Burbank Sustainable
Commission Green Spotlight Award
Each month the Commission
will present the award to a resident or business for sustainable efforts. The
Award was established at the December meeting.
May 21, 2012 MINUTES
III. BURBANK
GREEN SPOTLIGHT AWARD PRESENTATION:
Mr. Aboulsaad announced that the May 2012 recipient of the Burbank
Green Spotlight Award is Burbank resident Suzette Alcantar George. Mr. Aboulsaad introduced Ms. George and provided a brief PowerPoint presentation. Ms. George is an avid recycler and operates a vanpool from the Downtown Burbank Metrolink Station to the UCLA MedicalCenter. The Commissioners congratulated Ms. George, and Mr. Lewis presented her with the Burbank Green Spotlight Award.
Electric cars are the buzz
Institutional customers are pitched the alternative technology at an event at Burbank's airport.
Burbank Leader: 6.08.2012 by Maria Hsin
Movie studios, car rental companies, government agencies — all were wooed by proponents of electric cars, test drives and all, at Bob Hope Airport this week in an effort to increase the use of the zero- and low-emissions vehicles.
“An airport and a studio can serve as living laboratories of these technologies,” California Energy Commissioner Carla Peterman said after addressing the audience at a hangar at the airport, where several models were on display Thursday. “I would encourage airports and studios to not only adopt electric cars [and] alternative vehicles, but also alternative energy: solar panels, fuel cells.
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Michael Walbrecht, vice president of public affairs for Warner Bros., said the studio has installed five electric charging stations in two parking structures that are available to employees and visitors.
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The California Energy Commission manages a fund of $100 million annually for investments in alternative fuels, vehicles and infrastructure, and electric vehicles are a part of that, she said.
So far, the commission has invested $65.6 million in electric-vehicle-related projects, and of that, $21 million has been in the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena area, Peterman added. READ MORE !
Burbank Sustainable
Commission Green Spotlight Award
Each month the Commission
will present the award to a resident or business for sustainable efforts. The
Award was established at the December meeting.
April 16, 2012 MINUTES
III. BURBANK GREEN SPOTLIGHT AWARD PRESENTATION:
Mr. Smith announced that the April
2012 recipients of the Burbank Green Spotlight Award are Robyn and David Kreisberg. Mr. Smith introduced David Kreisberg and provided a brief PowerPoint presentation with photos of their sustainable Beachwood Drive garden and landscaping that is divided into quadrants. The Commissioners congratulated Mr. Kreisberg, and Mr. Smith and Mr. Carlson presented him with the Burbank Green Spotlight Award.
Burbank Sustainable
Commission Green Spotlight Award
Each month the Commission
will present the award to a resident or business for sustainable efforts. The
Award was established at the December
meeting.
March 19, 2012 MINUTES
III. BURBANK GREEN SPOTLIGHT AWARD PRESENTATION:
Mr. Smith announced that the March
2012 recipients of the Burbank Green Spotlight Award are Juan and Anglica Jimenez. Mr.
Jimenez crafted their Burbank
garden’s landscaping from reused materials and planted California native flora that significantly reduce water usage. Mr. Smith introduced Angelica Jimenez and provided a brief PowerPoint presentation with photos of the garden and landscaping. The Commissioners congratulated Ms. Jimenez, and Mr. Lewis presented her with the Burbank Green Spotlight Award.
Burbank Recycle Center celebrates Earth Day
Burbank Leader: 4.21.2012 by Megan O'Neil
The nuances of waste took center stage at an Earth Day celebration Saturday at the Burbank Recycle Center, where attendees were schooled in the differences between trash and recyclable goods and encouraged to start compost piles.
“I would love to see more food recycling,” Ferris Kawar, recycling specialist with the city of Burbank, said of his goals for the community. “I think we do very well on recycling bottles and cans and glass. We are way above average in terms of the state and certainly the country. But food recycling, which is composting, is where we do OK.”
The Family Fair marked the first time the city has hosted its own such Earth Day celebration, Kawar said. Volunteers distributed reusable bags, while others demonstrated what sorts of items should be placed in recycling bins and what items need to go in the trash. READ MORE !
Smart meters join Facebook
Burbank customers can compare their energy usage via the social networking site.
Burbank Leader: 4.03.2012 by Jason Wells
A Facebook application that allows smart-meter customers to gauge how much energy they're using compared to others went live Tuesday, Burbank officials announced.
Burbank Water and Power customers can connect their utility accounts to the Opower app via Facebook and see how they stack up to others in terms of energy consumption.
The app plays into what city officials have said is a key element of the smart meters — the ability of customers to track their consumption in near real time to better control costs.
Burbank Water and Power is one of the first utility companies to join the pilot program featuring Opower, which will allow roughly 4 million energy users from California to Chicago to create competitions and share insight. READ MORE !
Burbank Sustainable
Commission Green Spotlight Award
Each month the Commission
will present the award to a resident or business for sustainable efforts. The
Award was established at the December
meeting.
February 27, 2012
MINUTES
III. BURBANK GREEN SPOTLIGHT AWARD PRESENTATION:
Ms. Springer announced
that the February 2012 recipients of the Burbank Green Spotlight Award are
Margie and Louis Dell. The Dells planted California
native plants at their Burbank
residence that significantly reduce water usage. Ms. Springer introduced Margie
and Louis Dell and provided a brief Power Point presentation with photos of the
landscaping. A variety of plants provides pleasant aromas and different shades
of green throughout the garden. The Commissioners congratulated the Dells, and
Mr. Lewis presented them with the Burbank Green Spotlight Award. Mr. Smith will choose
the March Green Spotlight recipient.
