Greg Grant and Marilyn Bauchat

“The increasingly negative impacts for our state from the climate crisis can be discouraging. However, the staff and volunteers of HEC focus on the positive responses everyone can make…”

Greg Grant and Marilyn Bauchat grew up in the Midwest. They met many years ago at the University of Michigan and have enjoyed exploring and helping to preserve our planet’s natural abundance through their many years together. Greg spent a career working on sustainability initiatives at General Motors, such as electric vehicles. Meanwhile, Marilyn taught special needs children with an emphasis on getting them out into the peacefulness and resilience of the great outdoors. Both Greg and Marilyn instilled a love of nature in their sons, always emphasizing the idea of leaving every place (or person) “better than you found it.”

Since their retirements, Greg and Marilyn have worked as grassroots volunteers for the Sierra Club and Citizens’ Climate Lobby to address their greatest concern, the climate crisis. They love the Hoosier Environmental Council because HEC remains laser focused on Indiana-specific environmental concerns and the welfare of Indiana’s residents. They also have found the Hoosier Environmental Council to be a wonderful collaborative partner and role model for efforts to protect Hoosiers and Indiana’s natural heritage. “The increasingly negative impacts for our state from the climate crisis can be discouraging,” they admit, “However, the staff and volunteers of HEC focus on the positive responses everyone can make, patiently presenting the facts and opportunities for action, to slow and decrease the losses from climate change.”