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GreenTown donation to LAHS Green Team
With donation support from GreenTown Los Altos, the Green Team eliminated foam trays from the LAHS cafeteria for the school year.
Continue Reading05 Oct 2012 |
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Historic Bike Tour – A Huge Success!
Led by GreenTown Los Altos, 75 bike riders of all ages joined in the inaugural Historic Bike Tour of Los Altos, Saturday, Sept. 29.
Continue Reading19 Sep 2012 |
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Drought-tolerant Landscaping at the Packard Foundation Building
By Charley Pow, Volunteer – GreenTown Los Altos Like many areas of California, our annual rainfall of 15 inches doesn’t meet our water needs. Half or more of our residential water is used for landscaping. Addressing this need, the landscaping at the new LEED Platinum Packard building shows how to conserve water and ...
Continue Reading22 Aug 2012 |
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Los Altos Cleans Up – Businesses and Residents Join City’s Effort to Reduce Waste
While participation in recycling/organics collection programs is a vast improvement over simply throwing everything in the garbage to be landfilled, it’s even better to implement policy and programs that eliminate waste. For example, many local grocery stores reward shoppers for bringing their own bags rather than using disposable ...
Continue Reading14 Jun 2012 |
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Student-led Rainwater Harvesting Projects at Los Altos High School and Egan
A rainwater harvesting system is an effective way to reduce runoff (especially important at Egan, given its large expanses of flat pavement) and reduce the use of treated water. 1,000 sq ft of roofing will actually yield 600 gallons of rainwater per inch of rain.
Continue Reading13 Jun 2012 |
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Electric Car Owners Say, “Dump the Pump!”
Los Altos Hills Mayor Rich Larsen, a member of the GreenTown PEV team, has created a Google map of potential locations for charging stations in downtown Los Altos that could be phased in as the number of EVs increase.
Continue Reading16 May 2012 |
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Where Have All the Steelhead Trout Gone?
The GreenTown Water Stewardship program works to reduce water consumption, runoff pollution and household chemicals and pharmaceuticals that are dumped into the wastewater system.
Continue Reading05 May 2012 |
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Trash Talk – They Do What With My Green Waste?
Ever wonder what happens to the yard waste, clippings and food scraps that you put into your green organics tote? Read this article to find out more!
Continue Reading18 Apr 2012 |
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Get into Gear for the Drive Less Challenge
Take the Challenge For a two-week period starting on Earth Day, April 22, you can challenge yourself to use an alternative form of transportation to run errands and to get to work or school. By leaving your car at home, you can improve your health, save money, conserve energy and eliminate CO2 emissions.
Continue Reading04 Mar 2012 |
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GreenTown Los Altos Celebrates Water Exhibit, Sustainably
by Peg Champion “What a blessing for the rain – it’s our water supply coming down!” With that, Linda Gass, curator of the Shaped by Water – Past, Present and Future exhibit, greeted more than 125 enthusiastic guests crowding the foyer of the Los Altos History museum on Feb. 29, a cold and rainy evening. […]
Continue Reading20 Feb 2012 |
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Stress Less; Pedal More
Silicon Valley Bike Commuters Push Pedaling for Improved Health by Peg Champion, GreenTown Correspondent While most Silicon Valley commuters dread their daily drive in stop-and-go traffic, Suzanne Ambiel looks forward to her ride to work. “My 15-minute commute is one of the most relaxing parts of my day.” A marketing manager at ...
Continue Reading09 Feb 2012 |
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Los Altos resident shares solar story
By John Bigler, Los Altos resident In April 2006, we decided we were ready to “Go Solar” at our 2900 square foot Los Altos home. Our goal was to reduce our eco-footprint by generating our own electricity. After requesting bids from three different solar companies, we selected Mountain View based Cobalt Power Systems ...
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