News and Media

Awards

Marin County Board of Supervisors Honors Tamra Peters, Founder & Executive Director of Resilient Neighborhoods
On April 14, 2024, The Marin County Board of Supervisors passed a Resolution honoring Tamra Peters for her work as Founder and Executive Director of  Resilient Neighbhorhoods over the years, and her commitment to effective local climate action. Watch Video - Read Resolution Here 
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Charles F. McGlashan Advocacy Award
​Resilient Neighborhoods receives MCE's  Charles F. McGlashan Advocacy Award in recognition of RN’s passion, dedication and commitment to advocating for 100% renewable electricity. 

​Read the full story
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Jefferson Award
Tamra Peters wins the Jefferson Award for Multiplying Good for Resilient Neighborhoods.

​Watch the KPIX news segment.
Runner's up for the Malcom Lewis IMPACT Award
Resilient Neighborhoods placed second in a national volunteer award competition. The Malcolm Lewis IMPACT Award is awarded by the U.S. Green Building Council to high-impact initiatives. Watch a video to learn more about the Resilient Neighborhoods workshop program. 

News Articles

Pacific Sun, Climactic Climate (2024).  This article highlights "Resilient Neighborhoods" as a way to take hyper-local, easy, & empowering climate action. 
More articles featuring Resilient Neighborhoods:
  • Sausalito Beautiful (2022): Learn to Live Lightly on the Earth with Resilient Neighborhoods
  • Marin Magazine (2020): 5 Marin Organizations Battling Climate Change. Resilient Neighborhoods is featured in the article "Five Marin Organizations Battling Climate Change". 
  • North Bay Biz Magazine (2019): featured Resilient Neighborhoods in the 2019 Game Changers edition.
  • ​Counting Carbon Footprints, by Peter Seidman in the Pacific Sun
  • Marin IJ, Marin Voice (2017):  "Calling on Marin Households to go Greener" by Tamra Peters, Resilient Neighborhoods Executive Director.
  • Marin IJ:  Tamra Peters, Resilient Neighborhoods Executive Director and Bill Carney of Sustainable San Rafael were awarded the 2017 Citizen(s) of the Year award! (Read more)
  • Marin IJ, Marin Voice (2017):  This article written by Marin County Supervisor Kate Sears and Novato Councilman Josh Fryday mentioned Resilient Neighborhoods, and encouraged locals to join a team. (Read more)
  • Marin IJ Readers' Forum (2016): Resilient Neighborhoods was mentioned in a letter to the editor . Check it out here.
  • Marin IJ, Marin Voice (2016): Wendi Kallins wrote about the ways in which Marin is addressing climate change, including the Resilient Neighborhoods program. (Read more)
  • Bicycle Retailer (2016): RN graduate and volunteer, Marilyn Price, wrote about how the Resilient Neighborhoods program inspired her to go carless and rely 100% on her bike for transportation. To read her letter, click here.​​​
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MSEL Newsletter, MSEL Freshman Reduce Emissions & Change the System (2014). Read about our first school pilot with Marin School of Environmental Leadership in Terra Linda High's newsletter here! ​​

Official Press Releases

Marin County Board of Supervisors Resolution and Reception Honoring Tamra Peters Celebrates Resilient Neighborhoods' Effective Climate Action Programs and Leadership Transition
After 13 years, Tamra Peters, Resilient Neighborhoods' (RN) celebrated founder, has decided to move out of the Executive Director role to focus more on what she loves most - leading the Climate Action teams and continuing to develop RN’s programs.  Marin's Board of Supervisors honored Tamra's contributions with a Resolution. Read the press release.

2021's major carbon reduction milestone
In November of 2021. Resilient Neighborhoods hits major milestone of 10 million annual pounds of CO2 reduction. Read the press release.

Media Coverage

Interview with "Seriously Now"
Watch a 5 min. interview with Tamra Peters on Marin's TV's news program, "Seriously Now". 
Time to Lead on Climate event
We were one of 13 partner organizations that organized the Time to Lead on Climate - CA : US : UN forum on Nov 9th, 2015, which attracted over 800 attendees. Watch a video of the Time to Lead event. 

Local Politics
Kate Colins Speaks about Resilient Neighborhoods
San Rafael Council Member and Resilient Neighborhoods graduate Kate Colin, speaks about Resilient Neighborhoods
State of Marin County 2019 video
​Watch the State of Marin County video featuring Resilient Neighborhoods.
2016 San Anselmo town council meeting
​Tamra Peters gives a presentation in 2016 to the San Anselmo Town Council. Watch Tamra's town council the presentation.