Carolyn Amparan

Solarize Columbia came about through local non-profit sponsors and the City of Columbia Office of Sustainability. Carolyn Amparan, steering committee member, says the program aims to make solar and battery storage more accessible by providing discounted pricing and financing options, and by using a vetted installer. Find out more about an upcoming launch event on today's show! July 3, 2025

Bob Dylan once wrote, "the times they are a-changin'", and while that phrase is in a song about the ride that is life (or something along those lines), the same phrase could be used today in a song about the climate! But unlike Dylan's song, activist/environmentalist CAROLYN AMPARAN is here to say there is something that can be done to change the outcome...if we all play a part.

"You really don't have to change your lifestyle in order to get on board and help us achieve our goals to reduce emissions." -- CAROLYN AMPARAN, chair of Columbia's Climate and Environment Commission, an advisory board that works with the city to help implement the ongoing Climate Action and Adaptation Plan August 2, 2021