August 2016 – A Tale of Three Drought Panels
This past year has been somewhat wetter - but that doesn’t mean the drought is over! While the drought may not be on Californians’ minds as much as last summer, dry weather patterns continue, as [...]
July 2016 – Unquenchable: A discussion with Green Reads member Amy Meyer
How can we manage our resources wisely, and prioritize our conservation of water vs energy? In his book, Unquenchable: America’s Water Crisis and What to Do About It, Robert Glennon discusses [...]
June 2016 – Hiking Suggestions from the WEN Board
Whether you’re new to California or have lived here all your life, summer is the perfect time to find a new park to explore. In this month’s blog, I talk to my fellow WEN Board Members about [...]
May 2016 – A Chat With Anna Gore of the SF Bike Coalition
In honor of Bay Area Bike to Work Day (tomorrow!) and Bike Month, I interviewed Anna Gore, Membership Manager of the San Francisco Bike Coalition and a WEN Board Member. We chatted about the work [...]
April 2016 – What I Learned from Zero Wasters
In March 2016, I joined nonprofits, business representatives, and community leaders for (NCRA) Northern California Recycling Association’s 21st Annual Recycling Update at Freight and Salvage, in [...]
April 2016 – Greens Reads Expands Across the Bay
Interest first arose in 2011 for a WEN book club where members could come together in an intimate setting to discuss books they had chosen to read, centered on environmentally […]
March 2016 – The Climate Reality Project: What you missed!
Climate Reality Leaders Paige Miller and Friday Apaliski attended a Climate Reality Leadership Corps training, facilitated by Al Gore last October, where they learned how to mobilize their [...]
January 2016 – Almonds Are Not the Problem: Five Lessons From Panel on the California Drought
I want to share with you some insights from an amazing panel I heard on Wednesday night on what the 5th year of drought means for California. Hosted by the Women's Environmental Network, it [...]
November 2015 – What I Learned from Three Days with Al Gore
In October, I joined more than 1,000 climate activists, nonprofit and business representatives, and community leaders for a climate leadership training with Al Gore in Miami, Florida. The [...]
October 2015 – Women in Power: Can We Have It All?
As women, we often struggle to figure out how to combine professional success with our personal lives. We “want it all” – loving, supportive partners, strong friendships, caring families, a [...]
