Berkeley Green Monday: Local Action on Climate Change and Peak Oil: The Bay Area 2020 Proj

Local Action on Climate Change and Peak Oil: The Bay Area 2020 Project
Presented by Bay Localize
The price of gas...and everything else...got you down? Can't breathe for the wildfire smoke in the air? Come learn how cities in the Bay Area can take on the twin challenges of climate change and rising energy costs. Bay Localize will present tools to measure and improve your community's resilience, and our campaign to procure 100% local renewable energy for the East Bay.
Speaker: Kirsten Schwind, Program Director, Bay LocalizeBio: Kirsten Schwind holds a B.A. in Economics and a Masters of Science in Natural Resources Management. Her work focuses on sustainable community adaption to climate change and peak oil as well and local renewable energy policy. She brings a rich background in food and energy policy, labor solidarity, human rights, and sustainable agriculture. She has served with several Bay Area nonprofits included as Program Director at Food First, and is fluent in Spanish.
FREE. OPEN TO ALL. WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE.