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GreenTown Los Altos announces two new energy programs
GreenTown Los Altos held a workshop on home energy upgrades on February 1. Two new GreenTown programs and the Energy Upgrade California program were explained to 40 people in attendance. […]
Continue Reading23 Jan 2012 |
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Energy Rebates Chase Away January Bills, Chills
By Peg Champion, GreenTown Los Altos Correspondent It’s January. It’s no fun checking your mailbox these days, because holiday bills have taken the place of holiday cards. It’s cold outside, […]
Continue Reading15 Dec 2011 |
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Native Garden Installation at Los Altos’ Redwood Grove Nature Preserve
On Saturday, December 10, GreenTown Los Altos and Acterra partnered on building a new native garden at Los Altos’ Redwood Grove Nature Preserve. Here, Acterra Executive Director Michael Closson, left, […]
Continue Reading06 Dec 2011 |
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Tips to Help Make Your Holiday More Sustainable
Season’s Greenings! Have a Joyful – and Sustainable – Holiday By Peg Champion, GreenTown Correspondent ‘Tis the season… Between Thanksgiving and New Year in the U.S., there is an increase […]
Continue Reading06 Dec 2011 |
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Join Artist Daniel McCormick To Create a Living Sculpture at Adobe Creek
Connect With a Local Watershed Through Art! January 14-16, 2012, Redwood Grove, Los Altos Register at: www.acterra.org/stewardship You are invited to join artist Daniel McCormick in restoring a creek bank using […]
Continue Reading16 Nov 2011 |
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Savings From a Rainy Day: GreenTown Designs for the Future at Redwood Grove
By Peg Champion, GreenTown Los Altos Correspondent On a damp and chilly Saturday afternoon, 20 volunteers gathered in a semicircle around Arnie Thompson, Acterra watershed project director in Los Altos’ […]
Continue Reading12 Sep 2011 |
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GreenTown Loses Colleague and Friend – Patty Rosewater
It is with great sadness that we acknowledge the passing of a dear friend, environmental activist, and superb project manager, Patty Rosewater. Patty was tireless in her work with GreenTown […]
Continue Reading11 Sep 2011 |
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Like GreenTown Los Altos on Facebook
“Like” us on Facebook! In keeping with the times, GreenTown Los Altos has made a Facebook page to update the Los Altos and Los Altos Hills community on what we’ve […]
Continue Reading10 Sep 2011 |
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Los Altos’ Latest Moves to Stop Climate Change: Global Day of Action Slated for Sept. 24
By Peg Champion, GreenTown Los Altos Correspondent They’ll be rallying in Annapolis, Md., to support offshore wind power. They’ll be flying message kites on Bondi Beach, Australia, to stop pollution. […]
Continue Reading26 Jan 2011 |
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Los Altos City Council Discusses the Lehigh Cement Co. Issue
On January 25th, the Los Altos City Council met to discuss the Permanente Quarry/Lehigh SW Cement Company in the hills south of Los Altos. According to the group NoToxicAir.org, this cement factory releases various chemicals including 1,284 pounds of mercury/year which is the 2nd highest of any cement plant in the US and is over ten ...
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