Environment connections: Four stories of relationships created through environment action
The spotlight
When Kristy Drutman participated in the U.N. environment settlements in Poland in 2018, she was struck by how impersonal whatever felt. As an environment writer, teacher, and social networks influencer (who was included on our 2022 Grist 50 list), Drutman's work greatly highlighted individuals and connections. "It simply seemed like individuals were actually detached from each other," she stated of the conference. She believed the environment motion as a whole might take advantage of putting a higher focus on relationships.
3 years later on, she went back to the U.N. conference and established a table with an indication: "Looking for love? Begin an environment speed date." Individuals appeared to like it. "We really had individuals that remained in the settlement spaces-- p...