Earth Day is a great opportunity to appreciate the planet that provides for us all year long. Sierra Club Green Home has seven simple things you can do for the environment this weekend, and hopefully you will incorporate them into your daily life as well! (Photo by Lorraine Elder, Flickr)
Join Heal the Bay in cleaning up Santa Monica Pier today, and receive a free pass to the Santa Monica Aquarium. Meet at 11:30 am in front of the aquarium. Sierra Club Green Home will be in attendance for this great Earth Day event! (Photo by ThreeDOMASAN, Flickr)
With summer approaching, and a critical power plant offline, Southern Californians are facing potential rolling blackouts. Find out how clean energy and efficiency measures at home might help keep the lights on from Los Angeles to Orange County to San Diego. (Photo by Wader, Flickr)
SAN DIEGO — This week the Dalai Lama joined two distinguished scientists in highlighting how global warming threatens the one planet we all call home. His message: climate change offers an opportunity for every person to have a positive influence on the rest of the world. (Photo by Max Havins)
SANTA MONICA, CA– This Earth Day, Los Angeles county will welcome a sterling yoga and music festival that helps attendees live more sustainably all year long. Starting tomorrow and continuing until Sunday, the Tadasana Festival will bring together world renowned yoga instructors, musicians, speakers, and charitable organizations for a spectacular event in Santa Monica! (Photo courtesy of Susan Von Seggern)
When I found Fin Art Co., a furniture company from Denver, Colorado, I was immediately intrigued. Perhaps it is their modern design meshed with recycled materials like airplane wings, gas pipes, walnut flooring, and rolling conveyors. I think the other part of it is because these materials make each piece so unique.
Ground breaking technology has moved Los Angeles away from traditional methods of waste storage and treatment. New methods are lowering green house gas emissions and lessening the potential for contamination of potable water. How can the city affordably avoid the pitfalls of trucking waste long distances for treatment? The solution is surprising. (Photo courtesy of Terralog Technologies)
There is new concern about potential rolling blackouts in Southern California this summer, and with it an increased need for home energy efficiency and solar power. San Diego, Los Angeles, and Orange Counties face the possibility that electricity demand during a heat wave will exceed available supply on the grid. (Photo by Justin in SD, Flickr)
The results of a waste-free lunch study by ECOlunchbox show that an average family using throw-aways and pre-packaged foods for lunch spend much more each year than a family that buys food in bulk and packs lunches in reusable lunchware, such as the non-leaching ECO lunch box stainless steel food containers. Yet so often these days we can’t be sure our lunchboxes are nontoxic and waste-free. It is easy to switch to environmentally friendly lunches. Why not do it? (Photo courtesy of ECOlunchbox)
The Basic Tower Garden kit comes with everything you’ll need to get growing including plant food and starter seeds. Harvesting time varies depending on what you’re growing, but because of its aeroponic system, most things can be harvested and on your table after just three weeks. (Photo courtesy of Tower Garden)
According to PILOT, these pens are made from 89 percent recycled content. It’s retractable and one of the best features is that it’s refillable, so we can reuse the plastic portion over and over again. The new B2P PILOT comes in blue, black, and red ink and personally, I love the packaging as well. The pen itself mimics a water bottle and PILOT has done a great job of the design of the packaging where it stands out from the pack on the shelf. (Photo courtesy of PILOT)
The Los Angeles Youth Built Charter School (LA CAUSA) is dedicated to the betterment of students and their home communities in East Los Angeles. Thanks largely to Tony Bautista issues of food justice, green business, bicycle advocacy and renewable energy are central to the school’s approach to improving lives of youth and increasing community health. (Photo courtesy of LA CAUSA)
For those of us who have a daily habit of hitting the local Starbucks each morning, we might be making a habit of hitting their newest chain, Evolution Fresh, for lunch as well. Two weeks ago Starbucks Corp announced that they would be launching a juice bar chain serving fresh and bottled fruit and vegetable juices as well as smoothies. The menu includes wraps, salads, and soups, with plenty of vegan and vegetarian options. (Photo Courtesy of Evolution Fresh)
SAN DIEGO — Amory Lovins talks a good green game. He also lives it. He is touting an energy plan of efficiency and renewable power that would grow the U.S. economy and save $5 trillion through 2050. Meanwhile, he is demonstrating these green technologies in his own home, where he pays a monthly electricity bill of only $5. (Photo by Deysale, Flickr)
The City of San Francisco, already known for being green, snagged an award for its innovative and accessible public transportation options this year. The award recognizes two innovations: an app and Web site that help residents find parking and alternatives to driving ( all in real-time), and a city program that turns unused space into beautiful mini parks for pedestrians to enjoy. (Photo by JeremyAShaw, Flickr)
The American solar industry more than doubled in megawatts last year, from 887 megawatts installed in 2010 to 1,855 megawatts installed in 2011. This growth represents enough solar energy to power over 350,000 homes, and 2011 marks the first time the U.S. solar market has topped one gigawatt (1,000 MW) in a single year. (Photo by Radostina Malinova)
Sierra Club Green Home has taken a shine to Quad, a new interactive toy designed by Endrit Hajno for Fisher-Price Friends. Not only does Quad have cool, human-like features, this toy also teaches kids about renewable energy. Quad works is powered by wind and solar energy, and comes to life only by using these natural elements. Kids are responsible for keeping Quad “alive,” and they see how renewable energy works as they play. (Photo courtesy of Endrit Hajno)
“I have always considered life a grand adventure. With Ride to Rio, I expect to take that philosophy up a few notches.” Naomi Devine is undeniably taking her commitment to sustainability to the next level. She’s currently covering the nearly 7,000 miles between Vancouver, Canada and Rio De Janeiro, Brazil with only her bike and limited use of public transportation. She hopes to reach Rio de Janeiro by June 20th in order to attend the United Nation’s Earth Summit. The purpose of her adventure? To turn passion for the environment into action. (Photo by Jon-Hayes, Flickr)
Later this month, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama will share his thoughts on climate change alongside two distinguished professors at the University of California, San Diego. Their discussion will be streaming live April 18 at 9:30 a.m. PDT, and Sierra Club Green Home will be in attendance. (Photo by Jan Michael Ihl, Flickr)
I thought my tankless water heater would be saving money each month on my energy bill. I did not expect to be facing repairs of more than $2,000. Here is what I wish I knew. (Photo by Max Havins)
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