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Mar 2011

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Join the GreenTown Los Altos Water Stewardship Committee

Water is a unique resource necessary for sustaining life and not substitutable with any other substance. As our population and economy grow, it is important to efficiently manage the water we have and protect our watersheds. The GreenTown Los Altos Water Stewardship Program educates and encourages Los Altos and Los Altos Hills ...

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Mar 2011

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GreenTown Volunteers Tour Los Altos’ Recycling Facility

On Monday, March 7, GreenTown Los Altos volunteers toured Alameda County Industries (ACI), the recycling facility used by the City of Los Altos’ solid waste and recycling hauler, Mission Trail Waste Systems (MTWS). Louie Pellegrini, co-owner of ACI and MTWS, gave the tour. Teresa Montgomery, outreach coordinator for MTWS, who ...

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Mar 2011

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Gear up for the Drive Less Challenge: Get out of your car, off your cell phone, & on your bike!

Did you know that drunk drivers are more attentive than car-driving cell phone users? Cell phone use in the car is one of the hazards faced by bicyclists in town, according to representatives of the Los Altos Police Department. This and other bicycle safety facts were presented by a fun group of police officers, including […]

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Mar 2011

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Silicon Valley Water Conservation Awards recognize outstanding conservation achievements

GreenTown volunteer Gary Hedden attended the Silicon Valley Water Conservation Awards on Tuesday, March 22, World Water Day. These awards go to organizations, agencies, businesses and individuals whose programs and leadership have advanced water conservation in Silicon Valley. During the ceremony Gary observed the passion that so ...

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Mar 2011

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GreenTown Los Altos Adopts a Section of Permanente Creek

Barbara O’Reilly, a volunteer for GreenTown’s Water Stewardship Committee, passionately believes that our members should learn about and care for one of our local streams so that we can understand their history and what it takes to make them healthy enough to support fish and other wildlife. “What better way to get to know our ...

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Feb 2011

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GreenTown Los Altos Kicks Off Drive Less Challenge

The Drive Less Challenge is a fun social competition to encourage alternatives to driving solo.  Participants can sign up online and participate as individuals or in groups.  You keep track of how you get from place to place, taking opportunities to walk, bicycle, take public transit, or carpool instead of driving alone.   Compete ...

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Feb 2011

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Help Us Name our Bike/Walk Initiative (and Get it Going!)

In January, we started a community conversation about encouraging biking and walking.  Many, many ideas have been generated and I will summarize these in this blog post.  Most exciting to me is the way someone’s eyes light up and I can very nearly see the gears of their brain turning as they start to consider […]

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Feb 2011

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BPAC to discuss Bicycle Transportation Plan on Feb. 16, 2011

The Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee will hold a public discussion of the Bicycle Transportation Plan on Wednesday, February 16, 2011, starting at 7pm at Hillview Community Center, Room 18, 97 Hillview Avenue, Los Altos. View a copy of the plan here. Facilitating more biking and walking in Los Altos is GreenTown’s main ...

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Feb 2011

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Why Bike When You Can Drive?

We are blessed in Los Altos and Los Altos Hills with terrain and weather that are extraordinarily friendly to bicycling.  The flat streets of Los Altos favor bike trips by casual riders or those who are new to riding a two-wheeler.  Cyclists who want more of a challenge can spin through Los Altos Hills for […]

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Feb 2011

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City of Los Altos Considering Repeal of Gas Leaf Blower Ban

The City of Los Altos will consider repealing an ordinance which, in 1991, banned gas leaf blowers. According to the California Air Resources Board, gas leaf blowers produce excessive noise, dangerous combustion products (including hydrocarbons that can form ground level ozone; carbon monoxide; particulate matter; and other toxic ...

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Feb 2011

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GreenTown’s Bike/Walk to School Program: Spotlight Almond Elementary

Almond Elementary School’s Boltage (fomerly Freiker) program, GreenTown’s flagship bike/walk to school program, launched in spring 2009 after founder Jon Simms, parent of a then second grader at the school, spent a few months fundraising for the program. The funds were used to finance the “Zap” (a solar-powered ...

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Feb 2011

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Is Your Home Leaking Energy?

Do you suffer from cold or drafty rooms, moldy or musty smells, or high utility bills? These may be signs that your home is leaking energy or at least not delivering your heating and cooling where they need to go. A new program can help you address these problems.

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