Finding Time to Be Thankful
While 2020 has turned out to be much different than many of us expected, at REACH Strategies, we still find many reasons to be thankful. Let us tell you in our words what we’re thankful for this year! Amanda I am grateful for many things. Professionally, I am grateful...
Connecting the Dots: How to be United on Sustainability
Sustainability touches everyone. Regardless of race, gender, economic class, political party, or sexual orientation, the health of the earth impacts us all. Sustainability is an important topic that brings people together in more places than just the voting booth....
When Companies Promote Sustainability Their Employees Tend to Do the Same
For many companies and organizations, creating a sustainability policy is often merely the first step on a much longer journey. While many companies recognize the need to reduce their carbon footprint and are willing to work toward that goal, a key implementation step...
Welcoming Keely, Another Great REACH Intern
My name is Keely Mairs and I am the new intern at REACH Strategies. I am from Marin County and currently live in Santa Barbara attending University of California Santa Barbara ( UCSB) and going into my 4th year as a Sociology major. From living in the hills of West...
Envisioning Virtual Environment Days
In light of the continued press of disturbing public health news, we have spent the past weeks helping our partners across the country — which include some of the nation’s largest companies, public agencies, and community organizations involved in electric vehicles...
As the World Powers Ahead on Clean Energy, Will the U.S. Keep Up?
Our partners have undoubtedly been following plans from the current Administration to slash funding for federal clean energy programs by 72%. Renewable energy, energy efficiency, clean transportation programs are on the chopping block. By contrast, let’s look at how...
EV Roadmap 10 Highlights the Road to Better Transportation
Comedian Tig Notaro does this joke about people saying, “Can you believe it” for normal, everyday actions. An example she gives is a parent saying that their 5-year-old is about to start kindergarten. “Lacey is now 5 and is starting kindergarten this year. Can you...
The 1996 Atlanta Olympics Offers Clues About An EV Future
We were just in Atlanta for an EV test drive that we conducted for the Southeastern Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (SEARUC). We had a great time, and send a warm shout out to our friends at Plug In America, the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, and...
MASS DRIVE CLEAN 2017 Kick-Off Event
As the wind picked up and the rain became a spitting mist, nothing could keep the smiles off of everyone’s face or wane the excitement that buzzed around the Biogen campus in Weston, Massachusetts as electric vehicles and bicycles arrived for the kick-off event for...
Supporting Community Groups in Our Own Backyard
Through the course of our work, we partner with organizations throughout California and the U.S. whose missions touch issues and policy on a global scale. Every so often, we are fortunate enough to have an opportunity to tend to the garden in our own backyard by...