Burbank Green Spotlight Award: February 2013

Burbank Green Spotlight Award: February 2013
Milt and Edie’s Drycleaners

SUSTAINABLE BURBANK COMMISSION
February 25, 2013 MINUTES

III. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS:
B. Commission Members:

Ms. Ryan thanked the Commissioners for giving her the opportunity to choose the February Green Spotlight Award recipient, Milt and Edie’s Drycleaners.

Ms. Ryan introduced Mr. Shapiro, General Manager of Milt and Edie’s. Milt and Edie’s is ecofriendly and provides environmentally-conscious services that include non-toxic, noncarcinogenic synthetic dry cleaning solutions, biodegradable poly-bag materials, wash and dry maximum loads, permanent bar-coding, and reusable gift cards. Milt and Edie’s replaces regular and fluorescent light bulbs with longer lasting energy-efficient bulbs and has also installed a bicycle rack in their parking lot. The Commissioners congratulated Mr. Shapiro, and Mr. de Wolff presented him with the Green Spotlight Award.

Earth Hour: April 23

Earth Hour: April 23
8:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Earth Hour is the single, largest, symbolic mass participation event in the world. Born out of a hope that we could mobilize people to take action on climate change, Earth Hour now inspires a global community of millions of people in 7,001 cities and towns across 152 countries and territories to switch lights off for an hour as a massive show of concern for the environment.

An Opposing View
Does Earth Hour Do More Harm Than Good?

Earth Hour Is a Colossal Waste of Time—and Energy
Huffington Post: 3.30.2012
Maggie Koerth-Baker
Science editor, BoingBoing.net

World Water Day - March 22

World Water Day – March 22

World Water Day is held annually on March 22 as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources.

An international day to celebrate freshwater was recommended at the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED). The United Nations General Assembly responded by designating March 22, 1993 as the first World Water Day.

Each year, World Water Day highlights a specific aspect of freshwater. In 2013, in reflection of the International Year of Water Cooperation, World Water Day is also dedicated to the theme of cooperation around water and is coordinated by UNESCO in collaboration with UNECE and UNDESA on behalf of UN-Water.

BWP
SAVE WATER AT HOME INTERACTIVE TOOL shows you simple things you can do inside and outside of your home to save water and money, while helping to protect the environment.

T-Shirts for Earth Day: Burbank Recycle Center

T-Shirts for Earth Day

The Burbank Recycle Center is collecting T-Shirts for Earth Day. The Recycle Center needs lightly worn, fun and vibrant T-Shirts to convert into reusable shopping bags.

Drop off your T-Shirts (Monday-Friday)
@ The Burbank Recycle Center
500 S Flower St

Earth Day is April 20

Burbank: Plant-A-Tree Month

Burbank Celebrates Plant-A-Tree Month
Annual event raises funds for trees
Burbank City News Room: 3.7.2013

BURBANK, Calif. (March 7, 2013) – The City of Burbank is celebrating its 58th annual plant-a-tree month in March. The annual fundraising event solicits donations from the community to purchase trees which will be planted throughout the city. Donors to the program will be recognized by the City and the Civic Pride Committee in a ceremony to be held 2:00pm on Thursday, March 28 at Johnny Carson Park.

Donations in increments of $10 will be accepted all month, however to be included in the ceremony they must be received by March 21.

For more information or to receive an application (on 2nd page) contact the City of Burbank Public Information Office at (818) 238-5840.

Green Events: March

Hot City, Cool Roofs Conference

Climate Solutions for Los Angeles
Los Angeles City Hall, Deaton Auditorium
100 West First Street, Los Angeles CA 90012

Friday, March 8 • 9:00am- 4:00pm
RSVP is requested: info@climateresolve.org or 213-346-3200 x303

California Arbor Week: Mar 7 -14

Uniting members, cities, businesses, and individuals to educate Californians on the value trees provide to building successful, healthy cities and neighborhoods. An important message every day of the year, Arbor Week is a chance for Californians of all ages to celebrate our natural wonders and most treasured resources together. Be a part of California Arbor Week. Plant a tree. Join in a community event. Teach our youth.

Los Angeles Environmental Education Fair

Saturday, March 9, 2013

Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden

Arcadia, CA

Going Green Together!

The Los Angeles Environmental Education Fair (LAEEF) is a celebration of environmental science resources and service learning. Students from schools around Los Angeles County share their success with local service learning projects. Environmental Education resource providers provide hands-on experiences for attendees and showcase the resources they provide.