Daylighting Disaster-Free Local Climate Reporting
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Local climate science, maps, tech and resilient communities!
Earth Day April 22, 6-7 pm
Bay Area Metro Center, San Francisco
SF Climate Week
- Tech reporter Daniel McGlynn on the community fire reporting app Watch Duty and what consumer tech can teach us about how to approach climate change.
- Journalism student Taylor Barton on how to use your car battery to power your home during blackouts.
- Nat Geo Storyteller and Fulbright recipient Sierra Garcia on floating solar.
- Science writer Kathleen Wong on gene-mapping the local extent of the near-extinct salt marsh harvest mouse.
- Computer Engineer and writer Kofi Ansong on energy equity.
- Water reporter Alastair Bland on sea level rise, ocean coast erosion and managed retreat.
- Everyday Climate Champions podcaster Dalya Massachi on an online collaboration space for women climate tech entrepreneurs.
- Equity reporter Audrey Brown on the Hunter’s Point shipyard and data on the disparities in toxic cleanup durations across the Bay Area.
Arrive early for drinks, snacks, and a networking reception with local journalists, editors, local agency planners, and climate adaptation leaders. Reserve your spot now!
Four Talks Exploring the Region’s Response
- 2-4PM – Green Money, Green Impact: Exclusive Fireside Chat with California’s Green Bank — Bay Area Air Quality Management District
- 4-5 pm (TBD)- Can AI Help with Climate Adaptation and Regional Planning? — Bay Conservation & Development Commission & Bay Area Regional Collaborative
- 4:30-6PM – 🍸 The Down Low Mixer: enjoy drinks and apps and meet project leaders, innovators, designers, planners, and reporters between Down Low events. Limited to forum attendees.
- 5:30-8PM – Advancing Nature Based Solutions: At the Intersection of Design and Community — San Francisco Estuary Partnership & Bay Area Regional Collaborative
- 6-7PM – Lightning Talks by 8 Reporters On Local Climate Science, Tech, and Resilience — KneeDeep Times
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