.edu%7C30c20f80b82644b0ba7808d76259316e%7C12c44311cf844e4195c38df690b1eb61%7C0%7C0%7C637086007529723526&amp;sdata=jCBkPsn%2B86zfeNhMnwbTTuR8DVWvy4Ar6VyXgE3P84g%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fcitizensclimatelobby.org%252Fchapters%252FPA_Pittsburgh%252F%26data%3D02%257C01%257Cjohnsont4%2540duq.edu%257C30c20f80b82644b0ba7808d76259316e%257C12c44311cf844e4195c38df690b1eb61%257C0%257C0%257C637086007529723526%26sdata%3DjCBkPsn%252B86zfeNhMnwbTTuR8DVWvy4Ar6VyXgE3P84g%253D%26reserved%3D0&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1573916936294000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFaBem4op7Ty1e2nTpgQ_q3VVoMwg\">Pittsburgh chapter of Citizens Climate Lobby<\/a>\u00a0to <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">investigate PA state level impacts of the\u00a0Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act\u00a0<\/span>(<a title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/citizensclimatelobby.org\/energy-innovation-and-carbon-dividend-act\/. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitizensclimatelobby.org%2Fenergy-innovation-and-carbon-dividend-act%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cjohnsont4%40duq.edu%7C30c20f80b82644b0ba7808d76259316e%7C12c44311cf844e4195c38df690b1eb61%7C0%7C0%7C637086007529733521&amp;sdata=03tek8Jq5%2FwMoOV5P4LijLwb%2BM2zigrrnWk%2BLzadWaA%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fcitizensclimatelobby.org%252Fenergy-innovation-and-carbon-dividend-act%252F%26data%3D02%257C01%257Cjohnsont4%2540duq.edu%257C30c20f80b82644b0ba7808d76259316e%257C12c44311cf844e4195c38df690b1eb61%257C0%257C0%257C637086007529733521%26sdata%3D03tek8Jq5%252FwMoOV5P4LijLwb%252BM2zigrrnWk%252BLzadWaA%253D%26reserved%3D0&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1573916936294000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFmiCawmamctGtGrNbE4eEyvWzNCQ\">EICDA<\/a>).\u00a0 Late in the semester when the project is complete students will travel to Washington D.C. to present their results. The 350Pittsburgh award will support their travel costs.&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Update:\u00a0 DC trip was completed in Jan 2020 !\u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> See the Duquesne University writeup:<\/span><\/span><\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.duq.edu\/news\/releases\/most-pennsylvanians-would-benefit-from-the-energy-innovation-and-carbon-dividend-act-according-to-a-duquesne-study\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Most Pennsylvanians Would Benefit from the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act, According to a Duquesne Study<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anais Peterson,\u00a0 fourth year organizer with Fossil Free Pitt Coalition, will work to make sure that FFPC campaigns are successful this Spring and have a smooth transition to continue their work after seniors graduate in April. Her proposal states: &#8220;I strongly believe in building movements of leaders and throughout this project I want to continue to build a culture within our coalition where everyone feels they belong in the movement and they understand movement theory so they feel comfortable taking on more and more responsibility. I\u2019ll be <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">facilitating a number of trainings throughout this year as Fossil Free Pitt Coalition continues to escalate towards our demand for a vote on Fossil Fuel divestment on 2\/28\/2020<\/span>. These trainings will include base building trainings which include skills such as canvassing to trainings around anti-oppression and group culture. In addition to this internal work I will also be doing a lot of work around campus to build awareness of FFPC ranging from undergraduates to administration. My goals for this project are to continue building a strong culture of student organizers in our movement and continue to raise awareness of Fossil Free Pitt on campus so we can win full divestment by April 2020.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/141\/files\/2020\/01\/anais_Fall2019_B.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3179\" src=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/141\/files\/2020\/01\/anais_Fall2019_B.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2016\" height=\"1512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2020\/01\/anais_Fall2019_B.jpg 2016w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2020\/01\/anais_Fall2019_B-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2020\/01\/anais_Fall2019_B-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2020\/01\/anais_Fall2019_B-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2020\/01\/anais_Fall2019_B-430x323.jpg 430w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2020\/01\/anais_Fall2019_B-1067x800.jpg 1067w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2016px) 100vw, 2016px\" \/><\/a>Pitt students advocating for the University of Pittsburgh to divest its endowment of fossil fuels, Fall 2019.<\/p>\n<p>This Fall\u00a0 Anais\u00a0 participated in FFPC&#8217;s 10th sit,\u00a0 in organized a teach-in during our sit-in for our organizers and other students, organized the history night event for Thanksgiving with alumni and current organizers which had roughly 25 people in attendance including one of the founding members of the campaign!\u00a0 She continues to work\u00a0 in preparation for the Spring semester&#8217;s escalation mainly reaching out to alumni and department allies to increase community support on campus.\u00a0\u00a0 Congratulations Anais !<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Summer 2019 Awardee<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>350Pittsburgh was pleased to select\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Max Forsyth&#8217;s<span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u00a0 bioplastics project for our Summer award.\u00a0 Max is\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"> a<\/span> senior in the architecture program at Carnegie Mellon University and design chair of the CMU <a href=\"https:\/\/thebridge.cmu.edu\/organization\/sustainable-earth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sustainable Earth<\/a> group.<\/p>\n<p>Project excerpt:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>With this award, I hope to continue my research on bioplastics, materials made with organic ingredients that can decompose in compost but are resistant to water and are durable, like synthetic plastics. Agar (seaweed extract) and certain starches add durability while additives can influence the shape, texture, and durability. I am specifically interested in clay as an additive to create &#8220;clay bioplastic&#8221;.\u00a0 Clay bioplastic has specific shape-shifting behavior as it dries. I want to continue to study this behavior through material experimentation and speculate on the functional application of these shape behaviors (e.g. as a building material). The stove-top-cooking process of clay bioplastic uses a fraction of the energy needed to fire clay to make it durable bisqueware.\u00a0 By not firing it, this clay compound material more easily decomposes under applied composting conditions.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/141\/files\/2019\/11\/forsyth_agar_test.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3077 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/141\/files\/2019\/11\/forsyth_agar_test-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2019\/11\/forsyth_agar_test-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2019\/11\/forsyth_agar_test-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2019\/11\/forsyth_agar_test-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2019\/11\/forsyth_agar_test-430x323.jpg 430w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2019\/11\/forsyth_agar_test-1067x800.jpg 1067w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2019\/11\/forsyth_agar_test.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/141\/files\/2019\/11\/forsyth_tapioca_test2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3078 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/141\/files\/2019\/11\/forsyth_tapioca_test2-300x181.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2019\/11\/forsyth_tapioca_test2-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2019\/11\/forsyth_tapioca_test2-430x260.jpg 430w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2019\/11\/forsyth_tapioca_test2.jpg 708w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>Pictured here are Max&#8217;s experiments with agar and clay compounds (left) and tapioca and clay (right).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Spring 2019 Awardee<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>350 Pittsburgh awarded a team of graduate students from <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The Falk School of Sustainability &amp; Environment at Chatham University<\/span> with our Spring 2019 Student Award. <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Congratulations to Hannah Blinn, Morgan Block, Camilla Cook, Jessy Swisher, Sara Walker, and Amelia Eggan.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0 The students coordinated a family-friendly interactive <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Earth Month Celebration<\/span><\/strong> as part of a <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">masters level Project Management course taught by David Laird<\/span>. This was the first such event organized at Chatham.<\/p>\n<p>Collaboratively, they organized multiple activities, workshops, music sessions, research presentations, and information tables of local campus and city organizations, including 350 PIttsburgh.\u00a0 The activities were interactive and allowed participants to take home creations of their own, which included do-it-yourself sustainable tie-dyed bandanas, painted flowerpots, wildflower seed bombs, clothing swaps, and more. People were able to enjoy research presentations from first-year graduate students,\u00a0 and music from local bands and later local craft beer.\u00a0\u00a0 Attendees were also able to learn more about the campus itself including its sustainable, ecological, and agricultural programs and resources. An\u00a0 estimated\u00a0 80 people joined\u00a0 throughout the day, both from the Chatham internal community, and the public of all ages. Students plan to continue this event for next year.\u00a0 It was a beautiful day to come together!<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/141\/files\/2019\/09\/15696540-c12b-478f-8aee-c198560f01b9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2962 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/141\/files\/2019\/09\/15696540-c12b-478f-8aee-c198560f01b9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2019\/09\/15696540-c12b-478f-8aee-c198560f01b9.jpg 770w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2019\/09\/15696540-c12b-478f-8aee-c198560f01b9-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2019\/09\/15696540-c12b-478f-8aee-c198560f01b9-768x444.png 768w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2019\/09\/15696540-c12b-478f-8aee-c198560f01b9-430x249.png 430w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a>\n<div id=\"attachment_2960\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/141\/files\/2019\/09\/tiedye.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2960\" class=\"wp-image-2960 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/141\/files\/2019\/09\/tiedye-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2019\/09\/tiedye-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2019\/09\/tiedye-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2019\/09\/tiedye-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2019\/09\/tiedye-430x286.jpg 430w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2019\/09\/tiedye-1202x800.jpg 1202w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2019\/09\/tiedye.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2960\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Connor Mulvaney. 041419.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2961\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/141\/files\/2019\/09\/Bluegras.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2961\" class=\"wp-image-2961 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/141\/files\/2019\/09\/Bluegras-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2961\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Connor Mulvaney. 041419.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Zero Hour March 2018<\/h3>\n<p>In July 2018 <a href=\"http:\/\/thisiszerohour.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zero Hour<\/a> organized a march\u00a0 In Washington D.C.; youth marched on the National Mall to advocate for their own rights to a safe and livable future and highlighted the voices and stories of youth on the frontlines of the climate crisis.<\/p>\n<p>350Pittsburgh supported University of Pittsburgh student <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Anais Peterson<\/span>, who organized a <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">sister Zero Hour march in Pittsburgh<\/span>.\u00a0 Anais did a terrific job, the march down Grant St. was very powerful as protestors called on local officials to <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">enact effective and strong climate policy on all levels<\/span>.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/141\/files\/2019\/10\/zerohour_anais.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3060 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/141\/files\/2019\/10\/zerohour_anais-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2019\/10\/zerohour_anais-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2019\/10\/zerohour_anais-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2019\/10\/zerohour_anais-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2019\/10\/zerohour_anais-430x287.jpg 430w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2019\/10\/zerohour_anais-1199x800.jpg 1199w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2019\/10\/zerohour_anais.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo credit Dianne Peterson<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/141\/files\/2018\/07\/0hour_picpng.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2422\" src=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/141\/files\/2018\/07\/0hour_picpng.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"609\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2018\/07\/0hour_picpng.png 609w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2018\/07\/0hour_picpng-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/files\/2018\/07\/0hour_picpng-430x232.png 430w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 609px) 100vw, 609px\" \/><\/a>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>350Pittsburgh Supports Students Tackling the Climate Crisis Young people are playing a crucial role in the fight to halt the<span class=\"text-cutoff\">&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":410,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2953","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2953","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/410"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2953"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2953\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/pittsburgh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2953"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}