Chapter meeting January 21 at 7 pm on zoom
The January Chapter meeting will feature chapter elections and TED talk style short presentations about Chapter Members climate work.
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Presentations!
Brian Ettling first attended a Climate Reality Training in San Francisco, CA in August 2012. Since then, he served as a mentor for 8 in-person Climate Reality Trainings 2013-2019 and the online Climate Reality Training in July 2020. He was a breakout speaker for 3 in-person trainings (Bellevue WA 2017, Los Angeles 2018, and Atlanta 2019). He spoke about putting together a Climate Reality public presentation and finding your audience. He served as the Portland Climate Reality Chapter interim Chair in 2019. He was a seasonal park ranger at Crater Lake National Park, Oregon and Everglades National Park, Florida for 25 years. As a park ranger, Climate Reality Leader, Toastmaster, Citizens’ Climate Lobby volunteer, and wannabe comedian, he gave over 300 climate change talks from 2011 to 2020 in 12 U.S. states, Washington D.C, and Ottawa, Canada. He is literally a “Coast-to-Coast” Climate Speaker speaking from Newport, Oregon to the Outer Banks of North Carolina, as well as Tampa, Florida. His proudest moment was appearing on national TV Comedy Central Tosh.o as “The Climate Change Comedian” to an audience of millions to promote having fun while taking climate action.
Brian’s talk today is called, “3 Lessons I Learned as a Climate Reality Leader”
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Kelly Jensvold: “I’m a CAD Drafter for utility-scale renewable energy projects. In particular, I work on designs for new battery farms. I’m also the social media volunteer for Climate Reality Portland Chapter. I’ve been part of Climate Reality since taking the program’s first virtual training during COVID.”
Kelly will discuss “What is a BESS CAD Drafter, and how can their work further renewable energy?”
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Amy Hall became a Climate Reality Leader during the 2018 Training in Los Angeles. There, she began collaborating with Kate Gaertner, founder of a corporate sustainability consultancy. Inspired by Project Drawdown’s emphasis on reducing food waste and shifting diets as top climate solutions, Amy shifted her professional focus to food-related solutions. With a 30-year background in design running a creative agency, she is now pursuing a Masters in Sustainable Management.
Amy will speak about how and why reducing food waste is a simple, often overlooked important climate action that everyone can take.
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Larry Thompson is a volunteer climate advocate at the Portland Chapter of the Climate Reality Project.
Larry will provide an EV update and preview of a photo essay related to the 2020 forest fires he’s working on.
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Li-Ya Mar, Ph.D. is a language educator and climate organizer. As a Climate Reality Leader, she has shared the stage with Vice President Gore and led the climate meditation session during the Climate Reality Training in Las Vegas in 2022. Before moving to Oregon, she organized volunteers in Texas and served as the chair of the Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter. Li-Ya is now working with Planet Reimagined, a non-profit to bring climate research to action, to mobilize live music fans for climate action. She also teaches Mandarin at Portland Community College and yoga across the Portland Metro.
Li-Ya’s talk today is called, “How to Mobilize Music Fans for Climate Action?”
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Chapter meetings are at 7 pm the third Tuesday of the month. To accommodate members from different parts of the Portland Metro area and beyond, our meetings are primarily on zoom, with in person social events a few times per year.
