Everyday Climate Champions

In this episode, we talk to Sean Armstrong from Redwood Energy, a leading building energy design firm in the Bay Area. With over 25 years of experience working in building electrification and decarbonization, Sean walks us through where we started, where we’re going, and what we can do as individuals to help us get there. Discover how a combination of regulation, financial incentives, and will power will reduce building fossil fuel consumption.

Sean shared: "Attaching ourselves to those wild horses of commerce in Wall Street is how we're going to more rapidly electrify our country. We can't just do it as a cultural movement."

Host: George Dy

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Recap blog post: https://bit.ly/3OUz5nW

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The Climate Reality Project Bay Area Chapter catalyzes local solutions to the climate crisis in every corner of the San Francisco Bay Area. We work together to spark urgent action and rapid adoption of solutions to the climate crisis. As Climate Reality founder and Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore says, “Solving the climate crisis is within our grasp, but we need people like you to stand up and act.”

To learn more, visit: www.ClimateRealityBayArea.org

Podcast Production Team: Executive Producer: Dalya Massachi; Sound Designers: Dennis Hysom, Trevor Skerbe; Co-Hosts/Researchers: George Dy, Ellisa Feinstein, Sean Mendelson, Lex Schrader, Alex Williams; Logo Designer: Gabriela Vargas

Keywords: #electrification #decarbonization #buildings #greenbuilding #buildingdecarbonization #buildingelectrification

You may not have realized that art – in its many forms – can be a powerful way to relate to climate change and climate solutions. Climate art can spark a meaningful conversation and inspire us to become more active in the climate movement. In this episode, we talk to two amazing women involved in the new Climate Gallery: Logan Evasco, Program Director, and Mira Musank, garment refashioner and textile waste upcycler. You’ll hear about how they work with art and artists that address the climate crisis. The Climate Gallery is produced as a virtual gallery, available online. 

Logan shared: “We need to figure out ways to show people's experience in a clear way. What better venue is there than art?"

Host: Dalya Massachi

Transcript here

Recap blog post: https://bit.ly/3OYPwzm

Related Websites:

The Climate Gallery:  Experience the work featured in the Climate Gallery’s first exhibition, Artivism

Climate Creative: The growing non-profit climate arts community behind the Climate Gallery

Climate Gallery Micro-Grants: Find out about this funding opportunity

Fafafoom Studio: Learn more about Mira Musank’s work as a garment refashioner and textile waste upcycler

Black Millennials for Flint: One of the first recipients of a Climate Gallery micro-grant

350 Bay Area: One of the partner organizations of the Climate Gallery

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The Climate Reality Project Bay Area Chapter catalyzes local solutions to the climate crisis in every corner of the San Francisco Bay Area. We work together to spark urgent action and rapid adoption of solutions to the climate crisis. As Climate Reality founder and Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore says, “Solving the climate crisis is within our grasp, but we need people like you to stand up and act.”

To learn more, visit: www.ClimateRealityBayArea.org

Podcast Production Team: Lead Producer: Dalya Massachi; Sound Designer: Dennis Hysom; Logo Designer: Gabriela Vargas; Co-Hosts/Researchers: George Dy, Ellisa Feinstein, Liz Juvera, Janet McGarry, Sean Mendelson, Lex Schrader, Alex Williams

#ClimateArt #ClimateGallery

Solar energy is one of the keys to the just and inclusive transition we need to make. While renewable energy is a hot topic, what about energy democracy? How can we enable everyone – including low-income and frontline communities – to own and shape their energy future? We speak with Crystal Huang, Co-founder and CEO worker-owner of People Power Solar Cooperative, based in Oakland, CA. She discusses a holistic understanding of what energy really is, and how to change the way we engage with it –  so all communities can thrive. We hear about examples of this work in action.

Host: Dalya Massachi

Transcript

Recap Blog Post: https://bit.ly/3R7DjuO

Related Websites:

People Power Solar Cooperative: Find out more about their work

People Power Playground: A digital space for the People Power community to learn from one another and develop shared visions of the energy future

Energy Democracy: Advancing Equity in Clean Energy Solutions: Edited by Denise Fairchild and Al Weinrub,  written by 10 different communities about their strategies of energy democracy

People’s Utility Justice Playbook by the Energy Democracy Project:  A summary of the history of utilities and their tactics undermining community efforts

Solar United Neighbors: A national organization for solar co-ops

Through the Eye of a Needle: An extensive article questioning the foundation of the mainstream energy transition narrative

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The Climate Reality Project Bay Area Chapter catalyzes local solutions to the climate crisis in every corner of the San Francisco Bay Area. We work together to spark urgent action and rapid adoption of solutions to the climate crisis. As Climate Reality founder and Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore says, “Solving the climate crisis is within our grasp, but we need people like you to stand up and act.”

To learn more, visit: www.ClimateRealityBayArea.org

Podcast Production Team: Lead Producer: Dalya Massachi; Sound Designer: Dennis Hysom; Logo Designer: Gabriela Vargas; Co-Hosts/Researchers: George Dy, Ellisa Feinstein, Liz Juvera, Janet McGarry, Sean Mendelson, Lex Schrader, Alex Williams

In this episode we talk to San Jose’s 2022 Climate Smart Water Conservation Champion, Stephanie Morris. She discusses what people can do inside and outside of their homes to adapt to droughts during the climate crisis. As a Bay Area-based landscape designer, she has a myriad of helpful ideas for how native plant gardens and mindful water usage can make a real difference when it comes to a precious resource we all need: water.

Host: Sean Mendelson

Transcript: https://bit.ly/3Cpzatf

Recap blog post: https://bit.ly/3PheriV

Related Websites:

Landscape Rebate Program from Santa Clara Valley Water District: Encourages residents and businesses to convert high-water use landscape/irrigation to low-water use landscape/irrigation - available until June 30, 2023 or until funds are depleted.

Our City Forest: A Lawn Busters program that provides on-site assessments and planning, planting, and quality assurance follow-up. Also helps with affordability issues.

NativePlantDesign.com: Stephanie Morris's landscape design company

Growing Natives Garden Tour: Preview private gardens that can inspire your own ideas.

Santa Clara Valley Water District: You can report water waste: e-mail [email protected]  or call 408-630-2000

South Bay Green Gardens: Different ideas for how to preserve landscapes

The Wild Yards Project: A podcast on transforming lawns into biodiverse habitats 

Homegrown National Park: A grassroots call to regenerate biodiversity and ecosystem function with native plants in your own lawn

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The Climate Reality Project Bay Area Chapter catalyzes local solutions to the climate crisis in every corner of the San Francisco Bay Area. We work together to spark urgent action and rapid adoption of solutions to the climate crisis. As Climate Reality founder and Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore says, “Solving the climate crisis is within our grasp, but we need people like you to stand up and act.”

To learn more, visit: www.ClimateRealityBayArea.org

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#climate-friendly #ClimateCrisis #drought #nativeplants #climatesolutions

If you’re looking for everyday climate-friendly actions to take – on your own, in your family, and in your community – you’re in the right place. Yes, everyone can play a role in creating a climate-friendly world. And yes, the time for action is NOW. We all have the critical opportunity to be part of climate solutions! The “Everyday Climate Champions” Podcast features inspiring conversations with local community members from different walks of life, all putting real climate solutions into action. You can expect the podcast to cover a wide range of topics: from food and agriculture, to transportation, to air and water, energy, buildings, waste, wildlife and natural landscapes, and beyond. We’ll also cover topics you may not have previously connected to the climate, such as art, clothing, pets, and even our own psychology. Join us as we envision and create a future of climate resilience, recovery and restoration …  in a more just, equitable, and joyful Bay Area and beyond.

Host: Dalya Massachi

Contact Us! Do you know a Bay Area-based Everyday Climate Champion? We’d love to interview them!  Or just want to share a comment? Please get in touch at: [email protected] Visit our website at: www.climaterealitybayarea.org/eccpodcast

The Climate Reality Project Bay Area Chapter catalyzes local solutions to the climate crisis in every corner of the San Francisco Bay Area. We work together to spark urgent action and rapid adoption of solutions to the climate crisis. As Climate Reality founder and Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore says, “Solving the climate crisis is within our grasp, but we need people like you to stand up and act.”

To learn more, visit: www.ClimateRealityBayArea.org

Podcast Production Team: Executive Producer/Editor: Dalya Massachi Sound Editor: Dennis Hysom Logo Designer: Gabriela Vargas Co-Hosts/Researchers: George Dy, Ellisa Feinstein, Liz Juvera, Janet McGarry, Sean Mendelson, Lex Schrader, Alex Williams.

#Climateaction, #BayArea, #climatecrisis #climatesolutions #AllHandsOnDeck