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In this Tiny Climate Challenge, our Guest Expert Erika Morgan is back to teach us how to read our electricity bills so that we can make our kilowatt-hours go a lot further to saving the planet.

Erika Morgan is an independent clean energy consultant dedicated to speeding the transition to zero-carbon energy solutions. She works with non-profit and private entities, providing technical, operations and business facilitation, policy advocacy, and market development for clean energy solutions, including community choice energy programs. She also provides operational support to the California Alliance for Community Energy - a statewide alliance of grassroots nonprofits dedicated to ensuring that "community" stays central to Community Choice.

Ms. Morgan's career spans the clean energy industry, as a policymaker, manager, consultant, project manager, public educator, and executive coach. A specialist in organizational management, Ms. Morgan helps clients manage rapid growth, innovation, and flexibility. A former Deputy Commissioner of Energy for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and of Environmental Protection for the State of Maine, in both roles she participated in the state's efforts to deregulate its electricity market. A pioneer in electricity aggregation, she formed New England's first retail aggregation for 100% renewable electricity. Upon moving to San Diego, she saw the power of California's Community Choice model to speed the transition to an electricity system free of carbon and responsive to local community needs. She earned her Masters in Public and Private Management from Yale University.

• California Alliance for Community Energy
• San Diego Energy District
• San Diego Gas and Electric 2018 Power Content Label (PCL)
• California Energy Commission PCL Explanation
• San Diego Community Power

Erika on LinkedIn

Erika on Facebook

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We are grateful for the generosity of Ashley Mazanec and her permission to use "Possible" from her album "Let's Talk About The Weather" available on iTunes or Bandcamp. Ashley is an Eco Musician, and the co-founder of Let's Talk About The Weather podcast at EcoArts Foundation.

In this Tiny Climate Challenge episode, April and May (The Quaran-Queens) are back to talk about their sustainable swaps and drops and how they're surviving the COVID-19 pandemic together.

April Powers is a Quaran-Queen with a YouTube channel for everyone wondering how to cook in COVID times. She just started a bilingual children's book and website called Finicky Fiona (Fiona Melindrosa for YouTube en español) to encourage children to eat the rainbow and to help people with allergies learn how to cook delicious food.

• Finicky Fiona
• April Powers TV (YouTube Channel)
• Uncle Jim's Worm Farm
• La Competencia Imports, LLC (Mexican wines from Valle de Guadalupe)
• Naked Wines
• Plenty Cookbook
• Roasted Beet Salad with Oranges and Beet Greens Recipe
• Nasturtium Pesto Recipe
• Violife Vegan Cheese
• Miyoko's Organic Vegan Cheese Recipes
• Calendula Hand Salve Recipe & Video
• Environmental Working Group
• Casa Werma

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We are grateful for the generosity of Ashley Mazanec and her permission to use "Possible" from her album "Let's Talk About The Weather" available on iTunes or Bandcamp. Ashley is an Eco Musician, and the co-founder of Let's Talk About The Weather podcast at EcoArts Foundation.

In this Tiny Climate Challenge episode our Guest Challenger Marta Hynan teaches us how easy it is to be a Zero Waste Badass by minimizing her waste and making her own do-it-yourself (DIY) cleaning supplies.

Marta Hynan originally from Brazil is a fitness and cleaning professional living in San Diego, California. She loves the outdoors, nature, people and our planet and is committed to finding new ways to living sustainably. She believes in the importance of cleaning up our environment "one small plastic bottle cap at a time" and loves to educate and empower people to make a difference in their own lives and in the world.

• Eco Goddess
• Eco Goddess YouTube Channel
• 5 DIY Cleaners: My Favorite Natural Cleaning Products

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We are grateful for the generosity of Ashley Mazanec and her permission to use "Possible" from her album "Let's Talk About The Weather" available on iTunes or Bandcamp. Ashley is an Eco Musician, and the co-founder of Let's Talk About The Weather podcast at EcoArts Foundation.

In this Tiny Climate Challenge episode our Guest Expert, Marina Qutab (aka the Eco Goddess) teaches us how to be a Zero Waste Badass. She talks about how she tracked and reduced her trash and fit two years of her waste into a tiny mason jar. She also challenges all of us to embrace the philosophy of ecocentrism by becoming more resourceful in our own lives and creating our own DIY solutions for living more sustainably.

Marina Qutab is the personality behind Eco Goddess. Through her online presence, she shares zero waste living tips, plant-based recipes, and soulful wellness inspiration. It is her hope that in sharing her journey to living a more vibrant, ecologically conscious lifestyle with others, others will feel inspired and supported to embark on their own journeys. Find her on social media at @EcoGoddess and check out her startup {Zero} Waste Kit where she aims to provide you with the tools, mindset, and convenience for reducing your everyday waste and ecological footprint.

• Eco Goddess
• Eco Goddess YouTube Channel
• Zero Waste Kitchen Makeover
• Tiny Climate Challenge Vermicomposting Episode 003
• Trash is for Tossers
• 5 DIY Cleaners: My Favorite Natural Cleaning Products
• {Zero} Waste Kit
• Citrus Peel Bird Feeder

Marina Qutab

• Instagram & Twitter: @EcoGoddess
• Website: https://ecogoddess.com/
• Youtube Channel: Eco Goddess
• {Zero} Waste Kit
• Instagram & Twitter: @zerowastekit
• Website: https://zerowastekit.org/

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We are grateful for the generosity of Ashley Mazanec and her permission to use "Possible" from her album "Let's Talk About The Weather" available on iTunes or Bandcamp. Ashley is an Eco Musician, and the co-founder of Let's Talk About The Weather podcast at EcoArts Foundation.

Pia Piscitelli committed to her own slow fashion challenge for an entire year in 2019. In this episode, she shares her best ideas and inspirations to help us all take eco-actions to create a more sustainable closet.

Pia Piscitelli is passionate about eco-action and finding tangible ways to make a difference. For over five years, she has worked in environmental education organizations helping kids and adults take steps to live a more sustainable life. She was trained as a Climate Reality Leader with former Vice President Al Gore, and she's certified as a Master Composter. She runs Greenie Guide, a resource that helps individuals take climate action, and she loves exploring sustainable travel, cooking with her solar oven, and supporting her local coffee scene.

• thredUP
• Pact
• Fashion Revolution
• Elizabeth Cline

• A Year Without Buying Fast Fashion Clothing
• 24 New Years Resolutions for a Sustainable & Ethical Closet

Pia PiscitelliInstagram & Twitter: @greenieguideWebsite: www.greenieguide.com

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We are grateful for the generosity of Ashley Mazanec and her permission to use "Possible" from her album "Let's Talk About The Weather" available on iTunes or Bandcamp. Ashley is an Eco Musician, and the co-founder of Let's Talk About The Weather podcast at EcoArts Foundation.

In this Tiny Climate Challenge, our Guest Expert Erika Lopez Lara talks about slow fashion, the alternative to fast fashion which advocates for good quality clothing that is friendly to consumers, producers, and our planet. She shares great tips for buying local, second-hand clothing, and participating in clothing swaps.

Erika Lopez Lara is the Founder of WEEDS Association a non-profit that aims to empower people to solve the environmental crisis we are facing through education, research and entrepreneurship in Mexico. She recently graduated from Tecnológico de Monterrey with a degree in Nanotechnology and Chemical Sciences Engineering. She has worked in research at Harvard, MIT, the Water Center for Latin America and the Caribbean, UC Berkeley and Stockholm University. Last year she participated in an entrepreneurship program at UC Berkeley where she developed a report to map the startups that could save our oceans in partnership with L'atelier. When she's not busy with her research, work, and attending international conferences she also serves as a mentor and leader at the Climate Reality Project.

• WEEDS AC Facebook
• Love Your Clothes This link was not mentioned but looks like a good one.

• Erika Lopez Lara LinkedIn
• WEEDS AC LinkedIn

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In Tiny Climate Challenge Episode 12 our Guest Challenger and Energy Consultant Extraordinaire Erika Morgan talks about the benefits and ease of purchasing carbon offsets through The Good Traveler program for her recent car and air travel from San Diego to Boston.

Erika Morgan is an independent clean energy consultant dedicated to speeding the transition to zero-carbon energy solutions. She works with non-profit and private entities, providing technical, operations and business facilitation, policy advocacy and market development for clean energy solutions, including community choice energy programs. She also provides operational support to the California Alliance for Community Energy - a statewide alliance of grassroots nonprofits dedicated to ensuring that "community" stays central to Community Choice.

Ms. Morgan's career spans the clean energy industry, as a policymaker, manager, consultant, project manager, public educator, and executive coach. A specialist in organizational management, she helps clients manage rapid growth, innovation, and flexibility. A former Deputy Commissioner of Energy for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and of Environmental Protection for the State of Maine, in both roles she participated in the state's efforts to deregulate its electricity market. A pioneer in electricity aggregation, she formed New England's first retail aggregation for 100% renewable electricity. Upon moving to San Diego, she saw the power of California's Community Choice model to speed the transition to an electricity system free of carbon and responsive to local community needs. She earned her Masters in Public and Private Management from Yale University.

• The Good Traveler
• San Diego International Airport
• Rocky Mountain Institute

Erika Morgan

• Erika on LinkedIn
• Erika on Facebook

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We are grateful for the generosity of Ashley Mazanec and her permission to use "Possible" from her album "Let's Talk About The Weather" available on iTunes or Bandcamp. Ashley is an Eco Musician, and the co-founder of Let's Talk About The Weather podcast at EcoArts Foundation.

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In Tiny Climate Challenge Episode 11 our Guest Experts, Paul Manasjan and Steve Statler talk about The Good Traveler, a program they co-founded to engage the traveling public to fly carbon neutral through the purchase of carbon offsets.

Their Tiny Climate Challenges for all of us is to purchase carbon offsets as individuals, organizations (private, public and non-profit), to promote sustainable conferences and events and encourage all airports to achieve carbon neutrality.

Visit The Good Traveller for more information.

Paul Manasjan619-990-1767The Manasjan Consultancy

With over 30 years of public sector experience working in the fields of environmental health, resource management, and sustainability, Mr. Paul Manasjan is an internationally recognized leader and innovator in airport sustainability and the recipient of the 2018 Pioneer in Aviation Sustainability Award.

Mr. Manasjan has recently retired from his post as Director of Environmental Affairs for San Diego International Airport and as chair of Airport Council International-North America, Environmental Committee's Sustainability Working Group. He is now applying his expertise at The Manasjan Consultancy to supporting private and public sector organizations in the visioning and building of resilient enterprises through collaborative, integrative and whole-system approaches to continuous improvement.

Steve StatlerSVP Marketing & Business DevelopmentWiliotMister Beacon podcast503-709-1900www.wiliot.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/WiliotHQ/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/WiliotHQ

Steve Statler is the author of Beacon Technologies, the presenter of the Mister Beacon podcast and a Senior VP at Wiliot where he is responsible for consulting, marketing and business development. Wiliot is a fabless semiconductor company connecting people and products with battery-free Bluetooth tags powered by harvesting energy from radio waves.

Prior to Wiliot, his consulting company specialized in Bluetooth beacon technology, training and advising manufacturers, venue owners, VCs, as well as makers of beacon software and hardware. Previously he was the Senior Director for Strategy and Solutions Management at Qualcomm's Retail Solutions Division, helping to incubate Gimbal, one of the leading Bluetooth beacons in the market. Along the way, he became interested in sustainability and carbon offsetting. As a consultant, he supported the development of The Good Traveler carbon offsetting program.

• The Good Traveler
• San Diego International Airport
• Rocky Mountain Institute
• Tesla
• Nathan Fletcher
• Ryan Brothers Coffee
• Evans Hotels
• Richard Branson
• Wiliot
• Casa Werma
• City of San Diego
• Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

The Good Traveler YouTube video

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In Tiny Climate Challenge Episode 10 our Guest Challenger, poet and artist Christina Burress talks about how she uses found objects (tiny plastic trash that she picks up off our beaches) to create artwork while raising awareness of the threats of plastic ocean pollution. She also shares a reading of her powerful poem, "In the Crease".

Christina Burress is passionate about teaching her students to notice the world around them for inspiration and healing. Currently, she is Chair of the English Department at the Grauer School in Encinitas, California where she teaches 10th and 12th-grade Literature and Creative Writing. Since 2010, she has taught the course, Language of Poetry to K-12 educators getting their Master's in Arts in the Curriculum from the School of Education at Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Since 2009, she has taught poetry classes for UCSD Extension. You can find some of her poetry published in the San Diego Poetry Annual.

Christina Burress on Instagram: @christinamisenburress

• Llyn Roberts Wild Wisdom Retreat
• James Nestor - Deep
• Eric Booth - The Everyday Work of Art
• The Plastic Pick-Up
• The Grauer School
• For the Wild podcast
• I Love A Clean San Diego
• Alexandra Burress
• Nick Burress

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In Tiny Climate Challenge Episode 9 our Guest Expert Ashley Mazanec talks about the importance of EcoArts in addressing our climate crisis.

Ashley Mazanec is an environmental policy and non-profit professional, eco-art educator, and eco musician committed to optimizing human and environmental health. As Assistant Executive Director of the San Diego Energy District, she is deeply invested in the future of clean energy in San Diego. Founding EcoArts Foundation in 2016 led to her current position in teaching and programming eco-art education at Del Sur Elementary.

EcoArts Foundation's mission is to inspire the regeneration of Earth's ecosystems with creative media, events, and performance. Ashley has advanced this mission by producing: environmentally-themed music, an EcoArts TV production for the City of Palmdale, an educational eco art series generously funded by the Tommy Short Foundation, and the Let's Talk About the Weather podcast -- which explores ecological topics through the eyes of artists. She serves as a Sustainability Advisor for the City of Del Mar, and co-producer for ocean films with Spiral Pacific. Current board positions include the eco-village development nonprofit Local Earth, Citizens Coordinate for Century III, and the pioneer of San Diego's first EcoDistrict -- beautifulPB. Ashley is a partner and affiliated artist at the Climate Science Alliance.

Ashley has been endowed with numerous awards from 2015 to 2017, including Global Policy and Strategy Fellowship, US-Israel Center for Innovation and Economic Sustainability Lead Fellowship, and Surfing Madonna Oceans Project Scholarship to the Artists and Climate Change Inaugural Incubator. She holds her Masters in International Environmental Policy from the UCSD School of Global Policy and Strategy, where she served as Net Impact UCSD Graduate Chapter President. Coverage on her activities can be found on KPBS, The Union Tribune Coastal, Voyager, podcast and radio interviews.

www.EcoArtsFoundation.org

• UCSD - School of Global Policy & Strategy
• City of Encinitas Environmental Commission - Jim Wang
• Eco Sustainability Peeps
• Climate Science Alliance
• Diane Burko Coral Reefs

• Healthy Creations
• Nectarine Grove
• Eve Encinitas
• Birdseye Kitchen
• Goodonya
• The Sandpiper Ocean Friendly Restaurants article
• Surfrider Ocean Friendly Restaurants

• Let's Talk About the Weather Ep. 24. Regan Rosburg: Breaching Grief, Melancholia and Mania with Biophilia
• Artists and Climate Change
• Adidas (sustainable clothing and shoes)

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