April 25th The Climate Center’s Youth Advisory Board took to the halls of the state capital. These youth leaders were advocating for different bills regarding public transportation, equity, and climate change. This was an amazing chance to have conversations with legislators and voice their ideas for ways to improve the state and address climate change. … Read more
Did you ever want to get rewarded for doing the right thing? This February students across Sonoma County delivered an important message to their peers, encouraging them to walk, bike, bus, or carpool to school. As a reward, the eco-club greeted students with either a delicious cookie or a cup of piping hot cocoa. What … Read more
by Amy Jolly, The Climate Center It was a packed house at the Youth for Environment and Sustainability Conference this year as 500 teens from across the Bay Area came together on February 25th at the Bay Area Metro Center in San Francisco. The conference – organized by Bay Area Air Quality Management District and the … Read more
World wide transportation accounts for only 13 percent of our carbon footprint 1. However, in the Bay Area transportation is biggest GHG contributor, 2 and here in semi-rural Sonoma County, transportation accounts for more than half of our greenhouse gas emissions 3. We drive a lot. So what can we do about it? The Sonoma County Transit Authority … Read more
Caltrans recently recognized the Bay Area’s Spare the Air Youth Program with an Excellence in Transportation Award in the Public Awareness Campaigns category. Only 13 projects received awards out of nearly 100 entries for this year’s program – from within Caltrans, public agencies, private contractors, and consultants across the state. Spare the Air Youth coordinates … Read more
Join us for Sonoma County’s fourth annual Green Teen Gathering. When: Friday, November 18, 2015, 5:30-8:30pmWhere: Montgomery High School CafeteriaFood will be available for purchase. The Green Teen Gathering is a youth-organized, youth-led event sponsored by The Climate Center’s Youth Advisory Board. Students on the Youth Advisory Board learn leadership and life skills while making … Read more
On October 5, students across Sonoma County left their cars in the driveway and took to the streets. By making a choice to use alternative transportation, walking or biking they started their day with a breath of fresh air. In Sonoma County, more than 10,000 students participated in International Walk and Roll to School Day. … Read more
In high schools across Sonoma County, the ECO2school program works with students to support climate protection issues using a service-learning model. Collaborating with teenagers, along with their mentor teachers, the program provides opportunities for young people to take leadership roles in their schools and beyond. This work impacts the school communities – and also has a long-lasting impact on the students themselves. … Read more
Who has the experience and enthusiasm to communicate climate issues to teenagers across Sonoma County? Why, fellow students, of course! The ECO2school Program continues to bring in student interns from around the county to educate others and spread the word about environmental issues. This summer, the ECO2school Program is working with a four-person creative team of summer interns to develop a series … Read more
This summer I was lucky enough to to chaperone a group of vibrant youth leaders as they explored Hong Kong and Guangzhou China on an environmental education trip. Seventeen students from across the Bay Area were carefully selected from over 200 applicants to explore climate, sustainability, and environment in a Chinese cultural exchange. Participants included … Read more
