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Reflections on Legacies Lost (and Found)

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March Great Story by Gillian Greenberg, 2017-18 Central Inland Climate Fellow Growing up, Cesar Chavez rarely made the list of important figures in American history classes. I had never spent any significant amount of time learning about him and the labor movement he led until March regional training. As we watched a video about his…

Feeling Inspired

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February Great Story by Linda Vo, 2017-18 Bay Area Water Fellow As someone who loves learning, I enjoy watching TED Talks for its educational and inspirational content. This past weekend, I was watching a TED Talk titled Be humble – and other lessons from the philosophy of water, where Raymond Tang, the speaker, shares the…

The Power of Youth

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February Great Story by Zachary Farrell, 2017-18 Central Inland Climate Fellow I had the opportunity to speak on a panel this past Saturday at the California Environmental Assembly, hosted by the Planning and Conservation League. The theme of the panel was young leaders in the environmental field. Full disclosure, to this moment, I’m still not…

ZEV Pledge

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January Great Story by Katherine Smet, 2017-18 Central Inland Climate Fellow This month has been busy and filled with research on zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs). The other fellow and I began a new project called the ZEV Pledge, which is a program to rally together CEOs from across the Capital Region to commit to adopting ZEVs…

Volunteer Engagement

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January Great Story by Aaron Dickinson, 2017-18 Greater Los Angeles Water Fellow Working with WELL and the Human Right to Water, it was obvious that I wanted to center my volunteer engagement project around the affordability and accessibility of clean, potable water. I workshopped some ideas around, but it wasn’t until I spoke with Maansi…

“We should have him/her over for dinner!”

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Story by Elliot Goodrich, 2016-17 CivicSpark Alum, North Coast Region “We should have him/her over for dinner!” It’s a common exclamation in our household. Three of the four of us are former CivicSpark fellows, class of 2016-2017. As with many of our peers, the Bay Area’s burgeoning climate change / sustainability / planning scene has…

Meredith Thompson

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Meredith Thompson is the Water Project Manager for LGC’s Water Program. In addition to supporting all water-focused initiatives within LGC, Meredith coordinates the WE CAN project in Fresno, CA which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, water, and energy use through drought-tolerant landscape upgrades, and the Disadvantaged Community Involvement Program with The Santa Ana Watershed…

Integrating Mental Health into Climate Change and CivicSpark

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December Great Story by Sarah Huang, 2017-18 Greater Los Angeles Climate Fellow I woke up early on a Saturday morning to drive over to a Mental Health First Aid Training Course. When I arrived on the college campus, there was a small sign directing me where to go. As I entered, I saw colorful name…

Bridging the Gaps

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December Great Story by Ryan Hirano, 2017-18 Greater Los Angeles Water Fellow This past month I was fortunate enough to be selected to participate in a program called the Kakehashi Project. The Kakehashi Project is a fully funded trip to Japan, sponsored by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with the purpose to promote a…

New city intern praises input by Piedmont residents in climate action plan

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Originally posted in the East Bay Times on December 26, 2017 Piedmont’s new CivicSpark fellow Cody Ericksen, of Pinole, is working with the city’s Climate Action Task Force and helping to update its plan. (City of Piedmont) By LINDA DAVIS | Correspondent PIEDMONT — New CivicSpark fellow Cody Ericksen is helping the city in its effort to “go green”…
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