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ZEV Pledge

Abby Edwards
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

Abby Edwards
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!”

Abby Edwards
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…

Integrating Mental Health into Climate Change and CivicSpark

Abby Edwards
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

Abby Edwards
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…

What’s in a Game?

Abby Edwards
November Great Story by Angela Kim, 2017-18 Greater Los Angeles Climate Fellow This month, my section manager asked me to lead our Long-Range Planning Team in playing the Game of Floods. As we are starting to think about our outreach efforts for the sea level rise project, we thought it would be fun to try…

Double Socks and Desert Rocks

Abby Edwards
October Great Story by Savannah Rose, 2017-18 Greater Los Angeles Climate Fellow This month, the other Fellows and I embarked on a camping trip to Joshua Tree National Park. Upon accepting Angela’s offer, I truly did not know what to expect. It’s pretty safe to say that I had little to no camping experience as…

The One with Al Gore

Abby Edwards
October Great Story by Chelsea Marcell, 2017-18 Bay Area Climate Fellow This past month I had the opportunity to join Al Gore’s Climate Reality Corps Training in Pittsburgh, PA. I joined 1,400 individuals from all over the world with the shared passion and goal of solving the climate crisis and making our world a more…

Once in a Lifetime Opportunity

Abby Edwards
September Great Story by Michael Consunji, 2016-17 Greater Los Angeles Climate Fellow Having graduated with a B.A. in Urban and Environmental Policy and Education from Occidental College, I did not know how I would apply my degree to the jobs I was applying for. For the longest time, I thought that I would pursue a…

Getting to Know the Ballona Creek and its Revitalization Project

Abby Edwards
September Great Story by Jose Torres, Greater Los Angeles Water Fellow Your 2017-2018 CivicSpark Water Fellows for the City of Culver City are Jonathan Dolan and Jose Torres. The project beneficiaries are made up of a collaborative team of four departments at Culver City: Division of Economic Development, Division of Advanced Planning, Department of Public…
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