Green Day Planner: March 2012

Burbank Library Green Pages
March 2012 Calendar

March 22: World Water Day
March 31: Earth Hour @ 8:30 pm

Calendar of Green Events in Burbank and Greater LA. Check out State and National events on the Green Day Planner.

Burbank and the Valley
Mar 6: SFV Critical Mass Bike Ride 7pm
Mar 19: COB Sustainable Task Force 4:30pm
Mar 21: Green Living Workshops – S Oaks 7pm

Southern California
Mar 1+: Green Living Workshops – LMU 7pm
Mar 5+: Green Living Workshops – LA 7pm
Mar 6: Plastic Ocean-How Bad Is It – Long Beach 7pm
Mar 7+: Green Living Workshops – Venice 7pm
Mar 7+: Green Living Workshops – Brentwood 7pm
Mar 13: Seeing Climate, Seeing Change – Long Beach 7pm
Mar 15+: Good Jobs Green Jobs – LA
Mar 17: WRD Groundwater Fest – Lakewood 10am
Mar 27+: Ocean Frontiers Ocean Stewardship - Long Beach 7pm
Mar 28: Smart Grid Forum – UCLA

California
Mar 7+: GridCom Forum West – S Diego
Mar 7+: Arbor Week
Mar 8+: California Water Policy Conf – LA

National and International
Mar 5+: Green Truck Summit - Indiana
Mar 7+: GLOBALCON – Atlantic City
Mar 14+: VERGE 2012 - Virginia
Mar 14+: Globe 2012 – Vancouver BC
Mar 16: Environmental Film Fest – Wash DC
Mar 19+: EnergyBiz Forum – Wash DC
Mar 27+: AridLID Conf – AZ

California Watch: Wind Power

Wind energy milestone: California now gets about 5 percent of its electricity from wind power
Mercury News: 1.31.201 by Dana Hull

California now gets about 5 percent of its electricity from wind power, according to data released Tuesday by the California Wind Energy Association.

The majority of California's electricity -- 42 percent -- comes from natural gas, followed by nuclear power and hydropower. According to 2010 figures from the California Energy Commission, wind made up 4.7 percent of the state's electricity mix and solar was 0.3 percent.

But in 2011, wind projects that generate 921 megawatts -- enough electricity for more than 400,000 homes -- were installed across the state, which the wind association says should put it above the long-sought-after 5 percent threshold. California has set an ambitious goal of getting 33 percent of its power from renewable sources by 2020, and utilities are increasingly signing contracts for renewable projects.

"2011 was a banner year for wind generation in California," said Nancy Rader, executive director of CalWEA, based in Berkeley. "Wind has come a long way and is helping to drive California closer to reaching its goal of 33 percent renewable energy."

In California, the vast majority of wind turbines are clustered in three regions: the Altamont Pass between Livermore and Tracy, Tehachapi near Bakersfield and the San Gorgonio Pass near Palm Springs. While solar panels are visible on homes across the state, massive wind farms tucked away in windy mountain passes that many Californians never see produce much more energy. READ MORE !

Green Day Planner: February 2012

Burbank Library Green Pages
February 2012 Calendar

Calendar of Green Events in Burbank and Greater LA. Check out State and National events on the Green Day Planner.

Burbank and Local
BUR: Feb 20 - Sustainable Task Force 4:30pm
Feb 7: Critical Mass Bike Ride 7pm - SFV @ Victory & Woodley

Greater Los Angeles
Feb 1+: Green Living Workshops 7pm - Santa Monica & Venice
Feb 6+: Green Living Workshops 7pm - LA
Feb 12+: Watershed Moment in Making - LA
Feb 14+: Renewable Energy World Conf - Long Beach
Feb 17: LAVA Green - Century City
Feb 24: Green Leadership Award DEADLINE - LA County
Feb 24: Green Jobs Fair 11am - UCLA

Southern California
Feb 1+: Clean-Tech Investor Summit - Palm Springs
Feb 2+: New Partners Smart Growth - San Diego

National
Feb 14+: Renewable Energy World Conf - Long Beach
Feb 23: Good Jobs Green Jobs Conf - Atlanta
Feb 27+: ARPA-E Innovation Summit - Wash DC