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28 Aug 2019 |
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Where Do I Recycle THIS?
by Margie Suozzo Summer is over and the kids are back in school. Time to purge! I recently received an email from a friend in Los Altos who had done a bit of an “excavation” in her house. The kids were back in school and she had time to clear out rooms and closets of […]
Continue Reading27 Aug 2019 |
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The Plant-Based Family: A guide to feeding your family that’s good for them and good for the planet, too!
by Samantha Enos Three years ago, my family of five decided to go vegan after watching a few documentaries on food. It was a challenge at first with three kids (ages 2 to 7 at the time) but now I’ve developed a list of some of my family’s favorite recipes. I want to share it […]
Continue Reading12 Jul 2019 |
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Welcome Our 2019 Interns! Woohoo!
Every year, GreenTown Los Altos gets help in accomplishing our mission from students whose hearts are in environmental change for the better. Our 2019 interns are as impressive as ever: (in alphabetical order) Mahita Bobba is a rising Senior at Los Altos High School. She’s passionate about political science, business, ...
Continue Reading01 Jul 2019 |
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How You Can Help “Clear” The Air!
Do you care about clean air?? If so, Greentown Los Altos has an easy way for you to do your part. Help GreenTown eliminate gas-powered leaf blowers from the City of Los Altos. This polluting equipment does more damage than most people realize. According to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, “For the […]
Continue Reading23 Jun 2019 |
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Keep Calm and Compost
~Chloe Olsen The Los Altos Farmers’ Market is a much anticipated time of the year, where family and friends can come together every Thursday during the summer to try some of the best food and drink in the Bay Area. From fresh organic fruits and veggies to colorful snow-cones and gourmet take-out, it is an […]
Continue Reading23 Jun 2019 |
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Another Great Solstice Ride
~Gary Hedden GreenTown led 30 cyclists on this year’s Summer Solstice Night Bike Ride. We had a good group of riders including families, members of the Los Altos High School Green Team, and one couple from San Jose. The weather was perfect as we headed from Peet’s on State Street, turned north on Los Altos […]
Continue Reading17 Jun 2019 |
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Outputs, Outcomes
~by Gary Hedden How do you measure success? It’s important. We need to know if what we are doing is working. We need to know if all the effort is worth it. A workshop hosted by the Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits offered some insight. GreenTown was there and we learned that the first step […]
Continue Reading09 Jun 2019 |
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Healthy Food, Healthy Planet
~by Gary Hedden Ocean Robbins doesn’t eat ice cream. His grandfather co-founded Baskin-Robbins 31 Flavors and his grandson won’t touch ice cream. We love ice cream, but it’s dairy, fat, sugar, and flavorings – not healthy Ocean told us at GreenTown’s June community forum. He then listed the ills associated with an ...
Continue Reading31 May 2019 |
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The Anti-Idling Campaign Results Are In. And Impressive!
We have the results from the Los Altos High School Anti-Idling Campaign! With total idling observed reduced by 79%. So how’d we gather the data? We surveyed idling before and after the installation of anti-idling signs and implementation of the campaign. Which is how we observed that total idling observed was reduced by 79%. At ...
Continue Reading30 May 2019 |
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Introducing The Carbon Bootcamp. Cool The Planet. #OneChoiceAtATime
Introducing the Carbon Bootcamp! An easy way for us to collectively make an impact at cooling the planet by the choices we make. One choice at a time. So what is it? The Carbon Bootcamp is a program that guides you in lowering your climate impact. You’ll receive free boxes filled with gear and challenges […]
Continue Reading30 May 2019 |
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A New Twist For Fighting Climate Change: Show Us The Money!
At GreenTown Los Altos we’re always looking for innovative ways to fight climate change. And we found one. The keyword is Divestment. Both Los Altos and Los Altos Hills invest monies in an array of industries. Including the fossil fuel industry. Fossil fuel companies Chevron and Exxon and many offending lenders are in our local ...
Continue Reading30 May 2019 |
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An Additional Way To Fight Climate Change.
Want to do more to fight climate change? Here’s a simple way to make a mark. Thanks to Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE), we have a carbon-free electric power supply. Let’s make it count by building on that. Quite literally. SVCE and other agencies developed amendments to what’s called the “Reach Codes” ...
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