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Turning climatedoom into hope,humor & action.

My name is Kristy Drutman and I'm the founder of Browngirl Green. My work operates at the intersections between media, culture, storytelling and environmental advocacy.

Kristy Drutman, founder of Browngirl Green, in a golden-hour portrait outdoors

Co-Founder, Green Jobs Board

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The mission

My work operates at the intersections between media, culture, storytelling, and environmental advocacy.

Kristy Drutman on a rooftop at night above a city skyline
Kristy Drutman in a winter coat on outdoor brick steps

Our mission is to bridge the gap between opportunity and access within the environmental field. That means climate conversations that feel human: funny, honest, healing and rooted in justice.

  • Environmental justice
  • Media
  • Culture
  • Storytelling
  • Community
  • Education

Let's build the worldwe want to see together.

Learn more about my services, talks and content to book me for an event or partner with me!

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Five chapters

Stories that move the world.

  1. Climate Storytelling

    Turning climate doom into humor, healing chats and educational tools for action, across video, podcast and the feed.

    Watch & listen
  2. Environmental Justice

    You can't talk about climate justice without racial justice. From COP24 coverage to intersectional environmentalism talks, equity leads the work.

    Read the writings
  3. Community & Culture

    A founding member of The Oath, working to guarantee equitable, accessible outdoor spaces for everyone.

    Meet Kristy
  4. Education & Empowerment

    Hundreds of thousands of people reached through speeches, media content and workshops on environmental media and storytelling.

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  5. Building a Greener Future

    The Green Jobs Board connects environmental job seekers with organizations that prioritize sustainability and DEI.

    Find a green job
Kristy Drutman smiling and waving, a laptop on her lap
Founding memberof The Oath, working for equitable, accessible outdoor spaces.

Meet Kristy

Media host,educator,solutions-builder.

Kristy Drutman, known as Browngirl Green, is a speaker, consultant, media producer and environmental educator. Her work lives at the intersections of media, diversity and environmentalism.

Through speeches, media content and workshops on environmental media and storytelling, she has educated hundreds of thousands of people across the U.S. She is also Co-Founder of the Green Jobs Board, a climate tech startup working to close equity and inclusion gaps in the green economy.

  1. 2015

    Joins a UC Berkeley panel alongside the CA EPA administration and the UC Office of the President.

  2. 2018

    Speaks with Stanford's Earth Systems Program and on intergenerational climate activism at Bioneers. Covered by Democracy Now! at COP24.

  3. 2019

    In conversation with Bill McKibben and Fossil-Free UC at Bioneers. Hosts San Francisco Sustainable Fashion Week.

  4. 2020

    Assistant lecturer at the Haas School of Business on social media and social movements. Panels with Columbia's Earth Institute and Netroots Nation.

  5. 2021

    Earth Day keynote for the City of Flagstaff and a Dreamforce session. Named among Refinery29's sustainability activists to know.

  6. Today

    Co-Founder of the Green Jobs Board, a climate tech platform closing equity and inclusion gaps in the green economy.

More about Kristy

Green Jobs Board

Your futurecan be green.

And if you're here looking for a green job… I gotchu.

The Green Jobs Board gives environmental job seekers a single source for work with organizations that prioritize sustainability and diversity, equity and inclusion.

Peep the Green Jobs Board (opens greenjobsboard.us in a new tab)
ResearchCommunicationsCommunity OrganizingDesignField CrewsConservationOcean StewardshipClimate Impacts

Speaking & press

On stages,screens & streams.

Kristy Drutman is an impassioned and eloquent voice for the future – the kind of voice the country and the world needs badly.

Bill McKibben
  • 2021Salesforce Dreamforce 2021: The Next Normal Designed by the Next GenerationSan Francisco, CA
  • 2021Earth Day Keynote Speaker, City of FlagstaffFlagstaff, AZ
  • 2020Netroots Nation Moderator: “Doin' it for the planet, not the gram”
  • 2020Columbia Climate School / Earth Institute: Intersectional Environmentalism Panel
  • 2020Haas School of Business Assistant Lecturer: Social Media and Social MovementsBerkeley, CA
  • 2019Bioneers 2019: A Conversation with Bill McKibben & Fossil-Free UC on Climate Justice & DivestmentSan Rafael, CA
  • 2019San Francisco Sustainable Fashion Week International HostSan Francisco, CA

Featured in: The Strategist, Democracy Now!, Vogue, Outside Business Journal, DoSomething.org, Clean Eating

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