We thank everyone who provided feedback last fall to students from the University of Georgia Interdisciplinary Certificate in Sustainability Program working with us to develop deeper insights about attitudes towards climate change and climate solutions among Sustainable Newton's members, supporters, and followers.  Their survey was one of the tools our Capstone Project Team used to assess the effectiveness of our current communications and make strategy recommendations to improve our engagement.  So thank you for helping them help us.

​Our first Sustainable Star is Eve Mullen. Eve is an associate professor of religion at Oxford College of Emory University. Since completing a home energy audit in 2023, Eve and her husband, Florian Pohl, who joined the Sustainable Newton board this year, have been taking steps to make their home more energy efficient. In December 2024, Eve took advantage of the IRA’s $7,500 new-EV rebate, to purchase her first electric vehicle, a Chevy Equinox, from Ginn Chevrolet in Covington. We asked Eve some questions about making the leap to an EV.

What made you decide to purchase an electric vehicle?
I had been looking at EVs for some time. It's an environmentally friendly way to get around, and my family wanted to do our part by cutting emissions.

​How did the Inflation Reduction Act incentives influence your decision?