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Sin embargo, al graduarse en Biolog\u00eda Marina en la Universidad de Auburn en 2015, se dio cuenta de que quer\u00eda dejar de realizar investigaciones cient\u00edficas en favor de un trabajo ambiental que pudiera generar cambios m\u00e1s inmediatos. Conoci\u00f3 a GRID Alternatives gracias a una persona de su equipo de voluntarios de Americorps CivicSpark en la oficina del Distrito de Control de la Contaminaci\u00f3n del Aire de San Luis Obispo: <\/p>\n<p>\u201cQuer\u00eda hacer algo que hiciera que el cambio ocurriera porque siento que el cambio clim\u00e1tico es realmente urgente. La definici\u00f3n del trabajo de GRID es realmente empoderar a la gente. Literalmente estamos dando poder a la gente con la energ\u00eda solar. (Nuestros clientes) se convierten en un modelo para su comunidad porque est\u00e1 justo en su tejado y los vecinos pueden ver eso.<\/p>\n<p>Necesitamos seguir trabajando juntos y volviendo a nuestros or\u00edgenes. Quiero plantar un huerto de verduras, traerlo de vuelta a casa, trabajar con mis vecinos y tener una comunidad m\u00e1s grande. Piensen globalmente, act\u00faen localmente: el cambio que ocurre realmente tiene lugar a nivel local. No importa lo que ocurra a nivel nacional, a\u00fan puedes hacer buenos cambios en tu estado, tu ciudad y en tu vecindario.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GRID Alternatives Outreach Coordinator Katie Webster discovered a love for nature and animals growing up in Adairsville, Georgia, but upon graduating from Auburn University, she realized that she wanted to eschew scientific research for environmental work that would create more immediate change. 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