{"id":363963,"date":"2017-03-21T02:30:31","date_gmt":"2017-03-21T06:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/grist.org\/?post_type=grist-50-profiles&#038;p=363963"},"modified":"2022-01-28T22:15:47","modified_gmt":"2022-01-28T22:15:47","slug":"sean-a-watkins","status":"publish","type":"grist-50-profiles","link":"https:\/\/grist.org\/grist-50\/profile\/sean-a-watkins\/","title":{"rendered":"Clean energy stories are bo-ring. Sean A. Watkins flips the script by putting people first."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"g50-profile__stats-block profile__stats-block--profile-363963 \">Community Manager, The Solutions Project<br \/>\r\nBrooklyn, New York<br \/>\r\nAge: 27<\/aside>\n<p>For all their glittering charisma, solar cells and wind turbines don\u2019t make for the best story subjects. But the people who benefit from cleantech &#8212; whether they\u2019re landing jobs in the industry, breathing cleaner air, or just saving a few bucks on utilities &#8212; have the real tale to tell.<\/p>\n<p>With 100%, a media campaign from The Solutions Project, Sean Watkins and their team seek out diverse climate leaders across the country and tell their success stories over Facebook, Instagram, and sometimes even physical billboards. The purpose is to build inspiration and momentum for others to push for 100 percent clean energy in their communities and create campaigns that outlive our gone-in-a-minute attention spans.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Find an environmental justice organization near you, and you&#8217;ll find the frontline solutions.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>For the Dakota Access Pipeline protests, Watkins enlisted <em>Avengers<\/em> star Mark Ruffalo to host eight short videos that profile tribal members and supporters at Standing Rock. Watkins also shines a light on communities that might otherwise fall under the radar. Case in point: a social media and YouTube campaign to recognize PUSH Buffalo, a local group that\u2019s turning the shuttered houses and storefronts on the city&#8217;s West Side into a sustainable neighborhood. (Check out the story of PUSH Buffalo\u2019s deputy director, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grist.org\/grist-50\/profile\/rahwa-ghirmatzion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rahwa Ghirmatzion<\/a><\/span>, another Grist 50 member.) &#8220;We know and believe that there are success stories everywhere,\u201d says Watkins.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This storyteller puts people first.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57007830,"featured_media":490283,"menu_order":3,"template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"coauthors":[10],"class_list":["post-363963","grist-50-profiles","type-grist-50-profiles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","grist-50-energy","grist-50-13","grist-50-justice"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Clean energy stories are bo-ring. Sean A. 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