Solar for All Schools: Powering the Future with Tish Tablan
Season 4: Episode 16
This is a special three-part series for season four that you suggested to our listeners! We’ve entitled it “Changing the System - Back to School.” All of our guests and organizations in this special series want to impact climate in the classroom or through the school itself (think renewable energy!) We hope you enjoy this bonus series as it came from you – our listeners!
In this second episode of the series, Eric Benson welcomes Tish Tablan from Generation 180 to discuss how to “be the spark” to help install solar on your school. Tish shares her journey into sustainability, inspired by William McDonough, and her work at Generation 180 promoting clean energy solutions. They delve into the organization's programs like 'Electrify Our Schools,' which aims to help schools save and then reinvest their money in addition to teach sustainability by integrating solar energy. The conversation highlights successful solar case studies, the impact of school-based solar projects, and ways community members can advocate for solar energy in their local schools.
About our guests
Tish is the Senior Electrify Our Schools Program Director at Generation180. She is passionate about maintaining a healthy planet for all of us. For the past two decades, she has developed sustainability solutions for the nonprofit, public, and private sectors. As a parent and former public school teacher, she enjoys helping schools leverage clean energy as a tool for improving education.
Links mentioned in this episode
Brighter Future: A Study on Solar in U.S. K-12 Schools
Social Media
Generation 180 (Facebook)
Generation 180 (Instagram)
Generation 180 (Linkedin)
Tish Tablan (Linkedin)
Music in this episode
Nature sound effect by bbc.co.uk – ©2023 BBC
Climify Theme Song by Casual Motive
The Season 4 Climify Team
Eric Benson (Host)
Cam Burkins (Producer)
Bhavna Bhavanishankar (Experience Researcher and Multisensory Educator)
Adam Dziaba (Designer)
Jacqui Himmel (Multimedia Journalist and Scriptwriter)
Abigail Zhuk (Design Researcher)
Climate Design Assignments
At the end of each episode, we ask our guests what their ideal climate design project would be. They have four weeks with a class full of design students. We translated their response into a project brief that you can use for your class.
