Observing community Prompt #5

Post by David DeMeo

        This week observed and participated in the Greenpeace club at Michigan State. This club appears to be a club based on the environment from the outside and that is what it is. Every Wednesday there are meetings where topics such as fossil fuels are discussed and plans of action are created. This may seem irrelevant to the topic of engineering but it is very much a key to the field at this time. From windmills being created to be as efficient as possible to tesla creating affordable electric cars engineering is a huge part of the energy field in our current world.
          The Greenpeace club mainly shows themselves to the public through Facebook. A lot of what the public sees is events that the group supports or host and this is what it is actually like within the group as well.
          My experience in the club was very good. I went to a meeting on Wednesday and was able to help brainstorm fundraising ideas and sign up for events I can volunteer at to do my part in the community. The club's representation to the pubic is very similar to what I experienced. The group of people were very nice activist toward protecting the environment. I highly recommend people join this club if you care about our issues with the environment.