Guest Blogger By Niki Woodard Most of us have read about the oceans rising and acidifying, storms intensifying, and species dying off. We’ve read statistics like this: The 30-year time period between 1983 and 2012 was the warmest in the Northern Hemisphere within the last 1,400 years. And we’ve seen charts like this: Yet, our collective response … Read more
The Climate Center just released its Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Report for Sonoma County for 2014. The report calculates GHG emissions from major sectors to reveal trends that demonstrate progress toward the County’s goals. The report shows us that in 2014, Sonoma County produced about 3.6 million tons of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This is … Read more
by Meghan Demeter | July 28, 2015 [Pictured above: Meghan Demeter, Peter Barnes, Ann Hancock] I packed up my car five weeks ago and drove down to Santa Rosa from Seattle to start my internship at The Climate Center. I was drawn to the Center as a way to study carbon pricing. As a … Read more
The Climate Center recently brought on two new employees, one new Board of Director, and is benefiting from a surge of productivity from four summer interns. In May, Niki Woodard joined the Center as its Communications & Marketing Director. For the past four years, Niki has been running her own business, Spiral PR & Communications. … Read more
by Amy Jolly This summer, two The Climate Center Youth Advisory Board members – Izzi Rader and Jannike Allen – will travel to China to participate in the American Youth Leadership Program, sponsored by the U.S. State Department. The goal of the program is to introduce young leaders to new cultures and ideas, fostering an … Read more
June 8, 2015 by Andy Ferguson In the race to reduce green house gases, Fort Collins, Colorado has moved into the Diamond Lane, adopting a plan the city hopes can overtake and pass previously attempted emission reduction strategies. In March the City Council adopted a goal of reducing the municipality’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by … Read more
by Amy Jolly For the past eight years, the The Climate Center’s (CCP) youth climate leadership program, called ECO2school, has empowered Sonoma County high school students to address climate change. That hard work is paying off. Amy Jolly, Program Manager for CCP’s ECO2school Program, was awarded the Breathe California Clean Air Award for Education. The award, … Read more
May 6, 2015 by Kristin Berger, Director of Development KB Properties is a residential real estate company serving Sonoma and Marin Counties. Their support of The Climate Center comes from a desire to benefit local non-profits taking positive action towards climate change. “We are constantly inspired by the game-changing work of The Climate Center to … Read more
May 6, 2015 by Amy JollyYouth Leadership Implementation Manager This month three students from The Climate Center’s Youth Advisory Board walked the halls in Sacramento at their first Advocacy Day. Students received advocacy training and met with senators, assembly members, and their aides to promote Senate Bill 32 and Assembly Bill 1335. Organized by the … Read more
May 1, 2015 by Adrienne Tatman, SSU student and The Climate Center Intern Recently I attended a Sonoma County Water Agency’s Energy and Sustainability tour and learned how the Agency achieved carbon free water. The Agency pumps and distributes water to more than 600,000 Sonoma and Marin customers, and also runs several sanitation plants. Before … Read more
