The Orcas Island Library and Friends of the San Juans invite you to an evening with marine toxicologist Riki Ott, PhD. on the topic of energy transitions.

Join them on Thursday, June 9 at 7 p.m. at the Emmanuel Episcopal Parish in Eastsound for an evening of dynamic storytelling about making healthy people and communities part of our energy future. Learn how you can help make a difference. After experiencing the trauma and devastation of the Exxon Valdez oil spill firsthand, Riki pledged to work towards transition off fossil fuels. Little did she know where this path would lead. Creating a different future starts by creating a different story. The event is free and open to all. For more information please contact Friends of the San Juans at 360-378-2319.

Bio: Ott blogs for “Huffington Post,” has written several books on socio-economic impacts of oil disasters, and is featured in two award-winning documentaries on the nation’s largest maritime oil disasters (‘Black Wave’ and ‘Dirty Energy’). In 2010, she was runner up for Huffington Post’s Game Changer in the Environment award for her volunteer work in Gulf Coast communities after the BP disaster. In 2015, she received the Grace Lee Boggs Award from the Make It Safe Coalition for her work empowering people to have a voice in energy choices in their own backyard. She directs two projects for the Earth Island Institute: UltimateCivics.org towards a healthy democracy; and AlertProject.org towards a healthy energy future.