Burbank Library Green PagesMarch 2012 CalendarMarch 22: World Water DayMarch 31: Earth Hour @ 8:30 pmCalendar 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 7pmSouthern 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 10amMar 27+: Ocean Frontiers Ocean Stewardship - Long Beach 7pm
Mar 28: Smart Grid Forum – UCLACalifornia
Mar 7+: GridCom Forum West – S Diego
Mar 7+: Arbor Week
Mar 8+: California Water Policy Conf – LANational 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
Wind energy milestone: California now gets about 5 percent of its electricity from wind powerMercury News: 1.31.201 by Dana HullCalifornia 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 !
Burbank Library Green PagesFebruary 2012 CalendarCalendar of Green Events in Burbank and Greater LA. Check out State and National events on the Green Day Planner.Burbank and LocalBUR: Feb 20 - Sustainable Task Force 4:30pm
Feb 7: Critical Mass Bike Ride 7pm - SFV @ Victory & WoodleyGreater 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 - UCLASouthern California
Feb 1+: Clean-Tech Investor Summit - Palm Springs
Feb 2+: New Partners Smart Growth - San DiegoNational
Feb 14+: Renewable Energy World Conf - Long Beach
Feb 23: Good Jobs Green Jobs Conf - Atlanta
Feb 27+: ARPA-E Innovation Summit - Wash DC
Burbank unveils a $40M-overhaul of a 'greener' utility campusBurbank Leader: 1.30.2012 by Maria HsinBurbank Water and Power unveiled its $40-million “eco campus” to the public this past weekend, showing off the culmination of a 13-year transformation of an aging utility site into a showcase of sustainability.At the open house event on Saturday, visitors toured energy-frugal water fountains and drought-tolerant landscaping. Rooftop gardens that help filter storm water and help cool the building, reducing the use of air conditioning, were also on display.Three buildings on the campus in the 100 block of West Magnolia Boulevard are certified platinum by the U.S. Green Building Council — a top designation that takes construction materials, energy use, landscaping and other factors in determining just how “green” a building is.Centennial Park, a new green area in the center of the Burbank Water and Power campus where one old electric substation still stands, also acts as a water filtration system, and is among the many energy-efficient aspects of the site, General Manager Ron Davis said. READ MORE !BurbankH2OPower
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EcoCampus DedicationJanuary 28164 W Magnolia10:00 am – 1:00 pmEcoCampus: Powered by InnovationA Community Fair and Dedication Ceremony to Celebrate California’s First Sustainable Utility CampusSpecial Guests Senator Carol Liu, Burbank Mayor Jess Talamantes and representatives of the US Department of Energy. The day’s program will be hosted by Discovery Planet Green’s Planet 100 Host, and green media maven, Sarah Backhouse.Join us for exhibits, tours, music, food trucks, children’s activities and much more! Burbank residents attending the event will receive a highest-efficiency LED bulb, so bring your Drivers License showing your Burbank address.Free Parking at Metro Parking Lot on Olive Street. Shuttles will be provided. For more info, please call BWP at 818-238-3730.
Boys & Girls Club - Burbank
E-Waste CollectionJanuary 21st
8:00 am - 2:00pmNEW LOCATION141 N. Glenoaks Blvd. Burbank, CA (map)Glenoaks Blvd. and Olive Ave.Bring your old electronics to recycle with GreenMouse!Some acceptable items include:monitors, TVs, computers, laptops, cell phones, scrap metal, DVD/CD/MP3 players, VCRs, and more!View a list of acceptable itemsRecycled items will also benefit our Boys & Girls Club!
COOL 2012
Get COOL — Compostable Organics Out of Landfills — by 2012
Every day, communities across the U.S. send tens of thousands of trucks to bury biodegradable materials:
- paper products
- food scraps
- yard trimmingsThese materials amount to 1/2 of our discarded resources. When buried in a landfill, those lettuce heads, grass clippings and paper boxes don’t just break down as they would in nature or in a compost pile. They decompose anaerobically, without oxygen, and in the process become the number one source of human-caused methane and a major player in climate change.The easiest, first step that can produce significant climate results right now is to STOP landfill-produced methane.
Seize the Paper: Commit to recycling a minimum of 75% of all paper and composting the rest by 2012. Paper is the largest share of biodegradable materials in a landfill, so recycling and composting paper products will take the largest bite out of a community’s methane emissions. The infrastructure to recycle and market the paper already exists; the key is to make it happen.Source Separate: Require source separation of residential and business waste into 3 streams: compostables, recyclables and residuals. Source separation is pivotal to maximizing the environmental and economic potential of these resources.Feed Local Soils: Support local farmers and sustainable food production with community composting infrastructure. The benefits of amending soils with composted organics are well-proven to increase long-term soil productivity, reduce irrigation needs and use of petroleum-based synthetic fertilizers, and increase water infiltration from today’s frequent and intense storm events.Stop Creating Methane Now: No matter how the waste industry “greenwashes” its “new and improved landfills,” there is only one proven method to truly prevent methane emissions — keep compostable organics out of landfills. READ MORE !
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